We set out for a tour with our Korean friends H&Y. It was to be a day of hiking, so with a forecast of morning showers and highs in the upper 30s, we packed last night for a day in the mountains. By 7:10 am we emerged from the subway stop to meet our friends and the bus. That is when we learned that there was not going to be as much hiking as we had expected and a bit more general tourism.
Our first stop was the Nangye Educational Center of Korean Classical Music Instruments.
K playing the double-sided drum.
T playing the Geomungo and concentraing on keeping up with the instructor. (It's amazing how if you can play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on one instrument, you can play it on any other.) Since we came expecting to hike in near-freezing temperatures, we sacrificed fashion for multiple warm layers. So, despite the sweltering temperature in the museum, we just dealt with it.
As always, the most important part of the day was lunch. H&Y took us to a local Korean BBQ (aka Beef on a Leaf) place. These types of restaurants are everywhere but each differs in the side dishes that are served with the meal. H is cutting the meat with scissors. They don't use knives in these restaurants, just scissors, and it actually makes sense once you think about it.
Seen these guys on the beach? This was an appetizer. Just pick it up and suck the little guy out of his home. Nothing we're in a great hurry to try again, but it's all part of the experience.
The resturant was in the midst of the local market. Each stall had something different; kitchen implements, fish, vegetables, fruits, mystery meat, socks...you name it.
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I can't believe how "beef in a leaf" has sunk into my brain... it sounds so good! Open air markets are fab; sucking little slimy pellets out of their shells, not so much. Bleh!
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