Last Saturday, Jared picked us up in his cute little compact car, and off we went. Our seaside visit was relatively similar to what it's like visiting the ocean in the northern states of the U.S. People were feeding the seagulls, children were snacking on food from vendors, and locals hawked their wares. Of course the seagulls were fed puffed rice treats, the children snacked on dried squid, and the locals sold seaweed. But you know...potato - patato.
Here's an interesting piece of Korean history. One of the Silla rulers was supposedly entombed off the coast in a rocky outcropping.
The tomb is said to be in the center of those rocks in a small pond.
Hmmmm....dried squid.
As this cute little girl was enjoying her piece of dried squid tentacle, I tried to imagine my niece Abbey doing the same. Maybe I'll bring her back some of the stuff to see if she likes it.
The round flat stuff in the picture below are slices of dried parrot fish. Vendors heat it up on a bed of hot rocks which soften it some and then cut it into pieces. It's a bit chewy but not bad.
The local fisherman picking fish out of their nets.
1 comment:
Looks beautiful. I can't wait to visit.
As for the bus, did you know you actually have to flag down the buses in in Korea or they will pass right by. That's a fairly useful bit of info. to know.
I never understand the fascination with dried squid. They sell it all over, on the street, at baseball games, and apparently on the beach. It's smelly enough to drive away flies and tough enough to resole shoes. Still, when in Rome.
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