Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Exploring Dague

A few weeks ago we took our first train ride out of town and headed northeast of Ulsan to Dague. We traveled with a group of fellow English teachers from various parts of the world. The mix of people made for some interesting conversations and quirky antics.
Some of the highlights include:
1)Bunper cars
2)Passenger airplane converted into a restaurant.
3)All you can eat and drink brewery
4)Punk bar with Long Island Ice Tea and pool tables.
5)Sleeping in a jinju-ban (basically, a large room with headed floors where you can nap and a hot shower after partying all night. This was truely a cultural experience. More than a hundred Koreans slept shoulder to shoulder to us. This was definately a moment when you realize your in another world.
6) Much of the trip was centered around making something of a pilgramage to the Costco in Daegu, where we ran around looking at all the western food; everything from tortillas to apple pies and blocks of delicous cheese. We stuffed our packs and headed back to Ulsanstocked up.

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