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| Hot Tea |
We jumped on a bus to Andong (about an hour from Bonghwa) to get some groceries and do a little exploring. Our plan was to visit Weolyeonggyo Bridge (the longest walking bridge in Korea), get some groceries, and get out of town. We had a plan, sketched out a map, and were ready to go...until the bus dropped us off on the OPPOSITE side of town!!
We were so confused for awhile, we didn't even know which way the town was, let alone the grocery store...or if we were even in Andong. We got our bearings, found out Andong had built a new bus station since our last visit, and started walking "towards town." After seeing more rice paddies than buildings, we changed directions, and were now officially walking towards town!
And walk we did! We have nothing against taxis, but where is the fun in that? Along with the extra fun, you save money and get some good exercise! After walking for about 2 hrs. (looking at our map upside down at one point) we saw our first sign for Weolyeonggyo Bridge- only 5 kilometers away! For those of you who are American reading this blog, that's just over 3 miles! Thankfully on the way to the bridge, Jesse spotted the grocery store so we could hit it on our way back. God always looks after us on our adventures :)
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| Traditional Korean Village |
We did eventually walk the whole distance to Weolyeonggyo and it was beautiful. On the other side of the bridge is a traditional Korean village with wooden houses and straw roofs. As we were walking through the village, a lady invited us to come and drink hot tea with her in the courtyard (things we love about Korea).
We drank our tea and started the VERY long walk back to the bus station...
oh my goodness, she just invited you in for tea? That is so sweet - that's how the world should be.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome adventure! I hope you had some good walking shoes on! :)
ReplyDeleteThats a long walk!
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