Trip to Andong

this past weekend, i went on a sweet trip down south to a town called Andong. it's always so nice to escape the hazy concrete jungle for a spell in exchange for miles and miles of green, the fresh scent of pine forests, a STARRY sky (it was gorgeous), glowing rice fields,clusters of tiny traditional houses & smiling people. while in the area, we broke through the clouds and hiked for about 5 hours in the lovely juwangsan national park,
visited a temple, toured the hahoe folk village, crossed a river by gondola (kinda),sampled the local brew (fruity makgeoli), ate the traditional food and watched an awesome mask dance performance. it was a lot to pack into one day, but everything worked out flawlessly according to schedule. *beware of the phallic totems. =P