More Zany pictures from Kyongju (our weekend trip from 3 weeks ago)!

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1- Alissa and I got drunk at a very traditional restaurant. The place had small individual wooden shacks with wood caved lattice doors papered with rice paper until summer. We had fresh mountain vegetables and rice with lots of side dishes and dong-dong ju (A.K.A. Mockalee). This is a picture of us about a block from the restaurant.

2- Alissa decides to ride a bull outside the restaurant.

3- A new statue of Confucius in a park, framed by the beautiful aromatic pink blossoms of a cherry tree. Confucianism was the state supported religion during the Chosan Dynasty in Korea (1392-1896) at that time many great thinkers and innovators emerged from Korea. Buddhism was also was suppressed at this time, no monks or nuns could enter the capital city of Seoul.

The wonderful pink blossoms of the cherry tree coated the whole city of Kyongju... It was really magical on the foggy day, it looked like it was snowing pink. The smell was also indescribable.

4- Alissa beside the performance hall.

5- Crazy peddle swan boats crowd the beautiful lake resort!