The kids and I ventured to Taean-gun in Chungcheongnam-do Province for an International flower festival. Korea Floritopia was beautiful, don't get me wrong, however, the number of people far surpassed the number of flowers we saw. :) You can see the sea of people in our flower shots. We did find a somewhat empty spot on the beach and that was the kids' favorite part of the trip.
The exhibit halls were so crowded we didn't even attempt to stand in line.
The Outdoor Theme Garden was gorgeous. Jessica and I are posing on the back side of the tulip garden.
Tulips...so beautiful!
Sungryemun Gate (in the background) was a Korean temple covered in flowers.
The Flower Culture Experience was a line we were willing to conquer. Standing in line in Korea is very different than in the U.S., getting bumped, jostled, pushed or ran over is all very normal and won't even get a response from the culprit. We decided to play the "we're Americans and we're not sure where to go" card for this exhibit. We walked in with a class of young Korean students. I'm sure we didn't stand out at all in that crowd. :) It worked, we got in within 3 minutes of standing in line. Carson decorated a mask and Jessica decorated a mirror with floam. This craft was very similar to the floam necklace making at the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul. Must be a Korean thing?
Jessica loved collecting sea shells and playing in the sand.
Taean beach is located on the west coast of South Korea on the Yellow Sea. It is part of the Taean Haean Maritime National Park.
After we moved away from the mob of Korean high school students the kids enjoyed playing and not being touched or photographed for an entire 30 minutes. Yes, Carson is still wearing his mask. He thought it might deter some of the gawkers, but I think it actually drew more attention to him.
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