Art and War

The first pic is a celedon porcelain pillow, next is a Buddha statue, the one of me has a turtle ship in the back, and last is a Korean snack.

This morning we had two lectures, both interesting. One was about Korean literature, I hope to find some in translation to use at school or at least read! WE then went to lunch on our own. I had a rice porridge, very delicious, but we had to ask for it to go since we were on a time schedule to get back to the bus. We first went to the art museum. I loved this place, beautiful celadon pottery and so many Buddha statues and reliqueries. I think I could spend a week just visiting this beautiful museum. They also had a great gift shop, I bought an interactive cd of the art there so that I can use it in class. A great idea as books are hard to share around the room! WE had to hurry from there to get to the War museum. I enjoyed the first floor, looking at turtle ships and old armor and weapons. After the DMZ the Korean war section was not as exciting. I managed to find a map of the world that is written in Korean so I can add that to my collection. We came back to the hotel and went to dinner at of all things an Italian Restaruant. We will be eating Korean every day for the next 4 days, so I thought that something else might be good to do tonight! The pizza was great, I also tried a Korean beer and it was very good. It came with a napkin made into a hat on the top. I havwe been lacking on my green tea ice cream, I may have to eat several in a day to make up for it! Protestors were marching past the window of the restaurant while we ate. After dinner we went back to Namendong Market to help one of the ladies buy a duffle bag to put things in on the way home. We also just walked around and checked out what was in the market. The picture I posted is of silk worms, evidently a snack here. Several people tried them one day, I did not! I bought these weird rubber toys that you throw on the ground and it looks like they splat, but then they regain their shape. Weird and fun! Better get to bed, have to be in the lobby at 7:30 tomorrow and I just finished packing!