Pottery & hiking... a perfect Saturday afternoon...

On Saturday, October 17th, we struck off with our friend Sarah Lillo to the nearby mountain of Gyreongsan. Just 30 minutes out of town, you feel like you are in another world when you enter the mountain region. It is peaceful and beautiful, and right now the fields of rice gleam a striking golden yellow in the afternoon sunshine. First we sought out the pottery village we have heard about for four years and have never visited. Tucked into a village at the foot of the mountain, several pottery artists have clustered their shops together. We strolled through the shops and had tea at one, and we watched some older villagers thresh some dried stalks with old-fashioned implements. It was like stepping back in time. Then we drove to the base of some trails and hiked for two hours. The leaves are slightly more colourful than last week but the best is yet to come in that regard; the weather is perfect for hiking, though, and it was a wonderful hike. We topped it off with a feast of Korean food and agreed we had enjoyed a perfect Saturday. Now, if only we could get the girls interested in hiking again... :)