May fifth around the country is a beautiful thing. At least it was to me. It was a school holiday so I got off of work. :) It is celebrated annually as Children's Day. On this day parents are supposed to do something special with their kids. Most opt for the zoo or aquarium. Also, it is customary to give gifts.
Since Jack and I don't have any kids and the one that we would consider ours, Eli (our black lab), is in the states. As a result, we just took a vacation day for ourselves. We traveled about an hour and a half by bus to the beautiful city of Boseong. As you travel to the city you make several stops to pick up other passengers along the way. You take the curvy endless roads and pass by beautiful rivers, terraced riced fields , and wild flowers running across the fields nearby. With the occasionally peak at a traditional house or even a temple tucked into a quiet mountainside, you begin to wonder if you are ever going to arrive.
Finally we arrived at the Boseong terminal. It was a bit run down and a bank of taxis waited patiently nearby. In my best, yet still terribly broken, Korean I managed to get out green tea festival. We were off. The W9,000 ride was well worth not boarding another bus. We arrived and drove right past the festival. We were unsure as to why, but our taxi driver signaled that we should walk up this secluded path. We stopped to get out a water bottle and he started honking at us until we made our way down the trail. Lucky for us we did. About 200 yards away it opened up to a gate and ticket booth where we purchased two tickets. As we entered we were underwhelmed. It was cozy and there were quaint restaurants, but I failed to see what the big deal was.
As we walked a bit further, we came upon the most beautiful site. The trees opened up to a huge field planted alongside of what I consider a mountain (as I am from Florida) though others would consider it a very large hill. It was gorgeous. Jack and I spent the whole afternoon exploring up and down the mountainside taking pictures. We even took an unauthorized excursion up the side of a different mountain to see another one of the fields blocked off to the public. Shhhhh... Don't tell. :) 
Overall it was well worth the trip. The pictures say it all. If you would like to see them all you can check out the direct link to our websites gallery. To end the day, we went into the gift shop and looked around and tried our luck at the restaurant where everything is made with green tea. (ie. green tea pasta, ice cream, meat, you name it) Sadly, we did not get to go to the rumored bath house (Jjimjilbang) where you can experience what it means to be in a teabag. There is a natural spring where you can bathe in green tea along with natural hot spring water. Maybe next time as we will definitely be going back. :)
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