To be exact, day 3 was not at Seoul. We went slightly out to Suwon, and our destination was the Korean Folk Village.
The Tourist Information Office where we reserved two seats for a free shuttle bus service that brings us straight to the Village.
Spammed photos on the bus. Typical busy day for Koreans.
Some of these window photos were blur because the weather outside was cold, and the heater inside the bus was switched on.
Sound barriers! Or I assume them to be so.
Didn't take note of temperatures that day, but it can't be warm if the snow and ice weren't melting.
Arrival at the Village! Huge bus park indicated the popularity of the place.
The Village entrance!
People already queuing up to buy tickets.
There were random performances throughout the day at specific timings, and so we went to the first one, which was an old man dancing around on a rope.
Balls of steel.
Was still quite early in the morning, so most of the people there were students on excursions.
This is a loudspeaker. See how they go all out to preserve the ancient Korea feel.
Toilet.
More kids.
A beautiful day at the Village!
Heat pits for people to warm their hands.
Write a wish and hang on these structures.
Totem poles are something like our 门神, usually placed at town entrances to ward off bad luck.
Random animals were scattered throughout the place, to give us an idea the kind of animals they had in the past.
Ancient tools. Pulled by the bull to..grind stuff?
Different types of roofs in the past. This one is particular is for atas residences.
Typical farmer's house, with rooms for sleeping and storing their harvest.
Really bored dog.
More ancient tools.
Chickens!
Ancient sewing machine. Quite impressed by what people in the past could come up with.
Before dartboards were invented, people played with these. Stand at a distance, and aim for the holes.
Horse that was more interested in its food than us.
Ducks. The only animals in the Village that did not treat us like strangers.
Very brilliant.
The woman in the distance was making items out of silk.
Woodwork. Made and on sale.
One of several performance stages around the Village.
Skipping! Ingenious method of tying one end to a tree.
Ancient provincial governor's office and residence. Very big.
Mountain tortoise us were initially wondering why maintenance workers only swept a portion of the snow away. Later we realised they didn't need to sweep at all.
A little like China's 衙门. Those structures in front are for punishments of criminals.
Where the governor sat.
Self explanatory.
Jail!
Donkeys! Once again not giving a hoot to our existence.
Rabbits!
Random pavilion on a hillside.
Exercise station of the past.
Performance time again! This time its equestrian.
Various stunts like riding without hands...
...riding backwards...
...riding with weapons...
..and riding in weird positions that normal people don't.
Little ice-skating rink that got all kids excited!
Beautiful river with a stone path for people to walk.
Next performance! Farmers' dance and music.
Some performers had to rotate their heads throughout the performance. Not easy.
Photo taking with the performers after the performance has ended.
The scenery there was absolutely breathtaking.
After spending more than half a day there, it was almost closing time, and we headed back to Suwon on their free shuttle bus.
Ended the day with dinner at a nearby food court..
...and watching Sherlock Holmes at COEX.
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