Icheon Ceramics Village

This past Saturday we had the first adventure of our second trip to South Korea. We ended up going to the Icheon Ceramics Village. It was a dangerous choice with a two year old but we decided to risk it anyway. I’m so glad we did. The drive over was relaxing since I was not driving and Joseph was excited about getting out for a drive. We did get a late start so by the time we got there it was time to find a place for lunch. The first place we stopped at had only pictures of seafood, but seafood in Korea is often “interesting” and we were not up for that much adventure. So, we moved on to the next restaurant down the road. The place we found was marvelous but I have no idea what the name of the place was or the name of what we ate, but it was good anyway! And the boys had a ball watching the cook do his work out the window by our table. After lunch it was time to go to the Icheon Ceramics Village. We saw many gorgeous pieces of pottery. It was just a wonderful experience. We picked up two celadon vases with a lovely inlay pattern that included delicate white cranes. There were many very expensive pieces of pottery by famous Korean potters that were extremely enjoyable to get the chance to look at. Mark did not get to go into some of the pricier stores – we just did not want to take the chance! Joseph and Mark spent most of the time running around outside far away from breakable items and watching a construction site near by. Thank you Sweetheart! There were many kimchi pots (utilitarian pots used for pickling vegetables) to be found in many stores. These pots take on an attractiveness of their own when all lined up on display. Kimchi is a staple of the Korean diet. I can’t wait to go back and see all the stores we ran out of time to see! Once we got back to base it was time for the BBQ & Blues event outside the O’Club. The BBQ was very yummy. We all enjoyed it. Andrew and a ball at the bouncy castle and Mark loved playing the Korean style drum and dancing (bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce…) to the Blues! It was also fun to meet up with friends and get caught up. It is good to be in Korea!