Touring Around Ulsan

Well it has been a little while since my last post so I thought it was about time I wrote another. D and I have been keeping busy withwork, hiking, painting, exploring, and of course eating. The rain is coming shortly and there has already been some rainy days so we are trying to make the most of the good weather we can.On Sunday we decided to go on one of the tours of Ulsan. We didn't really know what to expect but thought it would be a good way to see the city and get to know some of the good tourist spots to take our guests. We arrived at the double decker bus that would be driving us around and of course decided to sit on the top floor. We were the only visible foreigners and realized that the whole tour would be in Korean.

Here are some pictures from our tour:

Here is our bus, it was very comfortable and thank god had air conditioning!

Our first stop was in the Oegosan Onggi Village. Onggi is a type of Korean pottery.

Onggi are pots have been very important to Korean culture as they are breathable so that whatever is contained in them does not go rotten. It was interesting to go through the museum and walk through the village. The pottery is also biodegradable as it is made out of environmental friendly materials such as leaf mold and ashes.

The next stop was Ganjeolgot, the pictures don't do this place justice and I will have to head back again as the sun rises as it is the place with the earliest sunrise on the entire northeast Asian continent. On the beach you can see an endless horizon and a great view of the East Sea.

The final stop on the tour was to Jangsaengpo Marine Park to the see the whale museum. The museum show historical remains related to whaling and lots of whale related information. It was really interesting to see and thanks to our new friends on the tour we got to go to the little aquarium there and see some live dolphins.

All in all it was good tour and a great way to spend the day. We will hopefully be going on more of these tours as there is lots to see in Ulsan and the surrounding area. So if anyone wants to come visit we have 2 extra guest rooms and lots of great places to see!

We plan on posting some pictures of a little walking tour around our apartment, our hiking trails, and our actual apartment. D will also be posting lots of the great shots he is getting with his new camera!

Love the comments that some of you are leaving.

Miss you all,

J and D