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Andong: Part 2

Well Tausha told you a little bit about our visit to Andong, but I just want to add in a few things that she forgot about.Once we arrived at Andong we decided to get something to eat. We were drawn in to one particular restaurant because of the aroma that we smelled from half a block away. The restaurant had a picture menu so we thought that we would be alright. We ordered some fries and what seemed to be pork of some type. We waited patiently for our food, but were skeptical once the food arrived. I was brave enough to try the meat (which Tausha didn't try) and found the meat type to be indiscernible! I'm guessing that it was some type of squid of octopus, but the only way that I can describe the sensation was that it was both chewy and crunchy. The taste however, was similar to a ball of rubber marinated in the chili-sause and the cook's gym sock!
After that we grabbed a popsicle to get rid of the taste and went back to our hotel. The hotel was nice the first night, but the the 2nd night's motel was even better. It had nice showers and a big screen tv, so I was in heaven. Tausha already spoke of the bus ride to the Hahoe Village, which was when I envied any sardines in a can. We did see a Mask Museum as well that was pretty cool though. It had a collection of masks from all over the world. Andong hosts a mask festival every September that that is supposed to be quite the spectacle. Tausha and I thought that it was interesting that Halloween masks made the stage next to the Venician and. African Masks.

Once we decided to head back to Pyongtaek we found that all of the seats were taken from our transfer city to Pyongtaek. (a 3 hour train ride). We got some tickets, but we either stood or sat on the floor for the three hours. We did manage to get into the back of the cart, where we had slightly ghetto private seats.. Overall, we faced 95+ degree temperatures, bad food, and crowded transportation, but we had the time of our lives doing it.