Pumba Festival and Mt. Worak

View of Seoul over the Han River at 6:00 am.

Pumba was the word repeated by beggars and street singers a long time ago.  Many performers dress up as these beggars at the Pumba Festival, held in Eumseong.  I happened to be one of them.
Apparently foreigners who dress up like Korean street bums attract alot of attention.  There are about 30 Korean photographers taking pictures of Laura smashing food just to the left of me.  
Me and Tyfany trying to look like beggars.  I think we failed.
The aptly named Mr. Bean and Soju boy posing for the photographers.

No comment.
Another failed attempt.  The guy behind me passed out right after the picture was taken.
Big Buddha taken at 50mph.
After the Pumba festival we headed to Mt. Worak for some serious hiking the next day.  It's the tallest peak in the middle, with the right side slanted.


The first/ easiest leg of the trek.  Not everyone made it....
Rest stop.  While coming back down, a Korean hiker had fallen and was bleeding badly.  He had to be taken out on a helicopter.
Almost there.  Well, not really.  We had to go down and around and then up some stairs before we reached the top.
Made it.
The first ones at the top.
The chalet we stayed in is somewhere down there.

More proof.
Watch out for falling bears?
A batting cage at a rest area on the trip home.  Very Korean.

Cherry Blossom Festival

They've finally arrived!  The advent of the cherry blossom season also signals the spring season in Korea.  Apparently, after about 2 weeks or so, the blossoms will disappear, so I had to act fast and take as many pictures as I could before they're gone.  Here are some pics from Incheon Grand Park.

                                                                 

Korean breakdancers. 

Temple at the top of the mountain.

My guides.  I asked them for directions to the park and they told me to follow them.  Apparently they wanted to go the scenic route.  After trekking through the forest and a half an hour later, we finally reached the park.