These photos may strike you as outlandish for a normal Saturday stroll, but that is why Korea can be so revitalizing. You never know what to expect or when you may find the most peculiar forms of entertainment.
Our coworker Jesse had a brilliant idea to invite each of the Korean staff to take us to their favorite restaurant on Saturdays. That way, we could sample some new flavors and mingle more. Carri brought us to a famous dubu (tofu) restaurant where we had an array of spicy tofu, kalguksu (handmade noodles), and mandu (dumplings). It was delicious and ridiculously inexpensive.
After lunch, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and explore around the Dunsan neighborhood. We had no plan, yet we stumbled upon many wonders.
The art museum was hosting an incredible universe exhibition with numerous interactive pieces including green screens, constellation simulators, and mission impossible laser shows. We couldn't get enough.
Next, we traversed to the nearby arboretum. The wild flowers were stunning, but the real eye-catcher was the displays of miniture animal scenes made from acorns and other various shells. The orchestra set is bound to make you laugh aloud.
When we thought the day was over, we heard bumping music across the way. To our surprise, the Daejeon Space Festival was in full effect in the Expo Park grounds. We called Michael to meet us asap. The concert featured b-boys, Kpop dancers, and masked mimes. The follow up act was perhaps the winner though...The Robot Road Show! A stage of 10 robotic dogs (wearing accessories and fashion clothes of course) danced it out to choreographed Kpop routines. Then, traditional robots popped up and performed "the robot." There was even a human-like robot as the announcer.
On the other side of the Space Festival we spotted a gigantic blow up tent with a banner reading, "TOUCH THE SPACE." Immediately, our sarcasm kicked in as Michael began shouting, "I need to touch THE space." I chimed, "I must touch THE space." And Jake rallied, "We will touch THE space." After a ten minute line, we entered a wonderland of gyro rides, tramplines with bungee cords, and space walking simulators. To our dismay, a staff member approached us and declared, "Sorry, kids only." Pretty sure Jake cried.
All in all, it was a rather interesting Saturday.
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