It felt more like a Korean version of a small European town or Main Street USA. or like my old SF neighborhood in Noe. For a moment I forget we were in the concrete jungle of Seoul.
We weren't exactly hungry, but we couldn't resist a pie shop.
I don't know what it is about getting our portraits done at street fairs but we are kind of addicted. They are usually inexpensive and quick, and it's always interesting to see how someone else visually perceives /draws us. We found an artist who did watercolors and loved her style. I wish we remembered to get her info!
After having our watercolor portraits painted we stopped in front of a street muralto take a 'real' photo. As my sister commented when i posted this on FB, "in the US this [wall] would be used for every engagement photo shoot. " Probably. Though in Samcheong, at least while we were there, we only saw significantly older people posing in front of it, creating strange and corny poses that involved kissing and mimicking the characters in the mural. For Sly and I -- who often refer to ourselves as two old people occupying somewhat younger bodies, it seemed fitting to have a photo taken here.