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Andong

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    • Day 16

      K-Roadtrip Part IV final - Andong

      April 23, 2023 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Hahoe Minsok Maeul (Folk Village) close to Andong is all about traditions and deserves its Unesco World Heritage status. This is the place to catch a glimpse of how rural village life was and here also still continues to be (with some modern practicalities, that is to say). Followed by watching the traditional mask dance and visiting the mask museum, exhibiting not only Korean masks but from all over the world. Before finishing our roadtrip, we once more enjoyed the typical Korean hilly/mountainous landscapes (65% of South Korea is forest with 22 national parks and 3 times bigger than NL) and passed by Haeinsa temple. Not only an amazingly natural setting (again) but housing the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts engraved on 80.000+ woodblocks (each 3-4 kg and 70x24 cm) dated from the 13th century.

      On another note: Driving and speed limits. Seems that controls are almost only done by camera’s. Sometimes every other (few) kilometer(s). Hidden? Nope… in plain sight, even several warning signs including on the navigation system. Result: some drive but also brake like insanes, us being overtaken by trucks, busses, big construction vehicles and even schoolbusses. Time to end the roadtrip and return the car.
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    • Day 194

      Andong

      May 12, 2023 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Heeey :)
      Ich weiß, ich habe schon lange nichts mehr von mir hören lassen.
      Das liegt daran, dass ich gerade dabei bin mein eigenes Business aufzubauen, wie ihr vielleicht schon über die sozialen Medien mitbekommen habt 😄
      Das nimmt relativ viel Zeit in Anspruch und ich versuche meinen Fokus nun erst einmal darauf zu legen :)
      Deswegen gibts jetzt nur noch ein paar Bilder zu den verschiedenen Orten :)
      In einer Woche bin ich ja auch schon wieder zuhause 😱😱😱 Unvorstellbar für mich. Die Zeit rennt. Freu mich aber euch alle wieder zu sehen :)
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    • Day 15

      A Trip to Hahoe Folk Village

      October 1, 2023 in South Korea ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

      Hahoe Folk Village, a famous Clan Village was the main attraction I wanted to visit while staying in Andong, it was a bit tricky to get there, since there was a huge traffic jam on the way, either because of Chuseok (people returning home from visiting the family) or because over tourism at Hahoe Village. I had to exit the Bus and walk for about 1 km to reach the outskirts where a really cool Mask Museum, a market and the ticket office was located, there was a shuttle bus service to the village, but I decided to walk the 1000 metres, Instead of waiting in the very long line. The village itself was beautifully scenic and there were a lot of tourists in the narrow alleys between the houses, Queen Elizabeth II had also visited in 1999 and there was a little exhibition to commemorate the event. On my way home, I witnessed Korean efficiency and service culture, the traffic jam was still there, but a bus was shuttling us to a second bus, thus cleverly circumventing the traffic jam.

      Google Translate:
      Hahoe Folk Village, ein berühmtes Clan-Dorf, war die Hauptattraktion, die ich während meines Aufenthalts in Andong besuchen wollte. Es war etwas schwierig, dorthin zu gelangen, da es unterwegs einen großen Stau gab, entweder wegen Chuseok (Heimkehrer). Besuch der Familie) oder wegen des Tourismus im Hahoe Village. Ich musste aus dem Bus aussteigen und etwa 1 km laufen, um den Stadtrand zu erreichen, wo sich ein wirklich cooles Maskenmuseum, ein Markt und die Kasse befanden. Es gab einen Shuttlebus-Service ins Dorf, aber ich beschloss, die 1000 Meter zu Fuß zu gehen , Anstatt in der sehr langen Schlange zu warten. Das Dorf selbst war landschaftlich wunderschön und es tummelten sich viele Touristen in den engen Gassen zwischen den Häusern, die auch Königin Elizabeth II. 1999 besucht hatte, und es gab eine kleine Ausstellung zur Erinnerung an das Ereignis. Auf dem Heimweg erlebte ich die koreanische Effizienz- und Servicekultur, der Stau war immer noch da, aber ein Bus brachte uns zu einem zweiten Bus und umging so den Stau geschickt.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Andong, آندونگ, 安東市, ანდონი, 안동, Andongas, Аньдун, Андон, อันดง, انڈونگ, 安东市

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