{"id":1218,"date":"2009-06-16T00:12:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T00:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2009-06-16T00:12:27","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T00:12:27","slug":"gangneung_-_part_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Gangneung &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first three days of my trip to Korea was spent in Gangneung, a seaside city in Gangwan-do province in the north east of South Korea. Here are a few snapshots from the place.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3605\/3562771724_08ac4cba57.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6787\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe bed in the pension (similar to a motel but that&#8217;s what they call it in Korea) I was staying at. I thought I had walked into a Strawberry Shortcake cartoon. WAY too pink for my liking.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3230\/3561958655_4af4756343.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"IMG_6789\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nMirror image<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3322\/3562774090_d46e459160.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6790\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe curtains were made from the same cloth as the bedsheet. Pink overkill. There&#8217;s a small stove, sink, and mini fridge in the room as well. The balcony outside also comes with a small grill for those inclined towards a mini BBQ.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3403\/3562819790_79948f74c2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6820\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe pension faces Gyeongpo Beach, a popular beach that Koreans go to in summer to enjoy the sun and sea.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3405\/3562097175_b6051b4d25.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Dried seafood for sale\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nMarket in the city centre<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2436\/3562107553_04627c609e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Millets and grains 1\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nGrains and millet for sale<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3573\/3562938694_d2980fb57e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6879\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nWomen line the streets with their fresh produce. Many old ladies were selling fruits and vegetables by the small lanes. The men were the ones selling meats.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2457\/3562940578_72405aac43.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Garlic for sale\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nA truck full of garlic<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2422\/3562931868_1424b7d08b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6875\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t quite figure out what these were, but they looked like baby eels to me. Many stalls were selling them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3570\/3562118841_acd83f3d37.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6877\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nDifferent varieties of dried fish<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3650\/3562936372_966e3fbf03.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_6878\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s almost as if these fish are singing in unison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first three days of my trip to Korea was spent in Gangneung, a seaside city in Gangwan-do province in the north east of South Korea. Here are a few snapshots from the place. 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