I will be the first person to admit that when I landed in Korea it was definitely not love at first sight, and thats just because the weather froze my heart! In every country I have been to I have always been able to see the culture...not just read and learn about it but actually see it. Whether it be in his architecture or its landscape, I have always found the beauty of a country to be the most important thing to me. However Seoul is not like that, it takes a while to find it's cultural beauty, it is a massive city that has modernised in such a short amount of time it takes your breath away and can be ever so overwhelming to deal with. But during my time here I have tried my best to visit as many places as I can and actually learn about what South Korea is. So on Saturday when I got invited by my lovely friend Anna to go to the Lotus Lantern Festival in Dongdaemun I just thought it would be something different and cheap to do on a Saturday night.
It far exceeded my expectations.
I loved it.
It was a celebration of Buddha's birthday and the amount of effort and presentation that went into the festival was so entertaining I could barely turn away in fear of missing what the next giant illuminated float might be! My favourite one by far was the massive, colourful, fire breathing dragon, complete with sound effects! With dancers, buddhist monks, drummers and lanterns of all colours and shapes it is definitely a night you can get lost in. I felt that I had finally found that beautiful piece of culture I was looking for. Oh and thanks to Maeve for getting us those front row seats :D
