Bamboo Garden

Yesterday I had the good fortune of visiting the Bamboo garden in Hacheong. I was accompanied by Mr. Seo and Mr. Lee, the gym and math teachers. They took me for a hike through the mountain which is full of bamboo trees. There were also many baby bamboo trees called Juk Sung. The baby bamboo trees are eddible and they are in season. I wish I had pictures showing the beauty of the landscape, trees and general environment. From the top of the mountain, there is a wonderful view of the Korean sea. The sea is surrounded by mountains with many little islands in view. This region is famous for its bamboo. All the mountains here are covered with it. There is also a mixture of palm and pine trees which I thought was abit odd. There must be a meeting of climates in this region. The palm trees do not get very big here, and no they do not have coconuts.

On the way there, we stopped at a beautiful canola garden. However, being a Canadian who has crossed through the prairies, it is nothing in comparison, yet still beautiful. The other two teachers were taking pictures, but I did not have my camera with me. I only found out this morning that it still works. It turned on for about two minutes before dying. It needs new bateries which I will get this weekend in Gohyeon. HomePlus should have a good selection.