Wednesday, July 16, 2014

South Korean War Memorial Performances


Our visit to South Korea's War Memorial was a very enlightening experience. It was a fabulous part of our trip. We appreciated what the Koreans have had to endure throughout so many centuries. So many wars and being occupied by other people, mostly the Japanese. Even to this day they have an indifferent relationship with the Japanese.




Lots to see inside.
Lots to see outside.

We happened to be there when several performances of military, traditional drummers, traditional dancers, and reenacting traditional battles were performed. So very cool.
These guys were my favorite. Later they were inside walking around when we were inside and Hilary told them great job in Korean and they were very surprised to hear an American speak Korean to them. They were very gracious.

Impressive military.



 
We took video of these performances but I couldn't get them to load because they were too big. So I found a couple of the same performances on youtube to show. During our trip we just happened to always be in the right place and the right time in everywhere we were to see and experience so much culture.