So, Cathy and I just spent the day shopping in Cheongju. It was a gorgeous day today, 27 degrees, not a cloud in the sky.
We took the bus to Cheongju, and somehow managed to stay on the bus much further than our usual stop...however this worked out well, because we found this big market that looked really interesting. It was packed full of people, fish, food and kimchi. (It must be noted that the fish and meat preparation areas were directly beside fruit and vegetable stands, which I'm sure cannot be sanitary... One woman beside me decided to WASH HER HANDS in one of the FISH TANKS,(not an empty fish tank either, but one full of disgusting large beady-eyed, sharp toothed man eaters) and proceeded to shake them dry all over my legs and feet! Grossed out as I was, this is Korea, so I traveled on down the incredibly packed market aisle. Finally, we could see the end of the tunnel-like market, and headed towards the light. However, it was at the exit that we found the cages of animals for sale...poor chickens and ducks packed into tiny cages in the awful heat! We felt sooooo bad for them...and just when we thought we were in the clear, (don't read further if you have any kind of soul or spirit) ...we passed the last animal stall, and in it were cages of chickens, ducks, rabbits, PUPPIES and KITTENS :( Saddest thing ever...I think I cried a little bit it was so shocking!! It was horrible and we got out of there as fast as humanly possible.
After taking some side streets we finally found the main downtown centre, and went shopping!!!! (nothing like a little shopping to take your mind off the cruel slaughter of household pets). Our first stop was this store called WHO A.U., which I think is kind of like an Australian American Eagle, but with a Korean twist...I bought a couple t-shirts... then we went to a mall and I tried on this dress in the tiniest store, behind the tiniest wall...which, really, the "dressing room" came up to about my waist! I wish I had got a picture! Anyways, the girl in the store was so cute and helpful and she put this belt on me and it was amazing! So I got the dress AND the belt (which was only $10!) and then ended my shopping spree! lol! Shopping in Korea is AWESOME by the way!
To end our day, Cathy and I went to this cute little sushi place, and then to Starbucks! Not bad for an afternoon in Cheongju... (aside from the horrific murdering of puppies and kittens)
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