Another Hike

Went to see the dancing reeds of Mindungsan which meant another over night bus trip and early morning start. The plan was to reach the peak at 6:30 for a heart-breaking sunrise, then descend through tall reeds that dance around in the wind. Sadly, it was a bit cold and rainy, so the sunrise was lost in the clouds. It was still a glorious walk.And then there was the Jeongseon Arirang performance. Being that it's the best-known Korean folk song, we were all expecting a quaint little concert. Turns out we were very wrong. A full on musical portrayed a very traditional Korea in the 50's with a sudden US influential invasion. There were three main women, I'm thinking they were a mother and two daughters, the "mother" stayed in the traditional clothes, one came over from the US in a bright red suit and ended up in a US military uniform, and the third wore traditional handbok until the end when she wound up in an unidentified military uniform. It ended with the two military daughters shooting at each other and the mother running in the middle and being killed by both of them. It was crazy.