ON THE ROAD KOREA

The three of us hit the road Saturday for a drive in the country. The rice fields as well as everything else is so green. Because of all of the rain and wind lately the river was pretty stirred up but still enticing to the eye with the waving rice plants meeting it at the shore. If it wasn't so humid here, the countryside would be perfect.
We had a great lunch at a country restaurant that had tables set up over the stream. It was great! The stream actually flowed underneath you. Food was good, too! Then we visited another Buddhist temple in the mountains. Each one is a bit different from the next, but all so beautiful with the colorful artwork. Bogwangjeon Sungnemsa was no exception. It was established in 1325 AC as a zen temple. It has since been rebuilt of course.
Later we stopped at a rice farm to buy rice. We recieved a tour by the manager. The rice is grown organically. Instead of insectocide they use snails to kill bugs. I thought that was interesting. We bought several bags of rice that we watched being filled from the machine. FRESH RICE!!