Thursday, February 21, 2008

Uljin Market

Like in most Korean towns, there is an open air market at the center of the city, and Uljin is no different. They are similar to American farmer markets, but more practical and with less hacky-sacking hippies. Here are a few pictures of my trek through the market this afternoon.



The covered portion.



And the open portion.



We have lots of un-kosher seas creatures offered. Like this octopus.



...and some strong rays...





...and the famous Uljin crab.



Just some of the many live fish for sale...



...and just some of the many dried fish for sale.



I plan to decorate my room in this fashion.

3 comments:

The New Centrist said...

Eat some seafood for me. It looks great. I'm not the biggest fan of octopus but I'd crack that crab in a second. Where's the hammer???

Roland Dodds said...

I hear you on that. They are actually having a Crab festival in a few weeks here in Uljin, and I plan to live up to the gluttonous American stereotype that weekend!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Do you know, Roland, how long it takes for IBM to replace a laptop keyboard? And drooling on it definitely causes a need for replacement, after a while.

Oh boy. Eat some for me too...