Last Sunday was spent in Songtan, at the Korean/American Friendship Festival… or was it Cultural Festival? I can’t remember. We were supposed to meet Greg, his wife, and her sister around noon. We drove down a little earlier to visit a tailor shop and get some things made. Ras put in an order for two pairs of pants, three dress shirts, and a shirt alteration for around 200,000 won. I also got a pair of dress pants made for 50,000 won, paying an extra 10,000 for better fabric. The price is comparable to buying something off the rack, but it’s tailored to fit you. Our order should be ready by the end of next week.

[View the entire pictures from the day HERE.]

After finding Greg, we immediately went to look for something to eat. Our first meal of the day would be Thai food. There wasn’t a big selection at the food tent we went to, but it was pretty good. They didn’t Koreanize the taste at all.

Our day can be summed up by this: eat, drink, walk, eat, drink, walk, eat, drink, drink, drink.

There were food and merchandise tents as far as the eye could see.

We took a break here because if you ordered the 2000 won pajeon, the dongdongju was free. How could you pass that up?

We also ate spicy hot wings, covered with Texas Pete hot sauce (the best sauce, as proclaimed by Mat and Ras). While the lady was making the wings, she accidentally broke the bottle of hot sauce. We were devastated, since it was the only reason we stopped under her food tent. Luckily, she had her son run out and get a new bottle. While eating our wings, we used about 1/4 of her new bottle.

It would not be a proper Korean festival, without half a pig roasting.

This looks so good! Especially the crispy butt to the left. A typical serving for two of this roasted pork runs 20,000 to 30,000 won. It’s delicious, but not cheap.

This is where we spent most of our time. It involved draft beer and people watching.