More adventures near Asan Hot Springs

I did not sleep well last night. The bed was really hard, and there was no top sheet. The comforter was too thick and hot, so I covered with my black-and-white wrap. I also missed my knee pillow. In the morning, I discovered that there were no washcloths either. But I should have remembered that from previous trips. However, our tub had jets, so I filled it with hot water, and sat in it like a hot tub. Then Chris took a shower while I got dressed. We went downstairs for breakfast. Believe it or not, they had natto on the buffet. I had that, and eggs, fruit, beef, and some boiled fern. Then we checked out and went to Sinjeonho Tourist Resort. It was a spot on the map that sounded good. What it turned out to be was a glorified exercise track with workout stations and modern art. There was also a climbing wall (closed) and a small aviary for large birds, like a turkey, a pheasant, a rooster and other chickens.
Then we went to World Botanical Garden. The promo picture was wall-to-wall flowers on a sunny day, but it was not like that when we got there. On the way in, we passed a group of middle-schoolers getting back on their buses. They were eager to practice their English on us. Then we bought tickets to get in. The place was full of greenhouses, and they had arrow signs put up to guide sight-seers through the maze. The flowers outside looked a little worse for wear. But the ones inside were better, though not at their peak. The landscaping and arranging was very nice. One greenhouse had a maze of cedars for us to wend through. Another had an aviary at the back. I took pics and a movie clip, but was unable to record the exquisite feeling of having little birds perch on my hand and peck at birdseed. After the greenhouse, we looked for another place that the GPS couldn't find. We did stop at a roadside stand to buy apples. Then we ended up at the Oeam Folk Village. It is small and quaint, and still inhabited. There was a pen with elk in it, and we saw many small gardens, and threshing tools. We stopped at a nearby restaurant for some kimchi soup. Then we made our way home. We hit during rush hour and the going was slow, but we got home before Michele did from college. We were home around 7, which gave us time to get in a nap before bed time. Ha! We were tired, but just had to go through e-mail before we went to bed.