My town Geochang

My town Geochang. Population of about 40,000 with a real small town feel to it. You could walk the entire town easily in 40 minutes. Set in a valley of three mountains all you really had was scenery. When I left there was about 20 westerners and now there is still the same, but those people I experianced this town with have moved on, just like Steve and I. We had some great times there, and here's a little of what it looked like.

Steve's end of town.
Making our way up to my end of town.
A quick look at the market.
On our way to the apex of town.....the Rotary.....also known as the Roundabout.
This is where we snag Christmas carols on Christmas eve. It was great how some Koreans tried to join in.

Random trucks show up with random goods. Sometimes it's this, other times it cheap and cheesy stuffed animals...really run of the mill stuff.

They have batting cages and trampolines here. It is very entertaining to watch drunken men do these games at 2am. They are walking home and Hey we can hit that!!! Walking along, going past some of our hangouts. Todam and Topaz.
I saw this building go up. Building go up so quick here, which is why a lot of places in Korea look like unattractive cement blocks. Shows you just how much Korea has been booming in the past few decades.
The new library.
These horses are outside the library (in big and small) so the children take turns riding them....I don't even think they were ever put away at night either. Shows you really what little crime there is here.

Me talking to a few of my students...I taught them a thing or two about basketball that day.....mostly that a woman CAN be good at it. A war memorial.
In a park close to a new library.

Some of the local flowers.

Getting to the mountain we walked through these farmers fields.

Tells you about a statue.

This is leading up to a very old Buddhist statue. Geochang is thought to be a very old religious area due to this statue at one end of the valley, and another distinct statue at the other end. The lion, the witch and the waredore moment.

There are these odd work out areas all over the place. So Steve decided to work off that excess energy......not like he needed it to climb the mountain or anything.

Seeing the town through the trees.
Looking down on a part of the town leading to the mountain.
On our way up

This is an area right in between the higher peaks where there is an exercise area and drinking water available.
These stones really do make your feet feel great after you are done walking on them.

Steve's on top of the world pose.

I love this wall!!!

What a beautiful view.....yah we're in there too.
Steve found the end of the wall.
Here I am on that old wall high up in the mountain. It's something else up there.