Nonsan Strawberry Festival

Earlier this month my friend April and I ventured to Nonsan to check out their Strawberry Festival! I am pretty sure that the strawberry festival is the only thing going for this city, and it is a ghost town the other 51 weekends of the year. However, it brings lots of attention to people in neighboring cities and they come out to try the Nonsan strawberries. It took us about 90 minutes to get there by train (Pyeongtaek to Nonsan Station) and then another 15 minute walk to the festival grounds, which I might add were geniously marked by high flying strawberry balloons!

Nonsan City

Strawberry festival flags they had hanging all over the city, we decided to follow them and ended up in circles. Ha ha.

This picture is a little crazy but on our walk to the festival we ran into some Korean women selling bunnies, ducks, dogs, roosters, and chickens..

Finally we found the mirage of strawberry balloons!

I love how in Korea they dress kindergarten students in yellow suits so they can stick together.

And this trip wouldn't be complete without a random monkey at the "petting zoo", which also included komodo dragons, donkeys, bears, and groundhogs.

What? Did you think I wasn't telling the truth?!? :o)

Mmmm sprinkles on Strawberries!

A large vat of soup!

We then learned that we could make our own strawberry shortcake!! I let April take the reigns on this one since she is an awesome cake decorator!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their week, I am definitely enjoying the warmer weather here in Korea. We are looking forward to a busy summer!!!