Unbo's House

Unbo's House
Unbo is a famous Korean artist. he died a few years ago and now his house is a memorial to him. It houses a gallery of his work and artifacts from his life but i thought the best part were his gardens

Statue of Unbo
- i took a pic of me sitting on Unbo's lap, but later on i saw other people doing it and some of the Korean EPIK's found it really offensive, so i won't post it here... sorry.

there were all these huge weathered rocks all over the place - still don't know if they were natural or part of his art. he also seeems to have been very fond of stone statues - they were all over - of turtles, little men, big stone bowls and of course, fish.



the whole place was beautiful and quite serene (if it weren't for the 120 epiks wnadering in and out... but a very lovely morning considering the heat... did i mention that the humidity hovers around 100% here? yesterday was no exception.


Unbo is also famous for his reunion with his brother - there were many stories like this after the Berlin Wall fell... family members separated - Unbo and his brother were separated during the Korean war - one in the north, one in the south - never to see each other again. luckily, shortly before he died (and maybe only because he was famous) he was reunited with his brother - Korean style, which means on national television. it was apparently very emotional and the entire country wept for them. that would have been something to see...maybe they have it on youtube? anyway, his house - i hesitate calling it that and only do so because that's what the signs say, since it was more of a compound than a house.
more on yesterdays big adventure to come - i'm off for breakfast!