Just another Saturday...

Last Saturday, while Adam was at a BBQ with the boys, Margaret showed me more around town.  (For those of my readers who do not Margaret, she is Adam's friend's girlfriend.  She has been kindly showing me the korean ropes).  We were originally going to see Kung fu panda in 3-D, but it was sold out.  
Backup plan:  Yang-dong "traditional korean" market.  Decades ago the city was full of these traditional markets, but as the years passed, the majority of these markets have closed and been replaced with supermarkets and department stores.  There are only a handful left in Gwangju.  Yang-dong market is located inside a huge warehouse; it's the largest in our providence.  There you will find the freshest of the fresh foods: meats (dead and alive!), seafood, rice cakes, fruits and vegetables.  They even sell furniture, electronics, and bedding.  We mainly strolled through the food.  Below are some pictures of our crazy findings (courtesy of Margaret- thanks!).

Enough garlic for a lifetime. 

Babe!  At least the meat is fresh...

Frogs: might have been the most interesting find.  They don't eat frogs in Korea (dogs yes, frogs no).  Maybe they were lunch for the live chickens and ducks.

Fresh fish everywhere!  Each vendor's display was a work of art.