On this tiny little island, Yongdo, connected to the tip of Busan, is Kosin Univeristy, a small Christian university. Every year they put together a huge Christmas Tree Festival, where lights are strung across the entire campus. The campus is situated on a hill, and the lights stretched across the entire campus, up the sidewalks, on the hills, it was really something. It is easily the largest concentration of lights I have seen in years, and we all loved it. Christmas music was playing, lights were flashing, parking attendants were dressed as Santa.
Despite the sub-zero temperatures and the wind chill, the older girls tore around greeting Santas, sitting on sleds and marveling at the lights. We were also lucky enough to be there on the same night the US Eighth Army Band traveled down from Seoul to perform a Christmas concert. The band was amazing, playing a solid mixture of holiday music, and the concert hall was a welcomed break from the freezing temperatures.
The festival was honestly amazing, and we look forward to visiting again next year. . . though none of us would complain if it were slightly warmer! These pictures do not even do it justice, but it was cold and Maddie was cranky, and there wasn't much time to spend tinkering with camera settings!
Eighth Army Band
This picture doesn't do it justice, this was a huge hillside covered with lights.
Popsicle Family Shot. . . poor Maddie was miserable at this point. . . she wouldn't keep her gloves on and her poor fingers froze. Her problem: it was late, she was tired and she just wanted to suck her thumb!
There was an entire section of gorgeous nativities.
Another illuminated hillside.
This twinkling star filled the entire side of this 5 or 6 story building.
1 comment:
Your Christmas had a lot more lights than ours did. It would be fun to have all of those festivities around me again.
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