Andong is a major culture centre, according to the blurb. Famous for a chicken dish, no pheasants. Is this culnirary speciality something decided by committee and shared out amongst the cities. Anyway we’ll explore these tomorrow on a rest day.
After mooching along river paths, today’s couple of climbs came as a rude awakening to some muscles. Delicious descents, very pleasant even if I chickened out and used brakes.
The bulk of the day was amongst incredible irrigation fields, presumably for rice. Looks very labour intensive and back breaking work, though just now is mainly water.
Have I mentioned coffee and coffee shops. In cities the large number is apparently driven by real estate costs..so they are meeting spaces. They serve us well along the route.
Amazingly, the toilets are still with us. As are the cycle paths or designated bits of the hard shoulder. Drivers are courteous.
So Andong explore tomorrow and to meet a few of its 160000 inhabitants.
Travelling reflections 