Getting to Andong took about 3 hours by bus from Ulsan, and costs around $15 each way. We started our day at the Hahoe Village site. They have a Mask Museum there and it was probably one of the most interesting museums I have seen so far. They had masks from all over the world and there was even a display from Canada! I was really interested in the masks from Indonesia. There were many kinds of masks and all had a different purpose. There were some that were specifically for woman and represented fertility and family. Others were used to protect against bad spirits. After seeing the museum, we headed to the actual village. It was really nice and beautiful. There was a mask performance going on, but we couldn't see much because there were so many people there.
After seeing the village, we headed to the main festival site. It was full of food vendors and souvenirs. There were also a number of stages where performances were being held. We had a Turkish kebab, lemonade that was just lemon juice and cider and hella delicious. We also ate a Korean sweet bread stick called Curros (I think). We perused the stalls and I ended up buying some earrings and a hat. We wanted to see a performance, but found out that the tickets were sold out and the next show was after our bus would be leaving to go back to Ulsan. It was really too bad we couldn't see any performances, but I think I would like to return next year and plan out the performances I want to see.Overall it was a fun day, but a little tiring with all the travelling.
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