"There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea..." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
Tea, it comes in many types and colors. The best tea is usually the one that was fermented/aged for long so as to retain a distinct flavor. However, not many people were really into learning the art of making tea so we purchase the tea from shops instead. :)
Last weekend (few days ago), I went for Tea Expo in EXCO Daegu. I am not really fond of tea but rather there to learn about culture. I like arts and painting but tea? I couldn't even tell the difference between Ceylon tea and the black tea, or are they the same???
Getting there from my uni is through my university's main gate. From here I took Bus no. 937 to EXCO (The place). This time, I traveled alone because the tea exhibition sounds too old-fashioned to my friends. This was my first trip to tea exhibition so why not I give it a try!
Getting there:
After reaching EXCO, at the side entrance you can see a nice hotel called Hotel Inter-Burgo just directly opposite the entrance. I haven't been inside here but I think it should be a good hotel as most high-end hotels were usually located next to convention center.
I know them all, do you? ^^
My country, psst... not Vietnam but.. Malaysia
At the entrance of the tea exhibition
My 10,000 Won ticket
Arranging tea cups... zzz... the beginning of boredom...
Tea Meditation *I think* - I did not try it
Tea pots, 80,000 Won (70 USD++) for a fist size pot
Calligrapher but not drawing anything fancy though..
Hanboks for sale..
My afternoon snack
The whole trip was excruciating boring (all senior citizens nia) but luckily, I did learn something about this exhibition - I should appreciate tea because there are so many types of it and secondly, never ever come to this Tea Exhibition again until I turned 70, 80 years old. lol
"If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty..." from a Japanese Proverb
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