Exclusive and Special Korea Delegation Program of ETH-NOH-TEC 2018 2000-year Storytelling Journey to Korea by the K-Storyteller Seung Ah Kim associated with her Andong Kim Clan Association
Day Program Notes Date Day 1 Arrive at Incheon Intern. Airport by 3pm. Shuttle will pick up. Oct. 16 Check into Hotel in Seoul. Dinner that evening. Dinner when all have arrived.
08:00 Breakfast at Hotel in Seoul. Easy evening to continue rest Day 2 09:00 Bus to Gyeongbok Palace from travel. Oct. 17 10:00 The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony at the Could learn about Korean Gyeongbok cultural philosophy. 12:00 Lunch 13:30 The National Palace of Museum of Korea Stories of Royalty from Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910) 18:00 Dinner 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel in Seoul Moving to different hotel; be Day 3 09:00 Bus to Yangpyeong packed and ready to load onto Oct. 18 10:30 Arrive at Tombs bus this morning. 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Hike in the mountains where the tombs are. Stories about 9 Joseon Prime Ministers buried at tombs. 15:30 Return to Hotel & Take a rest 17:30 Dinner 19:00 Perform stories at Orphanage 08:00 Breakfast at Yangpyeong Another hotel tonight so pack Day 4 09:00 Bus to Dumulmeori – Scenic area; river from north and load on bus this morning. Oct. 19 meets river from south Korea. Peace ritual. 10:00 Bus to Seoul 11:30 Special lunch and Traditional Tea Ceremony 14:30 Check into a new hotel and prepare to attend the 1st Korean Storytelling Festival Opening program 07:00 Breakfast at Hotel Be packed and ready to load Day 5 08:00 Bus to Sachon Traditional Village in Uiseong (3-4 onto bus at 8pm. 3-4 hour bus Oct. 20 hour trip) ride to southeast Korea; a 12:00 Lunch Traditional village in 13:30 Check into Korean traditional houses Gyeongsangbukdo. Next 2 14:30 Treasure Hunt (Shopping ingrediants in Korean nights: Men and women will for Cooking Class) sleep separately assigned to 2 15:30 Cook, eat, learn Korean table manners and share different rooms next 3 nights. stories with the elders of the village. 18:30 Dinner party with Seung Ah Kim’s relatives and the villagers *Story&Culture Swaps / Quiz Show Day 6 08:00 Breakfast in home On the day of Sije, the Oct. 21 09:00 Prepare for Sije, a seasonal memorial service. Will Memorial Ceremony be dressed in traditional memorial clothes and attend the remembers and honors the 7 one hour memorial ceremony. Participate in the memorial generations of ancestors service. starting with the founder of 12:00 Lunch the Sachon Village. 13:00 Stroll through Village; meet Andong Kim Clan; hear stories of Korean History; learn calligraphy, experience Confucian culture. 18:00 Dinner 19:30 Free time 08:00 Breakfast in home. Pack and have luggage ready Day 7 09:00 Bus to Andong Hahoe Village - 50 mins. (a to load onto bus. Oct. 22 different traditional village) 10:00 Visit village and sharing Confucian stories. We will eat dinner earlier and 12:00 Lunch – Local Andong food. sleep early if you want to 13:30 Bus to Cheongryangsa Temple of the Healing wake at 3am for the Chanting Buddha – one hour, and check into female and male and drumming ceremony the rooms respectively next morning. Bring those 14:30 Tea and meditation with monks; love story about earplugs! the temple by Seung Ah. 17:30 Dinner 19:00 Sleep 03:00 Be ready for chanting and drumming to wake up Moving to a different hotel; Day 8 nature and scare away any lurking evil – 30 mins. long be packed and ready to load Oct. 23 06:00 Breakfast with monks onto bus this morning. 08:00 Free Time 10:00 Bus to Gyeongju – 1.5 hours – nap!! Gyeongju is traditional 11:30 Lunch village full of heritage 13:00 Gyeongju Day Tour treasures. Expert guide of its 15:00 Arrive and check into a hotel & Rest. history and culture will share 18:00 Dinner with stories about Silla with music stories. There will also be 19:30 Night Tour & Full Moon Celebration (1 hour) stories of the Silla Dynasty *This will be an option. People still can see the night 57BC-935AD – a time of view in bus. Buddhism.
It is also famous for viewing the moon from a special vantage point in nature. 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Another hotel tonight so pack Day 9 09:00 Bus to Dangjin – 2.5 hours and load on bus this morning. Oct. 24 11:30 Stretch! Returning to Seoul and then 12:00 Lunch to last night in Seoul and 13:30 Shinpyeong Brewery to make rice wine! Might hotel. need to pay for ingredients. 16:00 Bus to Seoul – 1 hour 45 mins. 18:00 Check into a new hotel. 19:00 Farewell dinner with invited artists and musicians Day 10 Incheon Airport afternoon flight? 2 hours to Beijing. Be packed and ready to load Oct. 25 onto bus to airport.