It seemed to be a few things combined- an international festival, a food fair, and concerts/performances, all at the Kim Dae Jung Convention Center in Gwangju. Kenny and I went for a few reasons, primarily because The Deserts were playing again, and to get some non-Korean food, which we'd both been craving. We also had amazing weather, which made it such an enjoyable day.
There were many booths set up outside the convention center, all with different foods from around the world. The booths were Greece, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, North America, Philippines, Russia, Japan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka, just to name a few. There must have been 20 different booths and they all had amazing food. Kenny and I had a great time eating our way down the row.
Inside the convention center were many different food booths promoting various things- beer, pumpkin ramen noodles, ice cream, etc. The highlight inside was the baking contest. Middle and High School students competed for prizes, similar to a 4-H show. However, these students took it to the extreme! I was so surprised to see all the sugar, chocolate, and bread sculptures that kids younger than me had created!
Finally, the Deserts gave a performance with a new sound. I'm not too sure how happy they were with their performance.
It was such a great time, I'm so happy we went!
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