Thursday, November 19, 2009

President Obama back in the news in Hampyeong.

Visitors to the Korea Chrysanthemum Festival (2009대한민국국향대전) get their photos taken next to the cardboard cut-out of U.S. President Barack Obama (오바마 포토존) that seems to make its way around Hampyeong county pretty well.



It debuted last November. Hampyeong was congratulating Obama on being the US's first black president, and anticipating a new era in world politics.
함평군은 미국 역사상 첫 흑인 대통령이 된 오바마 당선자를 축하하고 새로운 정치세계가 펼쳐지길 기대하며 포토존 설치를 기획했다.



Here's a white guy photoshopped in last spring at the annual Butterfly Festival:



President Obama made his first visit to South Korea on Wednesday.

The chrysanthemum festival runs through this Sunday, and looks worth a visit.

1 comment:

paquebot said...

I went to the Chrysanthemum Festival last year and thought it was alright -- not as good as that year's Hampyeong Butterfly Expo but a little better than this year's Butterfly Festival.

There are obviously a lot of flower displays set up and 1000원 or so will get you a bag with which to pick chrysanthemums for tea. It might be worth checking out for anyone who doesn't already have plans for this weekend, but I'm not sure that it's worth canceling an appointment to attend. Naturally this is just my opinion though!