Cheongdo is close to Daegu and you can take a train from Seoul to Cheongdo which will take about 4 hours or if you are short on time and have some money to spare you can get the KTX to Daegu and transfer to the train to Cheongdo and save an hour or so travel time.
There is a bullfighting festival held annually but bullfighting carries on through most of the year every weekend (I am not sure about the winter months though). Here is a link to this years festival site (the festival has finished but the link will give you some advice on how to travel there):
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=700911
http://www.xn--hq1bj5xh5aw0hv6i.kr/ (Korean Site)
The bullfighting was a little different to what I expected. I thought the bulls would charge out at each other and fight to the death ^^ but it is more like bull wrestling. The bulls have to be guided into position to begin fighting and on some occasions one bull refuses to fight and the match is fore feted.
You can also bet on the winner and we put down some bets and won 100% but the odds are quite small for example 1.3 or a little more so for 1,000 won bet if you win you would receive 1,300 won so about 30 cents for every dollar bet.
Here is a full fight:
And some action pictures:
After a few matches here we went to the wine tunnel which is about a 10 minute drive from the bullfighting stadium.
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1144981
The tunnel must run for a kilometer or so and has an area where you can sit and enjoy the wine with some cheese. The wine tastes very fruity and strong with several changes in flavor as it crosses you pallet.
Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment:
Well that's all for this week. Next week is the big airshow at Osan. I am definitely going so see you there! ^^
http://www.osan.af.mil/library/airpowerday2012.asp
Have a great week and see you next time. ^^
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