A freezing cold, iced up river provided the perfect backdrop for a day spent perusing the Jung Ang Market in Gangneung. Located in the middle of town, this market would be more aptly entitled The Fish Market for all the varying degrees of fish for sale. Coming in all shapes and sizes, there were big fish, small fish, blue fish, red fish, and fish violently cut in half. The one thing they had in common? All the fish had salty hooks thrust through their salty mouths and lips. Koreans come here to shop, while foreigners (and probably out-of-towners too) come here to glimpse, stare and dare I say sample the wide variety of fish / meat / seafood on display at Jung Ang bazaar. The first things you see in abundance are the yellow and purple
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