Countryside with Min

Last weekend, we were taken by Min (a wonderful tourguide!) to her grandmother's house in the countryside. About an hour and a half outside the city, and way up in the mountains, Min's grandmother lives and works on her farm. Although she lives by herself, the houses in this small and remote area make up a community. They are mostly older people, who have lived here for generations. Min said she feels sad knowing that in a decade this area may very well be deserted.



It was so quiet except for the mooing of a nearby cow, and the air smelled like burning wood.











We took a walk and looked around at everything, and then Min's grandmother made us supper. Afterwards we decided to see if we could find a place to have tea "downtown"; by the time we got there, it was about 8 o'clock, and all the lights were out in all the shops, everyone home for the night, the streets deserted. So we came home and enjoyed the silence instead.



Life seems so simple here, and it's hard to imagine that the city is a drive away.