The Masan Chrysanthemum Festival

So October is pretty much done.  This past weekend was really fun.  I got to go to a Chrysanthemum Festival in the city of Masan.  It was a beautiful thing to behold.  After that I took part in a dinner of raw fish. That, to say the least, was an interesting experience.  Here are some pictures of this beautiful festival...

Right when you walk in

Pretty cool mask of chrysanthemums

 Me to the side of that mask

Beautifully laid out

This was a bunch of kites connected that went, I would say, at least 100-200 feet into the air.  Super cool.

Moo

 A golden statue in a garden of chrysanthemums

The beautiful sea/ocean 

The island framed.

Apparently that island is a really cool place to go to.

 I believe the next 3 pictures are of characters from a pretty famous Korean cartoon.  Can't remember the name though.

Me in front of a funny little scene.

 A close-up of these beautiful flowers.

 An owl statue in the cultural area.

 The Masan Fish Market where I indulged in raw types of sea life.  The highlight of the whole experience was the whole, dead, raw octopus I ate.