The Princess and I wandered alone through some of the older, less travelled routes of the town of Daegu. Daegu sits in the belly of Korea, a couple of train hours south of Seoul, an hour or so north of Busan which is at the water’s edge.
Daegu is all a-flutter these days because of the arrival of athletes and their retinues from all parts of the planet, in town for the IAAF World Track and Field Championships.
The city is alive with wandering mascots, giant television screens, pamphlets and information booths. Thus, sneaking away from the flag-waving, the neon, the “Come! Visit our store! Welcome!” and other sincerely friendly overtures was exactly the order of the day.
Meandering along an area marked by dusty store fronts and a few historic buildings we found a most lovely little shop, entirely devoted to the art of calligraphy.
An entire shop of brushes, ink, papers, fans, and books showing styles of the great calligraphy artists of the past.
As usual the shop keeper was very friendly when I requested his permission to take a few pictures. The amused smile he gave us was internationally understood to say “Fill your boots!”
It is these little happenstance discoveries that make exploration so much fun!
The Country Mice 
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