Beep and Bop!
Hello!
Sorry we've been so out of touch. We have not seen internet since the airport.
The trip is going very well! Korea is everything we thought it would be and more. The streets are very colorful, full of various smells (both good and bad), the food is wonderful, and the people really have made the trip. We spent the first night at a cheap hotel near the aiport...not much out there, just some buildings supporting the aiport.
The next day, we took a bus to Seoul and immediately got on a train to Daejon, another city in the middle of the country. Like Seoul, Daejon is pretty big and polluted. We walked through a very busy market in the middle of the city. It has been interesting, because whereas many of the markets in Europe are for the tourists, the markets here (and most everything that we have encountered) have truly been authentic. It has been challenging, in that we spend 4 times as long trying to figure out where to go and trying to glean information out of people who know as little English as we know Korean, but truly, it has been an enriching experience.
The next day we took a subway and then bus to Keryergsong National Park, outside of Daejon. Thanks to Trav's excellent navigation skills we never got lost. We spent two nights in a neat, traditional hostel at the Gapsa Temple in the park. We slept on the floor on mats, and Katelyn and Amy stayed on mosquito watch during the night. We both have so many bites! The temple was beautiful in the park; ornate buildings with Buddha statues and cool paintings. In the middle of the temple square they had hundreds of colorfully hanging lamps. We think they were there for their thanksgiving holiday this past weekend. We'll send the photos when we can. This park was also great for hiking and running, with VERY steep, rocky trails. Trav had some great runs and we did a nice hike together yesterday. The mountains are nice; about the same size as the hills in Evergreen.
After two nights at the park, we bussed back to Daejon this morning and took a train to Gyeoyongju, where we are now. They say this is the tourist capital of the country, and it's the first place we've run into other people who speak English. It looks like there will be a ton to do here--lots of palaces and temples. Looks pretty neat.
We're planning on staying here two or three nights. We'll be back in Seoul on the 10th. If we stay here two nights, we'll spend the next night at a beach south of Busan before heading to Seoul.
We are having a great time!
Hope all is well in your world,
Love
Amy and Trav
Sorry we've been so out of touch. We have not seen internet since the airport.
The trip is going very well! Korea is everything we thought it would be and more. The streets are very colorful, full of various smells (both good and bad), the food is wonderful, and the people really have made the trip. We spent the first night at a cheap hotel near the aiport...not much out there, just some buildings supporting the aiport.
The next day, we took a bus to Seoul and immediately got on a train to Daejon, another city in the middle of the country. Like Seoul, Daejon is pretty big and polluted. We walked through a very busy market in the middle of the city. It has been interesting, because whereas many of the markets in Europe are for the tourists, the markets here (and most everything that we have encountered) have truly been authentic. It has been challenging, in that we spend 4 times as long trying to figure out where to go and trying to glean information out of people who know as little English as we know Korean, but truly, it has been an enriching experience.
The next day we took a subway and then bus to Keryergsong National Park, outside of Daejon. Thanks to Trav's excellent navigation skills we never got lost. We spent two nights in a neat, traditional hostel at the Gapsa Temple in the park. We slept on the floor on mats, and Katelyn and Amy stayed on mosquito watch during the night. We both have so many bites! The temple was beautiful in the park; ornate buildings with Buddha statues and cool paintings. In the middle of the temple square they had hundreds of colorfully hanging lamps. We think they were there for their thanksgiving holiday this past weekend. We'll send the photos when we can. This park was also great for hiking and running, with VERY steep, rocky trails. Trav had some great runs and we did a nice hike together yesterday. The mountains are nice; about the same size as the hills in Evergreen.
After two nights at the park, we bussed back to Daejon this morning and took a train to Gyeoyongju, where we are now. They say this is the tourist capital of the country, and it's the first place we've run into other people who speak English. It looks like there will be a ton to do here--lots of palaces and temples. Looks pretty neat.
We're planning on staying here two or three nights. We'll be back in Seoul on the 10th. If we stay here two nights, we'll spend the next night at a beach south of Busan before heading to Seoul.
We are having a great time!
Hope all is well in your world,
Love
Amy and Trav
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