South Korea

Over Thanksgiving Break we decided to venture to Seoul South Korea. We flew from Aomori (about a 1 1/2 hour drive from here) straight to Seoul. Going from our slow paced rural Misawa to a huge fast paced city was a little bit of a change for us. On the bus ride from the airport to the hotel, I felt like we were going so fast. We drive pretty slow in Japan and they drive very fast and pretty crazy in Seoul!! It was really fun to see a new city!! From our hotel we were able to walk to a street with lots of shops. They even had a Starbucks which was pretty exciting. From our hotel we were also about to pick up a city tour bus and the subway very easily. We saw most of the tourist places and most of the markets in our three days there. We certainly packed a lot in! We had a really great time!! Here are some pictures of our adventure . . .

The entrance to an old Korean Village

Some Japanese tourists and I dressing up like Korean's

Do I look Korean??

The inside of a mall - this is what all the outdoor markets looked like too.

Gyeongbokgung Palace dating back to the 1300's.

Guard

This guard has funny ears!

I don't think he was as excited as I was!

Incredible artwork

Look at that detail on the ceiling!