My brother-in-law (the Pope, for short...ridiculous family joke) was in Korea this past week/weekend! Anyone who knows Jim knows there's a little trouble that always follows him, and considering all the misadventures I've had in this country, it wasn't likely we'd go through a 4-day visit unscathed. I received messages from family back home along the following lines:
"I'm not close enough to post bail, so be careful!"
and
"No getting involved in an international incident please! I don't want to see you two on the news!"
Ha ha...Well, it was inevitable that we'd be involved in SOMETHING, and we WILL show up on TV, but more the classroom variety than the national broadcast. Mostly Jim was attacked by little kids - seriously! - for his autograph. But we were both surrounded by a few high school students wondering if we'd agree to be videotaped for interviews on our Korea experience. And I lost count of the numbers of kids that came up to us saying "HELLO!" and "Where are you from??" It was great, really, but also a little disconcerting...I've never been a walking oddity before:)
1. Hotel beds=boards
2. Shopping and sleeping in Insadong
3. King's candy!
4. Gyeongbuk Palace
5. National Museum of Korean Culture
6. National Museum of Korea
7. Random cheap Korean trinkets
8. Really amazing artwork
10. Not letting the rain (or the cold) get in our way
11. KTX to Express Train to KTX (and again!)
12. Getting kicked out of a Japanese Karaoke bar
14. Harassment and finger printing at base gates
15. Sort of sleepless nights for a good reason (Jim could not stop waking up [and waking me up] at 5a!!!)
16. Clubbing in Itaewon (after wandering in search of a good one)
17. Watching hockey in a Canadian bar
18. Attempting a massage/spa outing - twice!
19. Pizza, beer and movies
21. Souvenirs for everyone:)
22. Planning how we're going to win The Amazing Race some day
23. Really good company
An all-out no-holds-barred fantastic travel and exploration weekend. And so, so good to see family again!
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