We were walking around our neighborhood, having a popsicle, when I noticed how color-coordinated O. was with his snack, the sky and a taxi that we didn't get a shot of. There's also a picture of persimmons growing on the tree right next to our playground because, well, I like persimmons. (We got a 4.5 kg box of them so now our freezer is full of lovely orange sweet wonderful persimmons)
After taking it easy on Saturday - making chicken pot pie, PA dutch style, blowing bubbles outside with some neighborhood kids and having dinner with a friend, we went up to Seoul on Sunday. We went to an area called Insadong, which was supposed to have music shops among other attractions. It turned out to be a lot like a boardwalk - lots of junk food, jewelry stands, souvenir shops at all price points, roller blading demonstrations, a batting cage, lots of restaurants and of course, lots of people.
No place would be complete without Wonder Woman.
One of the many side streets where all the restaurants were located. S. did some research when we got back and found out that they are the original buildings from the 1800s and earlier.
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Smoothie shop selection - orange, kiwi, melon, peach and tomato.
One of the many street vendors. This one was selling roasted chestnuts, squid and corn.
Ride home on the subway after a long day!
An amazing hike last week when S. was off for Chuseok (Korean harvest festival where everyone visits family, roads are clogged, stores are mostly closed, and foods are made in the memory of ancestors). This is the view from one of the summits. Unfortunately, it was kind of a hazy day out, but you can get a sense of how far up we were.
Isn't that a great lookout? That's where we stopped for lunch.
It was that steep and more the entire way up. O. is becoming quite the hiker!
In case walking up and down a mountain isn't exercise enough, there are workout areas along the trail. This one features free weights. Another featured situp benches and hula hoops. Koreans take their exercise seriously.
Last time I was here with O. there was a woman selling the chestnuts that fell in this forest. Almost every person that I see here has a bag and is collecting either chestnuts or acorns as they walk along. This would explain why I couldn't find any chestnuts - we have to buy ours on the street!
