Monday, July 03, 2006

Naksan Beach





Spent a little time at the beach, too, albeit the only sunny day we had was the day we left. That's the East Sea, or Sea of Japan depending on which country you're from. We had some "interesting" times trying to get food; there aren't too many people in these parts of Korea that speak any English. That all culminated in us getting about 8 pounds of sashimi (aka raw fish) for lunch one day. We ended up finding the "Ernest Hemingway Restaurant" on the beach...why there's a Hemingway themed restaurant in Korea is beyond us, but hey, they served cooked meat and beer so we're not complaining.

Seoraksan National Park



Took advantage of the 4th of July weekend (USA, USA, USA!!) and went east to Seoraksan National Park. Kari finally got to see the "huge Buddha" from all of our books on Korea. Spent the weekend with the Freeborns and Kawans; it rained most of the time but cleared up on the day we left...how fitting. Kari wore a hat all weekend because the humidity was giving her a big ol' afro. We'll definitely be back there again, as we only got to see a small part of the park.