We met my cousin today and had SUCH a good time. She was able to fill us in on all the little secret places of Seoul. We went to Insadong. Its a shopping district where they close off the streets during the weekend. We got a bunch of really cool stuff for the boys like art work and traditional masks. My cousin speaks enough Korean to help us find a really cool store that sells hanboks (traditional Korean dress). We were able to get bigger sizes for the boys and they are BEAUTIFUL. On the venture to find the store we passed the Dongdaemun Gate. Its the only existing gate left after the Namdaemun Gate burned down. And yes, it is difficult to see the little man...he was asleep!
Then we went looking for a place to eat. That was an awesome adventure in itself. We went through a bunch of back alleys and found a really cool traditional place. We had to take our shoes off at the door and got to sit on the floor to eat...ahhh...heated floors ROCK. It felt very good on sore bodies! And the food. Oh, the Korean food is possibly the best thing I've ever eaten. I wish I knew how to make some of this stuff, but I don't think I'd ever do it any justice.
We are off to bed now so that we can be to the train station early tomorrow. We are off to the beach!!!
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Glad to know that I could be of help! I had an awesome time! :-)
-av
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