My Adventures in Korea: My first trip to Seoul

On Monday I took my first trip to Seoul to meet my friend Seung-Yeon, who I originally met at a YMCA camp near Halifax 10 yrs ago!

The subway bus system here is crazy:

It ended up taking me 2 hrs to get there, and 2 1/2 to get back b/c I got lost :( But, it was great to see Seung-Yeon. First we took a bus tour around the city, although if I were to do it again I would try to find one that stopped at each site so that I could get off and look around and take pictures.

Next we had lunch at a lovely little restaurant, then went to a department store in search of unscented laundry detergent and mildly-scented shampoo. I found it, but it nearly broke the bank, at just over $38!!

After the department store we wandered around a couple of markets, then went to Seoul River, and to the old King's palace, although we couldn't get a good look due to renovations.

All in all though, a good day.

A gate with the mountain behind.

A pretty restaurant in Seoul.

Our lunch.(Beef dumplings, scallions, several kinds of mushrooms, hot peppers all cooked in a soupy sauce)

Our lunch part 2 (Pork and rice rolled in leaves with spicy fermented veggies) Side dishes inlcude spicy cuttlefish, little dried fish, cucumber and lettuce soup, kimchi and hot sauce)