Seoul Sites

Seoul is a beautiful city with a wonderful transportation system and some really nice parks. There are so many small shops and winding streets here, and although one occasionally sees a fast food restaurant, they do not fare too well against the other smaller places. Tom tells me that many people do not like fast foods. People here seem pretty health conscious and although I do not see too many people running, there are lots of people of all ages that love to walk and hike.

Over the weekend we went to see the Emperor's Palace and the War Museum. The Palace was impressive, and the changing of the guards really gave a sense of the ancient history of this country. We had lots of opportunities to take pictures, and the most fun was going up to a group of girls and asking if they could be in a picture with Phillip. Hopefully we can send a whole collection of these soon. I, myself, was quite happy that my camera did not seem to be working, but then I figured out its problem. Drat. I hate taking pictures.

Our trip to the War Museum was fun because we managed to fit eight people into a car!!!!!! On the way back we decided to divide up and take the subway, and it was great fun getting lost and finding our way back. It was even more fun juggling while on the train. It was nice to have an audience. Te he. Well, I have to go soon. We have a Korean class in a little while. All the students except Phillip and I are Filipinas and they love joking with Phillip. When he told them that he was 16, they told him they were 14. ha ha