Breakfast, lunch and dinner… a full day of k-food. Lunch today is with my mother’s family. Thought it was to be with my aunt and youngest uncle… turned out to be a lunch for 8 adults and 2 children. What a lunch! Returning from lunch, our hotel room is peaceful…
Month: August 2013
Pinus Densiflora
After breakfast this morning, we set out for the temple – a 5 minute walk away. The temple walk takes us into Seoraksan National Park. A giant Buddha at the start of the park, beautiful temples and a hike up to a temple in a cave. A beautiful trail in…
SeorakSan
A rainy day in Seoul – nice relief from the heat. Today we travel to the East coast to Seoraksan – in my mother’s home province. 2 hours on an express bus through the beautiful countryside – a smooth and comfortable ride. Kensington Stars Hotel is beyond our expectations. The…
Digital City
Today’s agenda is to seek out digital installations in the most wired city in the world… First stop is the IFC Mall, where I was told I could not take photos indoors or outdoors… Oops. Too late. Glad I got this one… a head in the bottom right corner of…
A quiet day
The morning is leisurely. After breakfast, we walk through the endless rows of vendors under our hotel. Then a taxi ride to the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art. The digital guide is wonderful and the galleries are beautiful. An Italian lunch with Mike after the gallery, Then to a Jjimjilbang…