June 11th, 2014 (Friday)
Today we are going to Oak Valley, a eco-resort located in Wonju, Kangwon-do (which, in my opinion, is in the middle off nowhere). I'm going to stay here with my immediate family, grandparents, and my cousins and there parents. The friend that went bowling with us is coming too. Mom, Dad, Jiyoon (my younger brother), and I are going to Termeden in Icheon. It is on the way to Oak Valley too. My mom said that it was a water park, but it was more of a spa. There were three slides, two small ones, and a regular water park slide that was only open on weekends. There was a Dr. Fish that we went to too. You stick you legs into a pool of water and fish come an d eat the dead skin of your legs and feet. I saw it on TV so I kind of wanted to do it, so we gave it a try. It felt like a whole bunch of people were tickling you feet! It was hard to endure because it tickled so much! I enjoyed it! The town that Teremden is in is famous for its spring water. The sauna there had some kind of special water too. When we got to Oak Valley, we had dinner and then my cousin, Shaun came. We didn't do much at Oak Valley today.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Bowling in Korea
July 10th, 2014 (Thursday)
My brother gets an extra 30 minutes at violin today because I get to go to this nice buffet restaurant in the Riverside Hotel and get to hang out with my cousin and his friend. We were pretty much don e with the buffet when he and his mom showed up. I recognized him. He had hung out out with us before like a couple years ago. After we finished eating, we went bowling. It was pretty fun. I pretty won two out of the three games. After that, we played FIFA at my cousin's house and played some other video games.
My brother gets an extra 30 minutes at violin today because I get to go to this nice buffet restaurant in the Riverside Hotel and get to hang out with my cousin and his friend. We were pretty much don e with the buffet when he and his mom showed up. I recognized him. He had hung out out with us before like a couple years ago. After we finished eating, we went bowling. It was pretty fun. I pretty won two out of the three games. After that, we played FIFA at my cousin's house and played some other video games.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Kdoob9 Guesthouse
July 8th, 2014 (Tuesday)
After violin lessons, I went to have lunch with one of my dad's friends who works at a guesthouse. So if anyone wants to stay in Korea, stay there. Its pretty nice and the its not as expensive as some of the other ones (and because they said I should advertise it). We went to a sushi place and had blueberry shaved ice. If you have a chance to go to a authentic sushi restaurant then you should go!
-If you want to enjoy your stay in an affordable guesthouse, then try Kdoob9 Guesthouse
My violin teacher gave us tickets to go to a concert at the Seoul Performing Arts Center. There was a soloist that was playing some classical music and it was great!
After violin lessons, I went to have lunch with one of my dad's friends who works at a guesthouse. So if anyone wants to stay in Korea, stay there. Its pretty nice and the its not as expensive as some of the other ones (and because they said I should advertise it). We went to a sushi place and had blueberry shaved ice. If you have a chance to go to a authentic sushi restaurant then you should go!
-If you want to enjoy your stay in an affordable guesthouse, then try Kdoob9 Guesthouse
My violin teacher gave us tickets to go to a concert at the Seoul Performing Arts Center. There was a soloist that was playing some classical music and it was great!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Inwang-san
July 6th, 2014 (Sunday)
Hiking up Inwang-san is hard! We went hiking there and I thought it would be easier than some of the taller mountains I had climbed in the past. It turns out that a tiny 338.2 meter mountain can kick some butt! Most of the trail was stairs or stairs carved into rocks. It was hot and there wasn't much shade, and we didn't pack as much water as we would have liked to drink. Once we reached the summit, we were all relieved! The way down was much much harder than we thought. So, it was by the time we were done, everyones' legs were dead except my Grandma's and my dad's. My maternal grandparents do hiking, golfing, and other stuff like that, so my grandma's done a lot of hiking. When we were done my grandma got ice coffee and we got a huge bottle of water to drink at a convenience store.
-On the way to Inwang-san.
-The beginning of the trail is bordered by castle walls from King Taejo's reign.
-The Blue House, where the Korean president lives. The South Korean equivalent of the White House. It is built here in this area because it is surrounded by mountains.
-I think this is some kind of checkpoint. There was a few along the trail.
-Almost at the summit!
-A marker at the top.
-A path on the way down.
-A bridge that is close to the bottom.
-A statue I saw at the subway station.
Hiking up Inwang-san is hard! We went hiking there and I thought it would be easier than some of the taller mountains I had climbed in the past. It turns out that a tiny 338.2 meter mountain can kick some butt! Most of the trail was stairs or stairs carved into rocks. It was hot and there wasn't much shade, and we didn't pack as much water as we would have liked to drink. Once we reached the summit, we were all relieved! The way down was much much harder than we thought. So, it was by the time we were done, everyones' legs were dead except my Grandma's and my dad's. My maternal grandparents do hiking, golfing, and other stuff like that, so my grandma's done a lot of hiking. When we were done my grandma got ice coffee and we got a huge bottle of water to drink at a convenience store.
-A statue I saw at the subway station.Vacation From Vacation
July 4th-5th, 2014 (Friday-Saturday)
Somehow, we got a one-day gift card to a Ramada in Dongdaemun. The hotel was nice and it had four beds! We got to stay in one the rooms that a group of tourists stay in! We went out to do stuff and shop again in Dongdaemun. We visited the DDP again and went to Doota! (there's supposed to be an "!"), next to the Doosan Tower. There are tons of stores on every floor! The next morning, we used the breakfast coupons that we got on the buffet breakfast! After that, we decided to go to a YBM Books, a giant bookstore. I got a FROZEN music book and some textbooks. I got to see some of my cou sins too! We went to Outback in Yeouido. The Outback tastes better in Korea, but there's a lot more people, so the bread never comes out.
Somehow, we got a one-day gift card to a Ramada in Dongdaemun. The hotel was nice and it had four beds! We got to stay in one the rooms that a group of tourists stay in! We went out to do stuff and shop again in Dongdaemun. We visited the DDP again and went to Doota! (there's supposed to be an "!"), next to the Doosan Tower. There are tons of stores on every floor! The next morning, we used the breakfast coupons that we got on the buffet breakfast! After that, we decided to go to a YBM Books, a giant bookstore. I got a FROZEN music book and some textbooks. I got to see some of my cou sins too! We went to Outback in Yeouido. The Outback tastes better in Korea, but there's a lot more people, so the bread never comes out.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
A Tour of Dongdaemun
July 3rd, 2014 (Thursday)
I went on a tour today of Dongdaemun with some other foreigners. The tour was called Seoul Storytelling. It started out in the DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) and then it led to a museum. The DDP was huge and the architecture was strange. Some architect from Iran designed it. The museum was small but there was interesting relics. They gave us some quizzes along the way and I won some prizes. After that, they took us to Cheonggyecheon. A stream that runs through Dongdaemun. The last place took us was Dongdaemun (East Gate). The area around the gate is called Dongdaemun too. We had snacks after that. I chose odeng (pan-fried fishcake), a street food that is sold from small carts and is served with a spicy soup. Everyone separated, and went their own ways, I visted Anguk-dong o buy postcards. We went to this mall next to Sssamji-gil. There was a lot of handmade crafts and things you don't usally see in a mall. For dinner, my dad took us to a seolleongtang (Korean broth tang (soup) made from ox bones (mostly leg bones), brisket and other cuts) restaurant that is one hundred ten years old. the food there was amazing! I wanted to stick my face inside the soup and stay there for another hundred ten years!
I went on a tour today of Dongdaemun with some other foreigners. The tour was called Seoul Storytelling. It started out in the DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) and then it led to a museum. The DDP was huge and the architecture was strange. Some architect from Iran designed it. The museum was small but there was interesting relics. They gave us some quizzes along the way and I won some prizes. After that, they took us to Cheonggyecheon. A stream that runs through Dongdaemun. The last place took us was Dongdaemun (East Gate). The area around the gate is called Dongdaemun too. We had snacks after that. I chose odeng (pan-fried fishcake), a street food that is sold from small carts and is served with a spicy soup. Everyone separated, and went their own ways, I visted Anguk-dong o buy postcards. We went to this mall next to Sssamji-gil. There was a lot of handmade crafts and things you don't usally see in a mall. For dinner, my dad took us to a seolleongtang (Korean broth tang (soup) made from ox bones (mostly leg bones), brisket and other cuts) restaurant that is one hundred ten years old. the food there was amazing! I wanted to stick my face inside the soup and stay there for another hundred ten years!
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