Friday, November 17, 2006

Continuing their Korean adventure

What do you see in this picture? A: A mound of dirt or B: a Tomb...

If you answered B: a Tomb, you would be correct! Herein lies the body of...we aren't quite sure as we have yet to master the Korean language.

This picture is of a really cool fortress wall that we saw on a hike we took the other week. The wall is 13.2 km and was built in 132! We didn't miss any numbers there...really, 132!

More pictures of the wall.

After hiking what better way to conserve energy than running up a massive rock staircase. While some were hesitant, Anne liked the challenge (and thought others were racing her...alas, they were taking pictures.)

After Anne realized people weren't racing she decided it best to rest.

We got to the top of the mountain and there was an English rock band! And by top of the mountain we really mean Itaewon later that week. It was nice to hear some English music with some good company.

Itaewon - the place of some interesting people and sketchy bars. Enjoy! It's just a bar ;)
Well, we're not sure it's just a bar from the glance we got inside - don't girls usually wear more than lingerie in a bar??

Just a snapshot of a typical weekend here in Korea - where did the people go? Is it so desserted because it got colder? We are so lonely.


Sunday, November 05, 2006

Lotte World!

Florida!!! Disney World!! What a great weekend! Actaully on further inspection we realized we weren't at disney world, we were in fact at Lotte World (Yes, the very same Lotte whos name is branded on every product here in Korea!) Lotte World does look quite a bit like Disney World though which leads us to believe that Disney World copied Lotte World, aka the Original.

Before the Oktoberfest festivities (which lead us to Lotte World in the first place!) we decided to prep our stomachs by trying out the Gyro Drop. It was a blast!

Then, the festivities began! What could really be better...$30 park admission includes all rides plus all you can drink draft beer for the day! To show the extent of this great experince, we will lead you through with some pictures. Here is the beginning of our fun.

Note how we aren't wearing mouse ears, in fact, we are bunnies and dalmations here at Lotte World. Very original. (Ears = our love of hite beer and we felt left out being the only ones not wearing them!)


After our day of indulgence...we are so intense.

Disney World is supposed to be the happiest place on earth and so is Lotte World! Until Colin put himself into the dog house, aka chains, for taking off the ears!

The sights from above.

Slightly sobered fun on the merry-go-round! What aided in those beautiful smiles, maybe it was the memories of the great day we just had at the park, or maybe it was the woman with the puppet.