HOT, HOT, HOT! John, I think it's probably 35+ in the sun. Hot enough to drain me of all my energy and make me crave water. Is it strange to drink 2L of liquid and not have to pee at all throughout the day???? :)
beijing-bound! congrats on the start of a well-deserved vacation, sue! looking forward to hearing your impressions of china soon. hope you are able to find the glasses place(s) from adrienne's freehand map!! bon voyage!
woohoo the party sounds like fun (especially the drinking part)! I wonder if the Korean BBQ is similar to the places around here?
Have fun on your vacation!
Still at camp Michelle, we're still at camp.... We work until Friday afternoon, have a farewell party and head to Seoul on Saturday morning. The we have a couple of days in Seoul before flying to Beijing on Monday.
Will they ban food too? If one of the kids bites their tongue will management ban food too?
Will everyone need to drink diet shakes?
I wonder about those pesky paper cuts I sometimes get...
Missing you guys Yeah, I know it seems strange to be a bit homesick, but when your friends are halfway around the world, and you're feeling a little left out of things, you do start to miss your friends and family and all the creature comforts that we don't have here.
no running?!?!?! what's next....no walking? no swimming? i agree that does seem a bit ridiculous in a camp environment!!
i certainly remember your trip to "happy city" last year...wonder what it looks like now? personally, i just love the name!
good luck with the play on saturday...i'm sure it will be entertaining!
They're grrrrrrreat! Mmmm.... I haven't had Frosted Flakes in a long time. :)
I'm glad you made it there safely and I hope you have a lot of fun out in Korea and China - I look forward to hearing of your adventures in Asia!
Jess, there is ALWAYS kimchee available, at every meal.... I just choose not to eat it. :P
Sush, there may not be a Mr. Beer next door to Mr. Pizza, but they serve beer in the restaurant, and there are a million bars along the street nearby. Not only that, but you can buy it in the 7-11, and sit out on the street drinking it. :D
Target Practice Hey Sue, sorry to hear of the target practice potty issue!
Mr. Pizza sounds like a good place. A Mr.Beer next door would be perfect! Have a safe, happy trip!
Ahhh!! So frustrating it is. Well, sounds like your adventure was pretty exciting. Sorry I commented so late. Except, just reading about how frustrating it is... makes ME frustrated. Well... I hope you have fun with the last day in Korea. I hope to hear from you tomorrow!!
Bye!
Found some! Dave, I actually did find postcards in Seoul at Insadong, which is a touristy area. They only seemed to sell them in packages of 10-12 but I found some. Even mailed a few already! No postcards at the post office where I sent them from though..... Went to the big electronics superstore too today and was not very impressed. Apparently the cameras are 1-4 years older than models at home (Erika works for FutureShop) and are the same price as new ones at home. Nothing special to see unfortunately. :( Ate at an Outback Steakhouse for lunch though -- had chicken fingers made from WHITE meat!!! :D I'll take a pass on the dog meat.
Postcards Have you tried a Post Office ? I know, strange idea... postcards at a post office, but it really does happen in Asia.
Oh, and Percy says that if you want to eat a new type of meat (not likely), you should go to the "health food" restaurants where they sometimes serve dog meat "for stamina".
As for chicken, I found that in Asia they basically don't like white meat at all and they might even chuck it in the garbage for all I know, preferring to eat fat-and-gristle dark meat. Weird.
Nary a postcard in sight! Hey Nathan! I would be much more interested in eating the octopus if it didn't have suction cups all over its tentacles..... Just can't eat that! I do much better with squid. And I've been looking for postcards since Day One. They just don't seem to sell them much over here, even at the touristy areas. Very different from home.
Granola bars aren't gooey.... Frankly, I don't know if they'll let me on the plane with granola bars, but seeing as they're not liquid or gel-like, I think I should be okay. And if not, oh well!!!
Hotels are VERY EXPENSIVE! From what I could see in my guide book and info online, hotels start around 100 000 won (over $100 CDN) per night and go up from there. That's why I'm hostelling it!
Will they let you on a plane with a granola bar?
They changed all of the rules about flying after that crazy guy found a way to make koolaid that goes boom.
Certainly you can't bring any liquids, gels, goo's of any kind, drinks in your carry-on. It has to be checked-in.
Can't read Korean! Quite honestly Dave, I'm lucky just to find food that I can recognize! You know I'm not the most adventurous when it comes to food, so I'm sticking with what I know. I can't read a Korean menu, so I wouldn't know if it had Bibimbap or not! Leave me alone with my baguettes and pizza..... And I brought over about a hundred granola bars so I'm trying to get through them before I fly home. :P
I thought that I would keep a blog of my experiences to share with my friends and family.
Here are some places I've already been! Also, some of my travel photos have been published -- check it out here!
You can see some of my travel photos on Flickr: ... full info
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oh no.. hope you both feel better for this trip. Louise seems to be having it quite rough.