"Goodbye" Blog

It's time for my blog to come to end. I didn't include every little detail of my trip to Korea, but I think you can tell from what I have included that I loved every minute of my trip. I highly recommend a trip to Korea if you can possibly do it. Thank you so much to all of you who have followed my blog and given me your support in my effort to win a prize in the "Blog Korea! Visit Korea!" contest sponsored by the Official Site of Korea Tourism. Unfortunately I did not win anything, but I had a great time and learned how to blog. I would never have believed that to be possible. See you at my next blog! LOL

"Hello" Uijeongbu

You have to have a place to relax after a hard day or night of shopping. My DD and SIL love the Hello Coffee Shop in Uijeongbu. Not only are there great coffee drinks, but also the decor is interesting as well. Branches with white lights adorning them are all around, and they make each booth seem like its own separate room. What fun!

Nursery Schools in Korea

I fell in love with the nursery schools in our neighborhood. They were decorated adorably! We passed these 2 cute schools on our way to the neighborhood park.

Physical Fitness in Korea

Physical fitness is a high priority in Korea. In neighborhoods you will see groupings of 2 or 3 exercise machines every few blocks for public use. There was a nice park about 2 blocks from my DD and SIL's apartment. The park had exercise equipment, a wishing well, and stadium type seating. It was great!

The Second Market in Dongducheon

I know that I have told you that shopping in Korea is fantastic, and I'm not exaggerating! There are great shopping sites just about everywhere. The Second Market was located about 2 blocks from my DD and SIL's apartment, so it was quick and easy to get there. Parts of the Second Market are covered, so you can shop there rain or shine. Now that's my idea of smart! The pictures show entrances to the Second Market from various streets.

The Seoul City Tour Bus

I don't know why we decided to save the Seoul City Bus Tour for my last day. There are 35 stops on the tour so we saw many places we would like to visit, but I was all out of time. That's one of the many reasons why I would like to go back to visit Korea again. The traffic in Seoul is heavy, and of course we saw a Hard Rock Cafe there.

Korean Food

The food in Korea is excellent. We ate a lot of food wrapped in lettuce leaves. Yummy, and so good for you! That is called Korean barbecue. I also loved bulgogi, bibimbap, yaki mandu (my favorite!), and Korean fried rice. The Katusa snack bar on the base had the best fried rice and yaki mandu. I'm still dreaming about it. One of our favorite places to eat Korean barbecue was a place only one block from my daughter and son-in-law's apartment. It was the O-Rae Buffet. You cook the meat yourself at the table. I'm still dreaming about that too!