So, 6 months later, (and one baby almost ready…) our Korea photos are online! Now, we’ll have to work on Hawaii (we just got back…)
Enjoy and happy travels!…
Bus schedule for Airport BusBus schedule for Airport Bus
There are many ways to get from the Seoul Incheon International Airport, and more are even coming with a subway line being built that will connect the Airport all the way to downtown.…
We found that making reservations ahead of time outside of Seoul was thankfully not necessary (at least in July when we were there). People at the hotels did not speak English, so reservations would have been very difficult. …
Pretty colors of cellphones at I'Park Mall Pretty colors of cellphones at Yongsan Electronics Market
In the morning, we headed out to the Yongsan Elecctronics Market in Seoul. It wasn’t really what I expected. …
We took the high speed train back to Seoul from Daegu. The train goes up to 300 km/h in sections, and was a very convenient way of crossing the country. It cost us about $40 US per ticket.…
Since it was our anniversary, we decided to go up the N’Seoul Tower to celebrate. To get to the base of the tower you take a cable car, which provides you with great views too. …
Namdaemun Market, SeoulNamdaemun Market, Seoul
We made not one, but 2 trips to Namdaemun Market – it’s that big. Of course, it’s Korea, so it’s well organized with info booths with English speakers. …
Fruit for sale in Seomun Market, DaeguFruit for sale in Seomun Market, Daegu
From Busan we traveled to Daegu. From there it was easy to get to Haeinsa Temple by bus. …
Some of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka KoreanaSome of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana
Daegu is a convenient base to head out to yet another amazing temple – Haeinsa Temple. …
A subway station in Busan. A subway station in Busan.
The subway system in Busan is like all the others we used in Korea – fabulous. The trains run very frequently and the stations are well organized, announced in English (and Korean, and Chinese, and Japanese) and everythin