Changdeokgung Palace
On our second trip to Seoul, Jennie and I toured the Secret Garden of Changdeokgung Palace. It began to rain at the beginning of our tour but luckily the rain…
Gyeongdong Market – Products
There was a incredible variety of grains, beans, vegetables, meat, seafood, and bugs available for sale in the Gyeongdong Market in Seoul. A few things looked familiar but we didn’t know…
Gyeongdong Market – People
On our first trip to Seoul, Jennie and I went to the Gyeongdong Market which is known for being the largest herbal medicine and ginseng market in South Korea. It…
Subways, Buses, and Trains
Johnnie’s sister, Jennie, has now returned to the States but we certainly had a great time while she was here visiting! On Monday and again on Tuesday, Jennie and I…
The Meat Restaurant
There is a restaurant in our town called the Meat-Restaurant that provides a unique and fun eating experience. It is a buffet-style restaurant but not exactly the type of buffet…
Lost In Translation
T-shirts with English writing on them are very common here. You see them in stores, in the markets, and on people everywhere. You have to wonder if the people buying…
Dulce, Our Sweet Star
Our puppy, Dulce, is an fantastic little dog and we have some recent photos and videos to share! We adopted her as a puppy in 2009 from the Rat Terrier rescue…
Happy Easter!
Being “in the future” on the other side of world from family, we got to celebrate Easter before them 🙂 It was a beautiful day and it was wonderful having…
Going Japanese
Johnnie’s sister has arrived for a week-long visit! We are going to try to cram in as many sightseeing and restaurant experiences as we can before she leaves. She arrived…
Black Rice
While in the Korean supermarkets, I always hit up the pasta aisle and the rice aisle because of the wonderfully different varieties of both that are available. On a recent…