Saying Goodbye

 Images from my last month in South Korea... this is the chapel, which is down a small side street in Seoul.

 Packing my apartment.

 Empty apartment.

 Busan beach

Awesome instructions for surviving rip currents at the beach: "1. Learn how to swim."

Chocolate Exhibit

I organized a trip to the traveling Chocolate museum exhibit for FHE.  It was supposed to be epic.  It was three rooms, where the biggest room was the photo zone. 

South Korean museums frequently have a room for you to take pictures of yourself with themed elements from the exhibit.

This is just goes to show that not all adventures in living abroad end in success.  But that's not a reason to cancel the photo op!

DMZ

 DMZ tour, early December.  I know, I really should download my camera more often...

 Looking from South Korea into the North.  Freezing cold and very windy, these soldiers only stand guard when the tour groups come.  They were very strict about where, when and how we could take pictures.

 "You can take pictures if you don't stand too close or touch the guards."  We were told over and over again not to make any hand gestures, including pointing, waving, birds or any other that we came up with where the North Koreans could see us.

But I did get this picture at an over look into North Korea.  The yellow line was the photo line, as in we couldn't walk up to the edge and take pictures. 

Image walking up to tall wall and just getting a glimpse over.  That was what this tour was like... just a glimpse into what North Korea was like and a brief snapshot of the history of the DMZ.  All the incidents that get glossed over in the sentence of your history class, "And there's been a cease fire ever since."

Lantern Festival

These are paper lanterns, larger than life size. We walked along the river, amazed and enthralled.


I'm so sorry that I am not a better photographer. But this is just enough to tease and tempt you into coming and visiting.