First Night in Jeju
Monday afternoon, about an hour after our Ulsan Bike Ride, we packed up our stuff and headed to the Gimhae Airport for our flight to Jeju Island. We even managed (by chance) to have our own private bus ride from Ulsan to the airport. We had the WHOLE bus to ourselves! Pretty nice. Continue reading Jeju Island with Dad (Part 1)
“What a beautiful day!” This phrase was repeated all morning. And rightfully so. It was a gorgeous day. This was our Monday morning bike ride in Ulsan before we left for Jeju Island. My dad was so impressed at how beautiful the riverside was along the bike path. He just couldn’t get enough of it as he tried to soak it all in. He said he had been entirely surprised that Continue reading Ulsan Bike Ride
On Saturday, the second day of my dad’s visit, my Korean “sister” took us out to eat at a very fancy traditional Korean restaurant. She used to be my main co-teacher at the school where I teach. She is an amazing person and was so helpful to me when I first came to Korea. She helped me settle into my apartment and trained me as an English teacher. She is definitely like family to me, so when she got a chance to meet my dad, she and her husband treated us to a great lunch, then took us on a tour of the Tongdosa Temple. Continue reading Tongdosa Temple
After 5 months of planning, my dad made it to Korea!! Here are just 3 of the first pics I took when he arrived the first day. Wave for the camera, dad 😛
“Are we going hiking today??”
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Gajisan is one of the more famous mountains near Ulsan. I believe I heard it was also one of the highest. Only two days after Chris and Leide arrived, we attempted to tame this beast. Teaming together with Jenna, we all headed out at the crack of NOON to catch a bus to Seoknamsa (the name of the Buddhist temple at the bottom of the mountain). In fact we got such a late start and took our sweet time getting ready, we wondered whether or not we were actually going to make it to the mountain at all. The catch phrase of the day became, “Are we going hiking today??” Continue reading The Beast of Gajisan
