Scenes Gyeongju

On the Road to Gyeogju

We are sitting on a bus on our way to a city in the Southeast of Korea called Gyeonfgju. We began our morning with a tour of the Samsung Electronic Exhibition Hall. Samsung means 3 stars. The exhibit was state of the art. We were able to get a glimpse of the latest gadgets that do everything from getting the ball game on your cell phone to making kim chi (a traditional Korean dish of pickled foods). Look for a 10 mega pixel camera on your cell phone in the near future.
Once we were outside of Seoul the rolling hill turned into mountainous countryside. Many tunnels take us under the tall peaks. It is the peak of summer and the region is lush with rice and vegetable crops. The fruit growing along the way are wrapped in paper. This prevents the fruit from becoming too big and losing its flavor. We arrived in Bheonganseowon where we had a delicious lunch. As always the veggie group had our own table. The others ate barbeque cooked on their own grills. We had a variety of foods. Meals are always served in many little dishes set in the middle of the table. Everyone uses their chopsticks to taste a little of everything. It’s a little scary when the food stares back at you.
We are now in a southern region of the country. The pictures displayed are of temples and historic sights. It is beautiful part of the country and very hot. The days are filled from morning to evening and the heat makes it quite exhausting. It is not as easy to get to the Internet at our new hotel so I will not be able to blog every day.
I often stop and ask the kids if I may take their picture. They love to engage in conversation and we have also been asked to be in many of their pictures. After a picture I say, give me a high five. A little boy was standing next to his brother. I was asking for a high five, his brother said He not five, he six.
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P.S. We have now been here for 3 days, it is a beautiful place. Our schedule is very full and we are very tired. Tomorrow we head back to Seoul.



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