1) Traffic Laws are more like Traffic Suggestions
2) There are no shirts with Korean writing. Everything is in the Latin alphabet (mostly English and often making little sense). The only place I've seen Korean was at a tourist gift shop.
Yesterday, I went hiking for the first time with Grace. As I said, it is one of the most popular pastimes here. I can definately see why - the mountains are nearby, beautiful and offer wonderful views. The path we took is about 3-4 minutes from my school. It was a smaller mountain and only took about an hour to climb.
(Left) Near the base of the mountain. (Right) Near the top.
(Left) Near the top. (Right) The mountain on the left is "Samsung-san".
(Left) Directly above the seated man is Seoul.
(Left) In the distance is "Gwanak-san".
The city of Anyang.
(Left) The mountain in the center is "Suri-san".
(Right) On the way back down we saw this mound of stones.
People place a rock on the top and make a wish to a nature god.
Notice: It's very possible I got the mountain names wrong.
I am glad you are settling in and getting to know people. The area looks very nice!!
ReplyDeleteJoe, these are fabulous photos! Thanks for keeping us informed.
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