Hiking is a very very popular activity here. I think Joe's said something about that. Anyang is surrounded by mountains and you see a lot of Northface gear walking around. People on the train with walking sticks and visors and water bottles. So this weekend we took our turn on a short hike that Joe's done before. The start of the train is just behind his school. We didn't make it very far with Naomi in tow, but it was a fun outing.
Below are some shots of the rest area where we turned back. Really it was just the 'base camp' and going any further would have meant either putting up with a lot more whining or carrying a very heavy kid up a steep hill. So we hung out there. Naomi played with the water tap - shaped like a dragon's head - with red cups for drinking. Naomi and her new friend just played in the water. Then we played on the exercise equipment, which is commonly found in parks in Seoul. There were pull-up bars, sit-up benches, twisty-turny things, eliptical machines and, of course, hula hoops.
Then after we went hiking, we saw Joe's Co-worker dance in a YWAM event, wandered around in a neighboring town, where we bought Naomi some new shoes and some
Pororo chopsticks. I almost forgot a bag in the train bathroom and barely made it back in time for the train after sprinting to get it. And we had a delicious girll-it-yourself beef dinner (with beer, which we really felt we needed after a long day) complete with many many side dishes (Kimchi is only one) - one of the brilliant things about Korean meals.
Below are some shots of the rest area where we turned back. Really it was just the 'base camp' and going any further would have meant either putting up with a lot more whining or carrying a very heavy kid up a steep hill. So we hung out there. Naomi played with the water tap - shaped like a dragon's head - with red cups for drinking. Naomi and her new friend just played in the water. Then we played on the exercise equipment, which is commonly found in parks in Seoul. There were pull-up bars, sit-up benches, twisty-turny things, eliptical machines and, of course, hula hoops.
Then after we went hiking, we saw Joe's Co-worker dance in a YWAM event, wandered around in a neighboring town, where we bought Naomi some new shoes and some Pororo chopsticks. I almost forgot a bag in the train bathroom and barely made it back in time for the train after sprinting to get it. And we had a delicious girll-it-yourself beef dinner (with beer, which we really felt we needed after a long day) complete with many many side dishes (Kimchi is only one) - one of the brilliant things about Korean meals.
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