Last week we took the hop over to South Korea for a week of fun and adventure. We started out at the Hwaseong Haenggung palace. Luckily Ryan and the girls were cute enough to get past the guards. In fact, our kids were cute enough that all the ladies riding public transportation with us chit-chatted with the girls the whole time. They were even willing to hold the youngest two and take pictures of us using all their electronic devices.
Looking at the undersides of these roofs, one realizes that standard American homes are pretty mono-chromatic.
Helen did a good job pretending to open the gate for us.
While the girls and I took a lunch break, Ryan tackled the stairs leading up to the high fortress wall circling the city. In retrospect, that might not have been the best division of labor, as Ryan is not the biggest fan of heights.
I consider this to be a serious bell. For 1000 won Ryan could have even rung in the cavalry with it.
Pavilion rooftop in all my favorite colors.
Here is the command post Seojangdae which overlooks the city of Suwon and doesn't bear any resemblance to the command posts I've seen in our military.
After the fortress we went to the Korean Folk Village. We were lucky enough to arrive in time for the traditional Korean farmer dance show. Our girls liked the pom-pom hats the best, but Ryan and I preferred the hats with the twirling streamers.
Here are the girls demonstrating how the early Korean totem poles keep their mouths open.
Ryan bought a little wooden "helicopter" from this gentleman. Nothing like buying one of something to teach sharing in a public location. Parenting is not for the faint of heart.
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