2023-08~09 Photo-essay Travelog of our Family Korea Trip with Grandchildren and their spouses: [Charles’ Life-Story Series, A Memoir (회고록)]
Our much-delayed Korea trip, due to the last three and a half years of Covid pandemic, was finally realized on August 29th, 2023. We flied the Korean Air Line, arriving at ICN the next day. Prof Huh and his wife, one of our family friends, greeted us at the airport and drove us to our Seoul Mokdong Officetel apartment, where we stayed the next four weeks.
서울 도착 이틀과 나흘 후, 우리는 둘 다 Covid-19을 앓기 시작하여, 집으로 돌아 오는 날까지 병과 그 여파로 거처하는 Apt 에서만 병 조리를 하며 지내고, 손주들이 오면 같이 하려고 계획하였던 관광과, 가족/친우 만나보기, 맛집 찾기 등을 하지 못하고, 손주 두쌍이 자기들 끼리만 몇몇 서울 명소들을 찾아 다니게 되었다. 그리고 손주들은 열흘 좀 넘게 서울서 지내다 Maryland와 Iowa로 돌아가게 되었다. 그래서 아래 Travelog의 대부분은 우리 손주들의 여행일지이고 이 Post 끝에 일부에 우리 지낸 Story가 게재되어 있다.
Arriving at the ‘Incheon International Airport’ (ICN) …In a Seoul subway …Our grand-children, sister and brother …Watching a pro baseball game at the ‘JamSil (잠실) Sports Arena’ in Seoul …‘The Magnificient Four’ [“The M Four”] look so vibrant and sweet at the baseball park.Dinner at a Korean restaurant after the ball game with the Huh’s and their daughter …This is the cutest couple.In a Seoul subway …In a Seoul metro bus …A bowl of delicious JaJangMyun (자장면) …In front of a ‘Turtle Battle Ship’ (‘거북선’) of the ‘Yi Dynasty’ … In front of a poster of a ‘BTS’ music-group member …On the streets of ‘HongDae’ (‘HongIk University’) campus …Climbing along the ‘NamHanSanSung’ (‘남한산성’) Fortress Wall in Seoul … Night scene of Metro Seoul seen from the Fortress …What a sweet couple …‘GyeungHoeRu’ (‘경회루’) pavilion‘ at the ‘GyeungBokGung’ (‘경복궁’) Palace …‘Yi Dynasty King’s Throne’ at the ‘경복궁’ palace …In the courtyard of the Officetel Apartment in Mokdong, Seoul …Elias and fiancée showing their engagement rings …Waving goodbyes to grandchildren, who will return to the States tomorrow …In a metro bus to the Incheon International Airport (ICN) …Munching before the long flight home at ICN …At the flight gate of Incheon International Airport (ICN) …At a gathering of friends in BunDang, after our grandchildren left …We stayed four nights, before returning to home, at the Kim’s in BunDang, while recuperating from our Covid.Mrs. Kim (HJ) led a home worship service for our two couples.Prof Yang’s sister visiting with us at the Kim’s …ICN (Incheon, Korea) International Airport …We left (Sept 30, 2023) for home to the US, three weeks earlier than our planned travel schedule for our post-Covid home recovery.
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아래 사진들은 우리가 서울을 떠나고 난 후에 친구 가족이 찾은 명소들이지만, 우리가 병고로 한국을 예정보다 일찍 떠나기 전에 계획한 명소 관광지이라 이 Post에 함께 싣습니다.
허 교수댁 두분은 인천 공항에서 우리를 떠나보내고, 가까운 ‘무의도’를 찾아 아름다운 주위를 둘러보았다.‘무의도’ 바닷가의 아름다운 모습 …10월 중순에는 우리와 같이 ‘강원도 양양’에 가서 동해 바다와 ‘설악산’을 찾기로 일정이 준비되어 있었다. 강원도 양양 ‘Sol Beach’ 에서 …
One response to “2023-08~09 Photo-essay Travelog of our Family Korea Trip with Grandchildren and their spouses: [Charles’ Life-Story Series, A Memoir (회고록)]”
Your post is great! I really enjoyed reading it! I love your photographs:) It seems like you had an amazing trip to Korea. Actually from my own experience, I’ve found that South Korea has many other fantastic places to explore. So, if you plan another trip to Korea, I’d like to recommend a website called TRAVUT. It offers services like tour guides, airport assistance, and reservations for various restaurants and experiences! Booking through the site provides the convenience of receiving vouchers, making the whole process very user-friendly. I found it helpful during my trip, and I hope it proves beneficial for you too. I’ll leave the link here: http://www.travut.com. Have a wonderful day!
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One response to “2023-08~09 Photo-essay Travelog of our Family Korea Trip with Grandchildren and their spouses: [Charles’ Life-Story Series, A Memoir (회고록)]”
Your post is great! I really enjoyed reading it! I love your photographs:) It seems like you had an amazing trip to Korea. Actually from my own experience, I’ve found that South Korea has many other fantastic places to explore. So, if you plan another trip to Korea, I’d like to recommend a website called TRAVUT. It offers services like tour guides, airport assistance, and reservations for various restaurants and experiences! Booking through the site provides the convenience of receiving vouchers, making the whole process very user-friendly. I found it helpful during my trip, and I hope it proves beneficial for you too. I’ll leave the link here: http://www.travut.com. Have a wonderful day!
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