Seoul

Two weeks ago, on Halloween, we took the KTX bullet train to Seoul for the weekend. It's a 3 hour ride and we topped out at about 150 mph. Once again, Korean public transportation did not disappoint us. The train ride was smooth, the cars were clean and as we've come to expect, everything is so straightforward and simple. They make it so easy to travel here!

We arrived on Saturday morning and checked into our hotel for a little nap. We decided to stay in Myeon-dong, an area that's popular with Korean college students for its great shopping. The area boasts Forever 21, H&M and other great boutiques. That night we met up with our friend Joon and his girlfriend for some sightseeing and dinner. Joon attended UNL for one year from 2008-2009 and had a few economics classes with Bob. He'd already had the chance to see our home in Nebraska, and we were really excited to finally get to see his home in Seoul! We visited a famous palace in the city and dined on delicious Italian food in a quaint neighborhood nearby.

We also presented Joon with his own Huskers football. When we learned we were moving to South Korea, we emailed Joon and asked if there were any souvenirs he'd like us to bring for him. He lamented that he'd forgotten to buy a football while in Nebraska. Unfortunately we had to let the air out of it in order to fit it in our suitcase, but we got it here! Joon says he gets up in the middle of the night to listen to Husker games over the internet. One year in Nebraska was all it took to turn him into a tried and true fan!

On Sunday we went to breakfast with a friend of Bob's uncle and did some more shopping in an area called Insadong. It is a great place to find traditional Korean souvenirs - pottery, paper fans, hand-made cards, etc. We picked out some great things for all of you back home!

All in all, we LOVED Seoul. It's such a huge city and there's so much to see and do. I'm not sure when we'll go back again, but we've already started a list of all we'd like to see. There's the Seoul Zoo, Olympic Village, museums, temples, restaurants...

Photos from Seoul

***Bob and Lindsey***