tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55889380899216041202024-02-19T02:59:56.044-06:00Adventure Around the GlobeAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-84507420352779755932017-04-20T00:33:00.000-05:002017-04-20T00:35:51.237-05:00A lesson in Turkish rugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last week we got the opportunity to see how handmade Turkish rugs are made. I never knew how labor intensive making a quality rug can be.</div>
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While visiting the Goreme Open Air Museum, our tour guide told us about a place near by that you can see locals making rugs, from the spinning to the final rug. It's a cooperative, Matis Carpet is the name (I think). </div>
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We arrived at the end of the day, but there were still 3 ladies there, as well as 1 guy who spoke English. I hate not being able to speak Turkish! I can understand a little. In specific settings I understand quite a bit, like when my friend was telling the waiter to put her order on a separate bill at lunch last Sunday. I was able to argue enough in Turkish to tell him 1 bill, but she won in the end by threatening to <i>never</i> eat out with us again (and she's so stubborn like me, that she would stick to it and not eat out with us E.V.E.R. again).</div>
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I digress, where was I? Oh, yeah, not being able to communicate in Turkish. I'm studying it. <i>S.L.O.W.L.Y.</i></div>
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They only use natural dyes. They crush various plants, boil them and then soak the yarn in it to create such beautiful colors.</div>
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There was a guy who explained to us how they collect the silk from the silk worm cocoons and spin it. First, the cocoons are soaked in hot water to loosen the fibers. Then, they take a straw brush and beat the water with it several times in order the catch the fibers. Once there are about 25 strands on the straw brush, they are attached to the spindle and spun around and around, creating silk thread. There is about 1 mile of silk in 1 cocoon. After the silk is spun into thread, it needs to be boiled because it is coated in a layer of glue type stuff. Once the thread has been boiled, it is silky soft and oh so luxurious. After that they dye the thread.<br />
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After learning about how silk is produced, we got to learn how rugs are actually created. The ladies have a pattern hanging on the loom (the blue and orange thing above their heads in the picture) which shows them the design. It said that just by looking at it, they tell where they left off the day before. They also don't have to count squares, they can tell what goes next just by looking. The rug they were working on will have over 6 million knots. For 1 person working alone on it, it would take about 2 years to complete the rug. For both of them working together, it will take about 1 year to complete the rug. </div>
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The girls even got to knot a few knots on a rug.<br />
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There are different ways to knot, like single knot, or double knot. The double knot is stronger. As years go by, the knots will actually get tighter from use.</div>
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The design that you see, it composed of individual knots! 1 square centimeter can have up to 100 individual knots! That's roughly 100 knots on your thumb nail!<br />
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In 1 day, they will complete about 1 row of knots. Silk yarn is finer than the wool yarn. Here they are working on a silk on silk rug. It was so so soft! And the colors was just beautiful! I'm a sucker for blues for sure.</div>
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The ladies loved showing the girls how they do their work. And even though Little Man was running around like a crazy man, everyone just found him adorable. In Turkish culture, kids can basically do no harm...even when there are expensive things around.</div>
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Take for example the picture below. Little Man and Princess are wrestling on thousands of dollars worth of handmade Turkish rugs! The blue rug on the right costs $13,000 USD ALONE! Daniel and I kept telling the kids to stop walking on the rugs, to stop wrestling and rolling around on them, to just look at them. The guy showing us the rugs kept telling us, "It's no problem. They are kids, let them be. They're fine." I kept thinking, "Yeah, they're fine until they ruin something." I mean, if you've met my son, you know that he is a wrecking ball in a china store. He is a tornado and hurts himself, or something, on a near daily basis. But we let them roll around, ate the man's insistence, while we talked about Turkish rugs and life in general.</div>
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We learned that how to tell the quality of a run, you must flip the rug over to examine the back. You can see the amount of knots per square cm more easily. Ones with fewer knots are more pixilated in design. The more knots a rug has, the clearer the design is. For the most high quality rugs, the design on the back is almost just as clear as on the front! You would hardly be able to see where the knots are.<br />
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Before we visited this place, I thought Turkish rugs (well, most all rugs) were so expensive; so over priced. After this learning experience, I see the time and effort that goes into creating such works of art. Imagine sitting at a loom every day, for 1 year, tying knots and making such a beautiful rug, just to sell it for like $300. I'd be appalled too! Sadly, that's what I thought I'd be willing to spend on a rug before seeing the work that goes into it. I mean really, imagine working on something for 1 year, and only receiving $300 for it. Your yearly wage of $300, absurd. So no wonder handmade Turkish rugs are worth thousands of dollars.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Ortahisar Belediyesi/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Turkey38.63251950713115 34.86194729804992738.631744507131152 34.860686798049926 38.633294507131147 34.863207798049928tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-73250442155065630472016-11-18T10:35:00.001-06:002016-11-18T10:51:29.546-06:00Letter boxingToday the kids and I went on our first letter boxing adventure. It was fun. It was cold out. It was a hike. We got to see some unexpected sights too on the way to the location. We came across a market that reminded us of Tongbak Market in Pyeongtaek, South Korea; weird animal heads and all.<br />
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I found out about letterboxing from a friend on Facebook. They were letterboxing while on vacation in New Zealand. It looked fun, so I went online to see if there were any near us. Turns out there was one.<br />
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Letterboxing is like a treasure hunt. You go online, find one in a location near you, or where you'd like to go, and then print off the clue. With clue in hand, you then embark on the adventure of trying to find the buried "treasure". The treasure is a hidden stamp that you stamp in your notebook. You also carry your own stamp (homemade or store bought) and stamp the notebook (or whatever it is that is hidden with the stamp) to prove that you found it.<br />
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We wrote down the date, location and time of the find in our notebook. We then stamped our notebook with the letterbox stamp and each of our own stamps. After that, we stamped our stamps on the burlap that was hidden in the letterbox. Being burlap, we couldn't write our trail name on it, but oh well.<br />
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I hope to go on more adventures to find hidden letterboxes. If you are interested, you should check out <a href="http://www.atlasquest.com/" target="_blank">Atlas Quest</a>, or some other letterboxing website. They are free to join, free to find, and who doesn't like a little treasure hunt every now and then?<br />
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I mean, if we can find one in Ankara, Turkey, you can probably find one in a location near you; so go out and start the search!<br />
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Iceland is a magical place. It is full of so much natural beauty. The kids and I got to experience a brief taste of that beauty when we flew there on a 3 night stopover this month. Two of the kids ended up getting sick 1 of those days, the only rain free day we were there, but that didn't keep us from being able to explore a few places our other two days.</div>
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The first day we landed at 6:30am, got our rental car and were on the road before 7:30am. We drove from Keflavik to our hotel, halfway between Þingvellir National Park and Selfoss. We took a nap and then drove to Geysir and Gullfoss. Day numero dos two of the kids were spewing what little food they had eaten, so we played around at the hotel. Our third, and final full day, in Iceland we went to the Secret Lagoon. Afterwards, we stopped by Raufarholshellir Lava Tube Cave on our way to the airport hotel.</div>
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I missed the pull off for Raufarholshellir, not once, but two times! It wouldn't have been so easily missed had there not been such thick fog, but <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cccccc; font-size: x-large;">fog</span> there was. Oh, and the road is a typical Icelandic 2 lane road, except this one was going up a hill with steep embankments on either side. So we just kept driving on up the hill looking for a place to turn around without being hit by an on coming car in the heavy fog. We eventually did find a place to turn around at. Going back down the hill I was going extra slow and straining to see the turn off for it. That fog was something else! I did see it, but not until I was already at the turn off, and not slow enough the stop with cars behind me. So we looked for another place to turn around yet again. Thankfully there was a wide enough spot on the side of the road to do that a few hundred feet away. </div>
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The parking area is just a large gravel area. You park and then walk a few hundred meters in the direction parallel to the road (north). You'll see a bunch of rocks; the opening is in there.</div>
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The walk down to the opening is a little wet and slippery, but nothing my 9 and 6 year olds couldn't manage. I had my 4 year old on my back the entire time. Just remember to wear sturdy shoes. The kids only had their Bogs boots, and I only had my Keen hiking sandals, while we were in Iceland. That is all we needed:)</div>
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Once you've reached the dark part of the cave, you can continue on in as far back as it goes, but BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN SOURCE OF LIGHT! We only enter into the dark part a little ways. We had 1 headlamp and 1 flashlight, but I was concerned about one of my kids tripping over rocks, or not keeping up. If I had had a headlamp for each of us, we may have ventured in farther.<br />
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The hike to the dark part of the cave is fun and totally worth it, even if you don't go into the dark part of the cave! There are places for your kids to romp around and let their imagines run wild. The wind was something fierce the day we went. Down in the cave it's pretty much windless, but you'll want to remember to pack a sweatshirt, raincoat, hat and gloves, in addition to your sturdy shoes! And don't forget your flash light (if you're going deep into the recesses of the cave)!<br />
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This is a picture of where Raufarholshellir is on the map. It's about an hour drive to the airport, so even if you only have a few hours for a stopover, you could totally grab a car rental and go! It is off of highway 39, just north of the the highway 39 and highway 38 intersection.<br />
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-10338601701911599262016-07-30T18:34:00.001-05:002016-07-30T18:34:13.778-05:00Yellowstone National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our summer adventure was centered around a trip to <a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm" target="_blank">Yellowstone National Park</a>. We've spent over 5,000 miles driving across the United States, with 2 nights spent camping at Canyon Campground in Yellowstone. This stop was going to be epic. It was going to be amazing.<br />
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Yellowstone, though pretty, and even beautiful in places, is a big land of too much driving and too many crowds. I did not anticipate being in the car for the majority of our stay in Yellowstone. I drove us out there so we could enjoy God's creation, not so we could spend all day in the van driving from place to place! I mean, it was so much car riding that by the end of the afternoon, we skipped some pretty cool looking things (like the terraces) to just be done with being in a vehicle.<br />
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The campground was massive and not very pretty. We much better preferred our time at West Tensleep Lake Campground in the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/bighorn/recarea/?recid=30654" target="_blank">Big Horn National Forest,</a> a few hours east of Yellowstone. They make big deal about bears and your food, so I was annoyed to be constantly worrying if my messy kids were going to attract bears due to their eating habits. Come to think of it, there were probably more bears at our previous campground, but I wasn't overly worried about attracting them.<br />
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Another thing that caused much stress, well probably this is the only one that actually caused me stress....the bear thing was just an annoyance really, was the fear of my extremely active and wily 3 year old son would run off and end up being scorched, boiled or scalded to death by breaking through the thin crust of land surrounding the hot springs and geysers. This was a relevant fear because he is fast, *usually* does not instantaneously obey the directive to stop, he's fearless (until scared), and did I mention he is fast?! I mean, you all remember hearing about the kid that fell into the gorilla pit. Well, that so easily could have been my son, in a split second.<br />
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Case in point, he was up and almost over the railing of this waterfall in literally 1 second.<br />
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I had just turned around to help one of my daughters get the crayons out to draw a picture of said waterfall when I turned around to see Little Man getting ready to climb up and over the top rail; without regard to the steep drop off down the other side.<br />
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The walks on the boardwalks were unenjoyable due to the crowds of people and the lack of a leash for my son. I don't like kid leashes, so I'm not sad I did not have one. I think they are despicable. but one would have been nice to allow him a false sense of freedom. Instead he was free to walk/roam, until he became disobedient. At that time he was forced to hold my the rest of the way. This led to being dragged at points because I don't coddle him. If he wants to go limp and throw himself down while we are walking, and I'm holding his hand, I just keep on walking, still holding his hand. Ain't no one got time for that crap. He learned real quick not to do that.<br />
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Old Faithful was neat, but not as great as I was expecting, or maybe I was I already beat and ready to go. It was right before we left and headed south to the Tetons.<br />
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We did make it to the Boiling River, but my oldest was let down because it wasn't what she had envisioned. The hot water is nice and hot, but the cold water is cold. And, it's not very deep. Oh, and like always, lots of people. In addition, it is a mile or so walk from parking to the swimming spot.<br />
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The kids got their Junior Ranger badges for Yellowstone, so that was fun. Another one to add to the list. All in all, Yellowstone would be fun for a day trip from some other destination, like the Grand Tetons just south. Or if you have older kids (or a good adult/child ratio) going on hikes through the park, as opposed to drive-park-boardwalk-drive-park-boardwalk-repeat. I was greatly outnumbered with 3 kids to 1 adult. Such is life.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-90216842574266099762016-07-28T01:41:00.002-05:002016-07-28T01:41:27.507-05:00Teton Village Trail Rides<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Heading through the Tetons, we made a stop at Teton Village. Here, the kids got to go horseback riding at <a href="http://tetonvillagetrailrides.com/" target="_blank">Teton Village Trail Rides</a>. The girls went out on an hour long trail ride in the mountains. Little Man got to go for a half an hr ride in the pasture. The cost was very reasonable, $40 for each girl & $20 for Little Man. The kids were all smiles! The 2 sepia pictures were taken of them out on the trail by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laurendillonphotography/" target="_blank">Lauren Dillon Photography</a>. The rest of the pictures are mine.</div>
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The staff at Teton Village Trail Rides were very helpful and accommodating. I was the only adult, with my 3 kids who were all different ages. Being 1 parent, they kindly let my girls go out on the trail without me so I could stay with Little Man. Little Man was insistent on riding when I was paying for the girls, so I paid for him as well. Then, when it was time to get on his horse, he backed out and insisted that he did not want to go on the horse.</div>
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The man leading the horse was patient and helped my son warm up to the horse by first touching, then petting, eventually sitting on, and finally being led around on the horse. He didn't rush my son to get over his "fear." Then, out in the pasture, he actively engaged talking with Little Man, pointing out various animals and asking him questions. The guide led the horse, with Little man seated by himself in the saddle, around the pasture for quite a few passes. All in all, they spent about 30 minutes out on the horse, well worth the $20.</div>
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Teton Village Trail Rides is located in Teton Village, across from the Snake River Lodge in the lower village. Their phone number is: (307) 733-2674 and you can access their website via the link at the beginning of the post.<br />
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*We went in the morning just before 10am and it wasn't crowded. As we were leaving during the 11am hour, it was becoming more crowded.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com2Teton Village, WY 83025, USA43.58769614211063 -110.8253574371337943.586977142110634 -110.82661793713379 43.588415142110627 -110.82409693713379tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-22276751509351230922016-01-09T09:52:00.000-06:002016-01-09T09:55:58.571-06:00A Free View of Tokyo Skyline<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you go Tokyo, you might want to visit the <a href="http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/" target="_blank">Skytree</a> or <a href="http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/eng/" target="_blank">Tokyo Tower</a> to soak in some views of the Tokyo skyline. These attractions are neat and all, and lit up at night they are pretty awesome. <i>But </i>if you are a budget conscious traveler, you may want to head over to the free views offered by the <a href="http://www15.j-server.com/LUCBUNKYO/ns/tl.cgi/http%3a//www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/shisetsu/civiccenter/tenbo.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XPARAM=query,&XCHARSET=UTF-8&XPORG=,&XJSID=0" target="_blank">Bunkyo Civic Center</a>. The link is poorly translated English, but it tells you the viewing hrs (9am to 8:30pm daily) and the dates it is closed (Dec 29-Jan 3 and 3rd Sunday of May). The viewing platform is on the 25th floor and is <i><u><b>FREE</b></u></i> to everyone. On clear days you are able to see Mt Fuji. Unfortunately, the day we went it was hazy in the direction of Mt. Fuji.</div>
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To get there from where we were staying, near the Edo Tokyo Museum, we took the Oedo subway line to Kasuga station.<br />
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Gettting to the observation deck from Kasuga Station (Oedo Line):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">You should see a pillar that has a yellow sign pointing exits 1-4 straight ahead and exit 5 to your left.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">The entrance to the Bunkyo Civic Center is here. </span><i style="text-align: start;">You are at the B2 level</i><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;"> (basement 2 level).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">Enter and go to the next available right. There is a blue and brown elevator sign, as well as a bathroom sign on the door.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you have littles who need to use the facilities, here's a good place to stop and go potty. The bathroom is in the hall just to the left of the big elevator sign reminding you which one goes to which floors.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">For those not going potty, take the </span><span style="color: blue; text-align: start;"><b><i><u>BLUE</u></i></b></span><span style="text-align: start;"> elevator! This one takes you up to the 25th floor observatory. The elevator would be on your left as you enter. The ride up is in a glass elevator so you can see how high up you are going:</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">)</span></td></tr>
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Upon exiting the elevator, go to your right and walk along the observation deck, enjoying the views.</div>
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When you are ready to leave, just retrace your steps backwards:<br />
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<li>take the elevator down to B2</li>
<li>upon exiting the elevator, go right and then right again at the first exit.</li>
<li>once in the main area, exit to your left out of the building into the underground walk way.</li>
<li>go to your right and walk to the T. Take a right and go down the escalator.</li>
<li>exit the escalator and turn left.</li>
<li>walk to the T and you'll see the entrance to the Kasuga Station for the Oedo Line.</li>
<li>buy your return ticket at the machines on the right of the entrance and enjoy the rest of your time in Tokyo!</li>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com01 Chome-16 Kasuga, Bunkyō-ku, Tōkyō-to 112-0003, Japan35.708002677654427 139.752005575393735.70719667765443 139.7507450753937 35.708808677654424 139.7532660753937tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-42845672562559597372015-10-20T19:56:00.001-05:002015-10-21T01:46:15.555-05:00Miraikan- The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation- Tokyo, Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you have children who are into the sciences, or if you have children that might think science is boring textbook stuff, you should definitely visit the <a href="https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/" target="_blank">National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation</a> (aka Miraikan) while in Tokyo. </div>
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The museum is very much a hands on museum. Kids, and adults, are encouraged to participate in various exhibits.</div>
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There are many robot displays, as well as an awesome demonstration by the robot ASIMO. The ASIMO demonstration is 3 times daily, at 11am, 2pm and 4pm (but be sure to verify demonstration times the day of your visit).</div>
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Visitors are able to enter the Shinkai 6500. It is the world's deepest diving manned submersible. The displays display the power of the pressure at 1,000 meters below sea-level. All information is in Japanese and English.</div>
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Near the submersible exhibit, there is a display explaining ocean currents. Again, explanations are in Japanese and English.<br />
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Seeing the life cycle of carbon dioxide:</div>
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Learning about emerging innovations in plastics...and some <em>*not* </em>very wise genetic engineering <em>(in my opinion).</em></div>
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There is a learning area designed for younger children. This is free with admission, but you must stop by and reserve a spot for your kids. Timeslots are every hour and last for 45 minutes. Spaces fill fast, so if this is something you would like your children to experience you need to stop by before entering the main exhibit hall to ensure you are able to secure a spot. It is located on the 3rd floor. We happened upon this area and had to wait 2 hrs for our available spots. We were given a card for each kid and then we went off to explore the main exhibit hall while we waited.<br />
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Building with Legos (the Duplo size):<br />
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The Miraikan Museum is great for school age children. There are several exhibits that involve visitor participation (like analyzing cognitive ability from how a person walks and answers various questions simultaneously). The museum is large and you can easily spend all day there. There is a café on the 5th floor. The 7th floor offers views of the surrounding Tokyo Waterfront Area.</div>
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The museum is not a place to really entertain toddlers and school age kids together. Our toddler was all over the place, getting lost in the crowds a few times. This made it not very enjoyable for us parents because 1 was always having to keep a close eye on him, or run off after him. Needless to say, we didn't get to really delve into the exhibits. Our older kids enjoyed participating in, reading and learning about the various exhibits.</div>
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It is located on <a href="http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html" target="_blank">Odaiba</a>, a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay. <a href="https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.jp/tokyo/en/" target="_blank">Legoland Tokyo</a> is located on the same island, as well as several shopping malls, the <a href="http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/en/top/" target="_blank">Ooedo Onsen Monogatari</a> "theme park" and views of the Rainbow Bridge.</div>
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The museum costs 620 yen for adults and 210 yen for children elementary age through 17 yrs old. Preschoolers and younger are free. The US dollar equivalent is about $5 per adult and $2 per youth. The museum is free for anyone under 18 years of age on Saturdays. Remember though, that many people are visiting on Saturdays, so it may be worth is to spend the $2+ and avoid the <em>massive</em> crowds.</div>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation35.6193287 139.7765712000000335.616101699999994 139.77152870000003 35.6225557 139.78161370000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-62671724541950891122015-10-04T04:13:00.001-05:002015-10-04T04:17:18.836-05:00Seoul Trick Eye MuseumThe <a href="http://trickeye.com/seoul/main/?tl=en_US" target="_blank">Trick Eye Museum</a> in Seoul is a fun little stop for those looking for a different take on an art museum. The museum is appropriate for kids, but I would caution against toddlers (unless you have them in a stroller, on a leash, or yours are not Tasmanian devils. We took our 8, 5 and 2.5 yr old kids. The two and a half year old is high energy, and he did not stay put for photo ops, which caused me to have to run after him and not have good photo ops for the other kids. Also, there is no re-admittance once you leave. It never fails that when you are half way through, a kid is going to have to pee (even though we all used the bathroom before entering the paid part of the museum). Since I had my little bundle of energy too, I did not try to gain re-admittance after my daughter went potty. I bet if she flashed her cute little blue eyes, we could have re entered, but I was content to sit at the café and wait for my oldest and her dad to finish taking pictures in the museum, instead of chasing my toddler around inside the museum.<br />
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The museum is where you take pictures next to artwork that creates an optical illusion.<br />
You look like you're climbing a poll to avoid flash flooding: <br />
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It really is neat.<br />
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To exit the trick eye part of the museum, you have to go through a mirror maze. No running, unless you want to run smack into a mirror. Hahaha.<br />
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You should take a camera that takes decent pictures, stand on the designated spots for the best results and take your time:) Our kids have broken every.single.camera we've owned. So we only had our cell phones to take pictures with. The pictures are still pretty cool, but nothing like a <em>"real"</em> camera would take.<br />
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Admittance is 15,000 won for adults, 12,000 won for kids/students. Our almost 3 year old was free. The ticket includes entrance to the ice museum as well. The ice museum is a <em><u>freezing cold</u></em> ice sculpture display. It has an ice slide to ride down, an igloo, ice furniture and even an ice toilet (not for real use).<br />
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It is easy to get to, so long as you don't miss the entrance sign on the building. It is in the basement of the building (B2).<br />
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1. From Yongsan Station take the GyeonguiJungang subway line to Hongik University. (Or from Seoul Station, take the Airport Express line to Hongik University...make sure it is <em><strong><u>NOT the direct train</u></strong></em>...because the direct goes directly to Incheon Airport).</div>
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2. Exit out of <strong><u>door number 9</u></strong>. Upon exiting you will turn left. This is the view:</div>
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4. Walk straight to the next main intersection. (The cross walk for this intersection is farther up the road on your left when you face the busy cross street.) You want to cross the street and follow the road on your right in the picture below.</div>
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5. The Trick Eye Museum is 1 block down this road, on your right.</div>
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Yesterday the family went glamping for the first time here in Korea. For all of you who don't know what glamping is, it is luxury camping. Originally we were going to go camping our on the coast at <a href="http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Taeanhaean/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp" target="_blank">Taeanhaean National Park</a>, but after long work days for many weeks straight, the last thing Daddy wanted to do was set up camp after a 2+ hour drive. So I drove down to <a href="https://www.paradisespa.co.kr/" target="_blank">Paradise Spa Dogo</a>, hot springs 45 minutes from our house, to see if there were caravans available for rent this weekend. There was availability Friday not, but not Saturday night. Since Little Man was not yet 37 months old, we were able to save money and rent a 4 person caravan. *<i>though after staying a night, we learned that a 6 person one would be better...Little Man was a kicker last night.</i>*</div>
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It is the off season right now, so the weekend rate (Fri-Sun) was 220,000 won per night. This rate included entrance to the spa and sauna for the day of check in (after 2pm), as well as entrance to the sauna the following morning from 7-9am. The spa was open Friday night until 10pm, the sauna was open until 11pm. The 6 person caravan is 100,000 won more expensive per night, and includes entrance for 6 people.</div>
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There are wagons available to haul your stuff from the parking lot to your caravan site.</div>
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The caravans are laid out in groupings of 7 or so. Each caravan has a deck with a picnic table, a grill (if desired) and a canopy that provides shade, rain cover and has mosquito netting.<br />
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Inside the 4 person caravan there is a set of bunkbeds, a bathroom (toilet and sink), a kitchen with a 2 burner stove, a sink, a microwave, a rice cooker, dishes, utensils, an electric pot to boil water, a refrigerator, a table, a U shaped bench, a tv, an air conditioner/heater and a queen(ish) size bed. Bedding is included, but the kids preferred their sleeping bags. I would have preferred my own sleeping bag (or a fitted sheet to go over the mattress pad), but we only brought the kids' sleeping bags.<br />
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The bathroom was very small and had a funky smell to it. But hey, it's an rv, so isn't that standard? With the door closed, the smell didn't permeate into the main area of the caravan.<br />
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The kitchen is small. We did most of our cooking and eating outside at the picnic table. The refrigerator smelled like kimchi. I guess it doesn't bother Koreans since they eat that food daily, but it is kind of an offensive smell for our noses. Because of that, the fridge was off limits, or at least I tried to make it that way. I didn't put anything in it, with hopes that no one would open the fridge door. But alas, the kids would feel the need to open it and bring the kimchi stench back out, always when the smell had started to dissipate. Typical, <i>right</i>?<br />
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The back sleeping area. It had the AC and the tv. The AC cooled the entire caravan nicely. The tv swiveled so you could watch it while at the table too.<br />
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We brought the kids' bikes, which they enjoyed riding around the area.<br />
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The spa was wonderful. There water is warm, with some pools heated to over 100 degrees fahrenheit (40 degrees celsius). On the island created by the lazy river, there is a children's pool with a playground and waterslides. A kid "hot tub" is right next to it. There is a baby pool which is much warmer and has a slide as well.<br />
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There is also a waterpark outside, and a lap like pool. Both were closed on Friday evening when we went swimming.<br />
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There are additional hot tubs and a sauna outside, on the left of the island when your back is to the main building.</div>
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Inside there is another children's pool, which is warming has a slide. There is 1 large main pool, that is sectioned off into alcoves which provide various body treatments with jets. Some of them include a neck shower, a body massage, a foot massage, as well as butt and thigh massages. There is also a warm (warmer than the main pool, but not quite hot tub temperature) pool.<br />
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There is also an entrance to the outside lazy river from the inside of the spa: passing under the waterfalls<br />
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The lazy river entrance when outside is via stairs.<br />
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After swimming, we showered and headed back to the caravan to make some s'mores. I mean, what is <u>camping</u> without making s'mores, <i>right</i>?!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goofing off in the morning.</td></tr>
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We enjoyed our time glamping at Paradise Spa Dogo. The caravan itself, was nothing great. It was smelly in certain areas, and not all windows nor screens were operable. We have never clamped before, so we are not sure if the cost was comparable. However, the included admission to the spa/sauna for 4 people, for 8 hrs is a good deal. Friday-Sunday individual entrance rates at 35,000 won for adults and 28,000 won for kids (which would have been 126,000 won for our family for 1 day). On weekends from September-December, there is a night rate of 15,000 won for admission after 6pm. So for 6-10pm. That is a good deal! So, if you are up for the 45-50 minute drive at 10pm at night, the night spa deal would be a better bargain, as opposed to glamping. But, if convenience is what you are looking for, renting a caravan is wonderful.</div>
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The driving directions from the Pyeongtaek / Humphreys area:</h2>
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<li>Get onto 45 heading south. 45 breaks off, a right exit that curves to the left and under the road, at Dunpo. Take this exit, staying on 45 south!</li>
<li>Follow 45 south (towards Asan) until right before you cross the bridge into Asan. Look for the sign saying 39 Asan Seawall ->. Turn right!</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn right off of 45 onto 39.</td></tr>
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<li> Follow the 2 lane (1 each direction) road until you see the sign for 39, Asan Seawell. You will bear right and enter a highway.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">39, Asan Seawall</td></tr>
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<li> Follow the highway until you see 39 break off to join with 21 and 45, heading towards Yesan and Cheonan. Exit and take 21 heading towards Yesan.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exit onto 21 heading towards Yesan.</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> This is the exit onto 21 (towards Yesan) from 39.</li>
</ul>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You will go under then curve around and cross back over.</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> Take this highway until 21 breaks off from 39 and 45. Exit to the right and continue on 21 south towards Yesan.</li>
</ul>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right exit, then head south on 21</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> Take 21 south through a town and back out into the country until you see the sign with the brown square saying Dogo Spa ->. Turn right and go straight for about 2 miles.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn right at the brown Dogo Spa sign</td></tr>
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<li> This is what the road looks like after making the right hand turn at the brown Dogo Spa sign:</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road towards the Dogo Spa</td></tr>
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<li> Continue straight through the intersection, keeping the stream on your left.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The intersection in the village</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> There is another brown sign, this one has Paradise Spa on it, just before the turn to the Paradise Spa Dogo. Make a right turn at the sign. If you reach the stop light, you have gone 1 block too far.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The turn for Paradise Dogo Spa</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> This is Paradise Spa Dogo. Parking is free.</li>
</ul>
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The return home is the same, just be sure to look for the following signs:</div>
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<li>When on 21 heading back towards Asan, upon reaching 39, take 39 towards Asan Seawall. <b>*DO NOT CONTINUE ON 45 STRAIGHT TOWARDS ASAN!*</b> If you do, it will take you back through Asan city, and not the way you had come originally.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>take the right split towards Asan Seawall</b>, <i>IT SPLITS IMMEDIATELY AGAIN, take the LEFT SPLIT THIS TIME</i></td></tr>
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<li>THE 2nd SPLIT, BEAR LEFT TOWARDS ASAN SEAWALL!</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2nd split, bear left towards Asan Seawall</td></tr>
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<li> Once on 39, continue straight until you see the sign for Asan. You want to take the right exit. DO NOT CONTINUE STRAIGHT AND CURVE TO THE LEFT!</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your exit towards Asan</td></tr>
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<li> Continue on the road until just before the bridge. Take the exit for 45, towards Dunpo. You will exit right and it curves left and under the road.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exit for 45 towards Dunpo.</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li> You are now on the small 2 lane (1 each direction) road that will intersect with 45. Turn left at 45 and head towards Pyeongtaek.</li>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com1Paradise Spa Dogo Gigok-ri, Dogo-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea36.7659279302123 126.8859314918518136.7643379302123 126.88340999185181 36.7675179302123 126.88845299185181tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-9017249332983132662015-08-29T06:36:00.001-05:002015-08-29T06:36:15.345-05:00Boryeong Coal Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today the kids and I went to the Boryeong Coal Museum. It was about a 2 hr drive from the Pyeongtaek area. We actually took a left turn too early, and ended up going rail biking (first). After we rail biked, we got back out to the main road and found the museum.</div>
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The entrance fees are cheap: ₩1,500 (like $1.25) for adults and ₩500 ($0.50) for kids 6-12. Kids 5 and under are free. The museum, like most places in Korea, is closed on Mondays. Hours are 9-6pm March thru October and 9-5pm November thru February.<br />
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The main floor has a large diorama of a coal mine, examples of coal, items worn by coal mine workers and a video (in Korean) about coal mining.<br />
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Upstairs, there are books on mining life (or I think that's what they're about), life-size displays about mining life and fossils in coal that you can look at. There is also another video (in Korean) explaining about some of the books on display.<br />
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Be sure to ride the elevator down. It simulates riding down the coal mine shaft. It caught all of us off guard, even the Koreans riding with us. I guess none of us read the sign explaining that it. We just though we were riding an ordinary elevator down to the main floor. Nope. It takes you to the basement. </div>
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This is were you get to feel as if you're really in a coal mine. The life-size displays are neat.</div>
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Upon exiting the "coal mine," you walk up a long corridor to another elevator.<br />
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This one simulates the ride up to the surface. I read the sign before entering this time.</div>
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After exiting the museum, there are static displays you can look at with various mining carts/machines/tools.</div>
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If you are out near Boryeong, like if you go to the yearly mud festival, I would suggest making the easy side trip out the the Boryeong Coal Museum. It's small enough to get through in less than an hr, even with taking your time. With my kids, we were through the entire museum in 30 minutes, though I would have liked to look at some things longer, but with 3 kids 8-3 and my hubby MIA (working), some things get a quick 2 second glance before hurrying to catch up to Little Man. </div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0South Korea, Chungcheongnam-do, Boryeong-si, Seongju-myeon, Gaehwa-ri, 산23-1 보령석탄박물관36.3239045 126.6535129999999833.068673499999996 121.48993899999998 39.5791355 131.817087tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-22872260021330177532015-08-19T06:28:00.000-05:002015-08-19T06:49:26.740-05:00Handmade Rings- SeoulOn Tuesday the hubby and I got to go on a date to Seoul without the kids! It was nice to not have to worry about little ones running off, or not hurrying up, or touching everything, or having to find a bathroom asap.<br />
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I surprised my handsome man by taking him to a 반지 (ring) cafe. We made rings for each other. It's a Korean fad for couples to make rings (think pre-engagement rings). They show that you are in a relationship, though not necessarily engaged or married. Since Sweet Stuff and I have been married for over 11 years, it was just a fun thing to do. Out rings have our finger print and when we put the rings together, they create a heart. ♡.<br />
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The rings aren't cheap, but definitely something we thought was worth the price, and then they were on sale for 50% off...score! Our rings were ₩70,000 for the 2 and the laser engraving of our fingerprints.<br />
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Here are pictures of the process. It took about an hr to make them. Then we had to wait about an hour for the laser engraving to finish. During that wait time we went and ate some delicious Vietnamese food. Allot yourself 2-3 hrs for the entire process.<br />
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They start by sizing your finger. Then you are given a piece of flat metal that you file down to the marks they've made on it for you.</div>
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Next, if you want to have initials, a date, or symbols on the inside of your ring, you stamp them. We put the day's date and a ♡.<br />
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Next they pound the flat metal into a circular ring. After that they solder the ends together.<br />
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This is what they look like at this point...pretty, right?<br />
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Then it is our turn to pound away. You pound it to to correct size and it becomes a real circle.<br />
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Next comes the many phases of buffing. We buffed it 3 or 4 times with different buffing tips. Each time the ring got shinier and prettier.<br />
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The rings after buffing.<br />
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They took a fingerprint of each of us and told us to come back in an hr.<br />
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We left and at this delicious meal at a restaurant a few blocks away. All I can say is Y.U.M!<br />
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When we got back, our rings were almost finished. This is the final result:<br />
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Added next to our wedding rings:<br />
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They have cute heads you can wear too:<br />
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Here is a selection of the rings and jewelry you can make:<br />
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-70369230520348457642015-03-27T18:28:00.000-05:002015-03-27T18:28:42.103-05:00Roller Skating at Incheon International AirportOn Thursday we went up to Incheon to get ready to see someone off the following morning. We've always wanted to take the kids ice skating every time we've been up there, but never had the chance.<br />
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Well, turns out it's not <i>really</i> ice skating. It's roller skating. There are some electric cars kids (<i>or mommy size kids</i>) can drive and scooters too. We went at 6:30pm and there was no one there. 1 other family came while we were getting ready to leave.<br />
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The skating facility is across the street from the Passenger Terminal. It is where the KTX train and metro are located. You can access the building via tunnel.<br />
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Adults were 5,000 won to rent skates and kids were 3,000 won. The cars were 5,000 won for 30 minutes.<br />
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The skates only went up to 270mm (<i>so maybe a US9 in women's).</i> Daniel squished his feet into the roller blades, but was glad to be free after a bit.<br />
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GoPro cameras are pretty cool. We bought one this week and then headed north to <a href="http://www.jisanresort.co.kr/index.html" target="_blank">Jisan Forest Resort</a> in Yongin to test it out. This is a video Daniel put together via one of the GoPro templates. It's pretty cool. Once he plays around with it more, figuring out how to add his own music of choice and trimming clips, I think we'll be able to make some fun videos.</div>
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This is a video I made of just the spunky Diamond Unicorn Princess' first time on a snowboard. I made it via my iMovie stuff on my computer. The video was with my *not so rugged* Pentax camera...I broke the flash I think because the camera don't work so well and won't do flash any more.<br />
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So for anyone who is in South Korea in the winter, and is in the Seoul/Suwon/Pyeongtaek area, the drive to Yongin is a breeze. From Pyeongtaek it's an hour. Seoul is 45 minutes I think. Military get 50% for each id card holder (1 per person). There are snowboard shop galore to rent from just before the resort. We rented a board and boots for 5,000 won (less than $5 US). The 4.5 hr adult lift ticket is 55,000 won normal price (27,500 won half off). If you are not military, but have a winter birthday, go the day of your birthday and you receive 50% off. There is a place for kids to play (albeit you pay 6,000 won per hour and if the kid is under 5, parent must stay).<br />
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My family has enjoyed going to Jisan this winter, and there's still snow, so we'll probably make it up there again before spring arrives.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Haewol-ri, Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea37.215352066220234 127.3440849781036437.214561566220233 127.34282447810364 37.216142566220235 127.34534547810364tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-24549174838527254972015-01-22T07:16:00.002-06:002015-01-22T07:22:43.895-06:00The DMZ Train- kids welcome!We took the DMZ Train from Seoul Station to Dorasan Station earlier this month. It was a great way for my kids (who are too young to go on trips offered through base) to see the DMZ. There is no age restriction. My 2 year old and 8 year old came along with my sister and me.<br />
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The train itself is small, 3 cars long. It's brightly colored, has pictures of the Korean War displayed throughout each car and even has a place to buy snacks.<br />
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Before you may enter into the civilian controlled area at the DMZ, you must show Korean soldiers your passport. The train stops at Imjingang Station where everyone de boards the train and shows their passports (*or Korean IDs if you're Korean*). You then receive a badge that must be worn at all times while in the civilian controlled area.</div>
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Then it's back on to the train and off to Dorasan Station!<br />
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Once you arrive at Dorasan Station, you get off the train and head into the train station. After passing through the turnstile (*which there are 3+ people counting the number of people entering...same at Imjingang...*) you need to go to your right and get in line to buy your tour tickets. There is very little English, just 2 signs: one says Shuttle the other says Walk to. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THESE ARE REFERRING TO <i><u><b>HOW</b></u></i> YOU GET DOWN TO THE <b><u>3RD TUNNEL</u></b>! THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE!!! </span>Both tours go to the exact same places, at the exact same times. For the shuttle one you ride a little train type thing down into the start (I guess end really) of the 3rd Tunnel. For the walk to, you have to walk down a very long and steep incline to reach the actual tunnel.</div>
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*As of Jan 2015* The Shuttle one was 11,700 won per adult and the Walk to was 8,700 won per adult. We had 2 adults, and the 2 kids ended up being free...I do not know if this is always the case, or if it was because it was the "slow" winter season. Upon buying your tour tickets, you receive another badge to wear, it is color coded to show if you are walking to the 3rd Tunnel or taking the shuttle.</div>
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So once you leave the station, you walk out to the waiting buses. You should be directed to the correct bus, but really they both go to the exact same spots, at the exact same times. Our Shuttle one was the 1st bus when we went.</div>
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You ride the bus up to the Dorasan Observatory. You can go inside and watch a video about the DMZ and what it is you are looking at out in the distance. It has a nice 3-D model of the landscape. THE MOVIE IS ALL IN KOREAN! So, you might just want to head out to the binoculars on the left hand side of the building and scope out the area. There's a shop where you can buy snacks and souvenirs, but you are not given much time there, <b><i><u>ESPECIALLY</u></i></b> if you sit through the video. Make sure you leave when you see a heard of people heading back to the buses...there were other groups (like a military one) that arrived after we had watched the video, so check the bus you are getting on!<br />
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Then it's off to lunch! The buses drive out to a restaurant. They herd you into a large cafeteria where you sit down and they bring your group a bowl of soup. There are the standard Korean sides and a small cup of rice. <b><u>The meal is not included in the tour price</u></b>! After the meal a worker walks around collecting the money for lunch. It is 6,500 won per person. <b><u><i>YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO IN AND EAT THE FOOD!</i></u></b> You can pack your own lunch & sit outside and enjoy the little break. There is a store that sells souvenirs, snacks and dry goods. The bathrooms are in a separate building to the right when looking at the restaurant. </div>
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After lunch you jump on the bus again and head out to the 3rd Tunnel. You first go see a video about the Korean War and the 4 discovered tunnels. The movie is in Korean, but you are given headphones to hear it in English (channel 2). After the video you go straight to the tunnel. To get to the shuttle you go out the building and to your left, then through a little breezeway. Bags must go in *free* provided lockers (which come with a key). Adults and tall children must wear hard hats since the tunnel is not very tall. You ride a roller coster-like-train down to the actual tunnel. From there you get off and can walk to just before the actual DMZ line. After checking out the tunnel, you take the train back to the surface and gather your belongings. You have just enough time to use the bathroom and snap a few pictures before heading back onto the bus. Once back on the bus, the drive collects your tour badges you were wearing.<br />
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The next <b><i><u>AND FINAL STOP</u></i></b> on the bus is the Peace Park. Take everything with you when you get off the bus here because you will not get back on the bus again. The buses actually leave you there; you walk as a group (about a block) back to Dorasan Station. We left a hat and some Cheez-Its on our bus. There is a guide that meets you there and explains the different sculptures and ideas/hopes behind the park. Our guide only spoke Korean, but it didn't stop us from wandering around enjoying the space. There are some deer (native I think) that are in a pen at the back of the park. There is also a building about some of the animals from the area, but we did not go inside since the kids wanted to stay and try to get the deer to come over to the fence.<br />
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After walking back to the train station, you have time to buy some souvenirs, get a commemorative stamp (off to the left when you first enter the station doors) or use the bathrooms. They will let everyone know when it is time to start heading to the train. You pass through the turnstile again (*where a number of different people are counting passengers again). The train attendants also collect the DMZ badges you were given at Imjingang Station. Once back on the train you settle into your seats and enjoy the ride back to Seoul Station. Along the way the train attendants play some games with the passengers and take your picture (if you want). In the snack car there is an area but the attendants where you can get a postcard and stamp it with 1 (or 2) of the 2 commemorative stamps.<br />
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The trip is an all day adventure. Our train left Seoul at 10:30am and we arrived back in Seoul close to 6pm. The train tickets *as of Jan 2015* were 8,900 won for adults, 6,200 won for kids.</div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Nosang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea37.898426886153288 126.708240509033237.885895886153286 126.68807050903321 37.910957886153291 126.7284105090332tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-53858537899459407992015-01-08T01:49:00.001-06:002015-01-08T01:58:17.384-06:00Hwaseong Fortress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday, with my sister visiting from the States, we took a day trip up to Suwon to take a gander at the Hwaseong Fortress. Being January, the weather was bitter cold. It was so cold we only spent about an hour moseying around before it was too cold for the little ones who did not want to keep their mittens on. And it was nap time (well way past nap time) for little man. We parked near the Changnyongmun Gate and looked at it. We went out the gate and took some pictures of the outside of the wall, then we walked along the wall some, pretending to defend it from enemy invaders. We saw a watchtower and command post too. Also near Changnyongmun Gate, there is an archery field. You can pay to practice with a bow and 10 arrows. We were going to do it, but it was a 20 minute wait until the 4pm session (they only allow you to practice at set time periods (every 30 minutes I believe). We did get to see some professional archers showing their skills on our walk back to the car. they were shoot at 150 meter targets (a man told me). The ones you can pay to shoot at are much closer, (maybe 30 meters?).</div>
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The upper part of the inside of the gate:</div>
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"Did you get those bad guys Daniel?"</div>
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The outside of the fortress wall. This is near the intersection of highway 1 and highway 43.</div>
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There was only 1 way to get to the actual gate, you had to go into the curved area and then turn left. Great way to hinder people from "storming the castle."</div>
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This is the side view of the gate from up on the wall:</div>
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The view of the Changnyongmun Gate from Command Post across the road.</div>
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The open field is the archery area. The professional archers shot from the building in the distance to the 3 targets in the lower right corner of this picture. The targets that you can pay to shoot at are the 3 square figures near the building in the distance. You shoot from the building as well.</div>
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Views from along the wall:</div>
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This is a map of the 8 historic trails you can walk along in Suwon:</div>
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This is a map of he trolley you can take that goes along part of the fortress. It starts in the lower right corner of the picture, where the red circle is. It was not running when we went, but it looked like a fun little tourist attraction to ride on. </div>
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You are suppose to pay 1,000 won for adults and 500 won for children to view the Fortress. We didn't know that until we saw this sign on our walk back to the car after leaving the Command Post.</div>
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I would definitely recommend stopping by Hwaseong Fortress if you are ever in the area. Don't go on a bitter cold day (at least not when you have little ones in tow) because the wind can chill you to the bone at times. This would be a perfect place to visit during the warm days of spring, or the cool days of fall. We shall be back again (when it warms up) to tour the entire fortress.</div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Changnyong-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea37.289179984442974 127.0248350785431137.288784984442977 127.02420457854311 37.289574984442972 127.02546557854311tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-67159310518021673652014-11-26T05:22:00.001-06:002014-11-26T05:22:31.643-06:00War Memorial of Korea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last Saturday we drove (<u><b>do not drive!</b></u>) up to Seoul to visit the <a href="https://www.warmemo.or.kr/eng/main/main.jsp" target="_blank">War Memorial of Korea</a>. Admission is always free. There are displays on several different time periods. It seems like Korea has been at war pretty much all of its existence.</div>
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Here we are goofing off, seeing what a typical rucksack weighed during the Korean War. It's on bungee cords, so the kids didn't feel the full weight of it. I think the rucks they make you pack and ruck march with when I went through basic training were heavier. Definitely bulkier!</div>
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This is a neat display in the Korean War area. It had pictures of different soldiers shaped like id tags. It was <i>very</i> disheartening to see the number of people who died during those 3 years.<br />
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Outside, there are several planes, tanks, vehicles and a boat to look at. Some you can even enter in to. If you walk back towards the back of the museum (outside) there is a playground for the kids to climb on. There is a children's museum, but it was not scheduled to open until Dec 3rd. We will definitely make another trip up there, most likely with a group of other homeschoolers. I love to facilitate trips:)<br />
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The memorial has 3 floors of displays to look at. There is a lot of history to be learned! Our kids are young and don't really grasp what all this memorial is about. They just wanted to run around and climb on things. Needless to say, we did not spend as much time inside as we (the adults) would have liked, but there is always another day to come visit it...<i>and it's free</i>!<br />
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This is a display about the Suwon Fortress (at least I'm pretty sure it's the Suwon Fortess...which you can actually go and tour the actual thing too...another field trip to be planned).</div>
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We enjoyed our day trip to the War Memorial of Korea. It was a nice place to spend on a cold, dreary Saturday. Reaching it is rather easy. It is right outside of the Yongsan military base. It is just west of Itaewon and east of Yongsan station. If you take the subway and get off at Samgakji station, it is right outside door 12. I will post a review of the children's museum when we visit it in December.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0War Memorial of Korea, 29 Itaewon-ro, Yongsandong 1(il)-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea37.5369528 126.9771206000000337.3354088 126.65439710000004 37.7384968 127.29984410000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-12695799680535545502014-11-08T18:02:00.000-06:002014-11-08T18:06:03.932-06:00A day trip to Seoul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday we took the express subway up to Yongsan in Seoul. It was an hour ride, as opposed to the normal 110+ minute ride. The express only makes 13 stops along the way from Pyeongtaek. The regular one makes 30 stops from Pyeongtaek to Yongsan. Another bonus was that it wasn't as crowded either. We still had no seats for awhile, but my kids are used to copping a squat on the floor (which most Koreans don't find proper).</div>
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Have you ever used this for a toilet my friends? It was my first time using a squat toilet yesterday. Daniel has used them a lot before I guess, but I was a newbie. The girls chose to wait for a western style toilet. </div>
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Yahaira is becoming quite the little Asian. She is a pro at eating with chop sticks, she can read the Korean word for ramen and ate <i><u>spicy</u></i> ramen without a complaint!<br />
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On our walk from Yongsan Electronics Market to Itaewon, we came across a playground that the kids enjoyed climbing all over.</div>
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We ate dinner in Itaewon. It was expensive. Everything in Itaewon seems expensive; understandably so, since that is the major expat community. We had gone there in search of a kimchi burger that Daniel had read about back in August. He couldn't remember the place. We did not find it, but we did settle on some burgers. Yahaira had a sloppy joe, Daniel had a philly burger, Israella had a cheeseburger and I ate the side salad, pickles, carrots, and a few bites from everyones burgers. Little Man was passed out, so he got nothing.<br />
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Daniel woke up just in time to take the train back to Pyeongtaek. We took a taxi from Itaewon back to Yongsan, which was totally worth the 5,900 won! I didn't have to pay for the subway and we didn't have to transfer lines! Since we got to the station 40 minutes before the express subway departed, we opted to take the train. It cost 12,000 won (as opposed to 5,300 won) for all of us, but we got in 40 minutes sooner. There was standing room only, but no problem for us. We sat on the floor and enjoyed the 55 minute train ride.<br />
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The entire point of going to Yongsan was to check out the electronics market. It was computers and computer parts heaven. So much for a geek to geek out on. Not so much for a kid to enjoy. I ended up taking the kids and heading towards Itaewon while Daniel stayed behind to look around. It looked like there were some deals to be had (if you are looking for a computer or monitor), but I wasn't that impressed by it. Then again, I'm not a tech geek. I know very little about electronics.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-81471053363549642152014-10-25T07:57:00.003-05:002014-10-25T08:03:29.219-05:00Younginsan Natural Forest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today our family went on a hiking adventure close to home. We went to Younginsan Natural Forest near Asan. It was less than a 30 minute drive, the views are amazing, the colors are beautiful, and the hills are steep. There are a few different parking lots to park in. Unfortunately, we didn't go until the afternoon, resulting in all the upper parking lots being full. <i><u>So...</u></i>we had to park at the base of the mountain and hike all the way up. Jennifer was right. It <i>is </i>a long hike from the bottom. Being so long of a hike, and having such little legs, we made it up to the Forest Museum and stopped there. I would love to finish the climb to the top sometime, but those stairs seemed many and mine and Yahaira's legs were tired from our 5k run that morning.<br />
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The hike from the parking lots at the base starts out steep (and muddy on our particular day). But, the kids did great hiking it.<br />
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Once you reach the road, the trail turns into a boardwalk. You walk along it for a few kilometers until you reach the actual entrance to the park.</div>
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The leaves were beginning to change color. The views are so beautiful.<br />
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There is a fee to enter the park: 1,000 won for adults, 800 won for youth and 500 won for elementary aged kids. Kids under 6 are free.<br />
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Inside the park, there is a playground, a swimming pool (open in the summer), a tubing hill (open in the winter), bathrooms, rental cabins, an arboretum, a forest museum, a zipline (Sky Adventure), a canopy course (Forest Adventure), 2 mountain peaks and many hills to walk up and down. We only got to experience the playground, a stinky pit type bathroom on the hike to the museum, the forest museum and many hills. My daughters wanted to do the Forest Adventure, but they were too short (I think it says a minimum 130 cm height requirement...which is like 4 ft 3 inches or so). We thought about doing the Sky Adventure, but it was not running right at the time...the return machine wasn't working...but turns out the hubby could have just gone down and not back (faster way down the mountain). Both cost extra: adults are 5,000 won and 10,000 won respectively.<br />
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The paths within the park are paved and will accommodate strollers. I just don't know how much pushing up hill you will want to do. We carried our 2 year old on our back most of the time, and carried our 4 year old on the hip a little on the way back to the car. It is a lot of walking for little legs, so expect tired kids at the end of the day. That being said, there were kids everywhere! They were walking up the hill from the base parking lot like champs.</div>
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These two pictures capture the spirit of each one so well:</div>
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reserved and "by the book" and "smell the roses" unicorn princess</div>
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The kids stopped to smell the many mums lining the main path:</div>
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Off to the Forest Museum!<br />
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And here are some views from just before the Forest Museum:<br />
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The Forest Museum is pretty neat. All the detailed information is written in Korean, but the displays are large and child friendly that it doesn't really matter. There is a huge tree replica, with a glass floor over the top of the roots to illustrate different animals that call that place home. There is also a large display of the cross section of a tree's root system, showing how they go down and branch out.</div>
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It costs 2,000 won for adults to enter the museum and 1,000 won for youth and kids. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm in the winter and 10am-6pm in the summer.</div>
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Pretty displays of preserved flowers:</div>
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We got to check out the rings of trees with a giant magnifying glass:</div>
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Some puzzle fun:<br />
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An enormous tree house!<br />
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Younginsan Natural Forest36.841193633010867 126.9513809551757536.81577663301087 126.91104045517575 36.866610633010865 126.99172145517575tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-20022251678171086632014-10-18T19:45:00.000-05:002014-10-18T19:56:22.367-05:00Seoul Children's Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday the kids and I went and checked out the <a href="http://www.seoulchildrensmuseum.org/eng/main.do" target="_blank">Seoul Children's Museum</a>. It is located in Children's Grand Park, on the east side of Seoul. We had been to the park before, but didn't go to the Children's Museum last time.</div>
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The museum is composed of 4 levels. We did not check out the basement level, nor the toddler playground (on the second level) while we were there yesterday. Once inside the actually activities area, there are no stairs to go up and down. To go from one level to the next, you walk along ramps. This is ingenious! Small children and stairs don't always get along, but gradual incline ramps and little legs are like salt and pepper. There are elevators in the lobby area to take you to each floor as well.<br />
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The hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10am to 6pm (last admission at 4pm). <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*CLOSED MONDAYS and Korean holidays.*</span></b><br />
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The cost of a 4 person <a href="http://www.seoulchildrensmuseum.org/eng/membershipInfo.do" target="_blank">1-year membership</a> was 50,000 won (roughly $50US). We plan on coming back, especially in the winter when it's not as nice to be outside, so I got us a membership. Children under 3 years are free. Anyone 3 years or older is 4,000 won each. So, for us, visiting more than 4 times within a year is more cost effective to buy a membership than pay per visit. I could have bought a 3 person membership for 40,000 won, and exclude my husband since I'm not sure how often he will be able to make the trip up with us, but I spent the extra 10,000 won and got him a membership too. I figure, I'm helping to support a great place so I don't mind if he never gets his money worth out of his membership.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>*If your child is under 3 yrs old, bring something showing his/her age (unless the kid is an obvious baby). I was asked if I had my son's child ID, which I didn't because I don't carry around his passport with me. I will just bring a copy of his passport next time. They let us in no problem, but I would hate for someone to have an issue with obtaining free admittance for a child under 3 years old!*</u></b></span><br />
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For those opting to drive, instead of taking public transportation, they do have <a href="http://www.seoulchildrensmuseum.org/eng/map.do" target="_blank">onsite parking</a>. Parking varies from 300 to 900 won <u><b>per 10 minutes</b></u> depending on car size. So, if you go and stay for 120 minutes (2 hours), in an economy size car, you will pay 3,600 won.<br />
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The museum can be reached by taking subway line 7 to the Children's Grand Park stop. Exit out of door number 1, the park entrance is to the right, through the large elaborate gate. The museum is on your first left you can make within the park. You can't miss the large building.<br />
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Now here are pictures of all the <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cool and interactive stuff</span></i> your kids get to mess around and play with!<br />
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The kids can climb up to a cool little club house and look at things through magnifying glasses and telescopes. They can then go down the slide to a soft padded landing. There is a giant <i>The Giving Tree</i> book (in Hangul) but still fun to turn the pages. You can learn what food different animals like to eat and the habitats of some animals.</div>
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Also on the main level, there is a fish to decorate with mini CDs, a place to put on a puppet show, a mini animation studio, a dance studio, and a music studio.</div>
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The<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 3rd floor</span> has fun science with water and air, a runway for putting on a fashion show from around the world, a place to learn about different currencies, a tv studio and a place to build 4 famous buildings.<br />
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After exploring the 1st and 3rd floors, we went out into the park to look for some lunch. We got a bowl of boxed ramen (healthy right? <i>um, no not really</i>), a roll of kimbap, apple slices and cherry tomatoes<i> we brought from home</i>, and ice cream cones for dessert.</div>
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After lunch it was back to explore <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the 2nd floor</span>! It has a lot to do with spelling in Hangul, a giant climbing apparatus and outer space activities.<br />
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The Seoul Children's Museum is a fun place for kids of all ages. My kids were nearly 8 years old all the way down to 26 months old. Each one had a fun filled day and wanted to stay longer, but mean ol' mommy said it was time to go after 4 hours.</div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Neung-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea37.550387152691769 127.0774412155151437.549600152691767 127.07618071551514 37.551174152691772 127.07870171551514tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-42475880389103634822014-10-13T21:34:00.001-05:002014-10-13T21:43:00.616-05:00Eunsung Apple Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Saturday the girls and I went a a field trip to an apple farm near Yesan, South Korea. I had asked Yahaira's piano teacher's husband if there were places to go apple picking. He graciously found us a place to make mini apple pies, apple jam and pick apples. John and Christina came along and were our Korean guides for the afternoon. They are so friendly and welcoming. I love seeing them every weekday afternoon for piano lessons. I posted the apple farm field trip on our local homsechool group page and got some other families to come along too. We packed a picnic dinner and just enjoyed ourselves.</div>
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At the farm, you go as a group, having a set tour time. Ours was 3pm. We started off by making mini apple pies first. You are provided with all the ingredients and kitchen tools. A lady gave a demonstration, in English for all us English speaking <i>gringos</i> (oh wait, that's a Spanish term). The apple pies cost 5,000 won each.<br />
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After making the apple pies, we went upstairs and got to make apple jam. Well, the apple jam was 95% made already, we just got to finish boiling it down. I mean really, you don't make an entire pint of apple jam in 10-15 minutes (start to finish). The apple jams cost 5,000 won each.<br />
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We took a tractor ride around the orchard to where we were going to pick apples. In reality, we could have walked the few hundred yards to the left to get to the apple picking spot, but a tractor ride is always fun <i>and</i> we got to see the entire orchard!</div>
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The owner gave us a demonstration on how to correctly pick the apples, you bend the apple upwards to snap the stem off the branch. If the stem remains on the branch, you have to physically remove it by hand, otherwise the branch will not produce apples the following year. See, you learn things when you're having fun:) It was 10,000 won to pick 5 apples (so 2,000 won per apple). The apples were <i><b>HUGE</b></i>! Think US honeycrisp apples but even bigger. They are juicy and delicious.</div>
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The Apple Farm was an hour drive from Pyeontaek (though coming back we hit traffic, making it take a little longer). You can click on the map to see the location. When you turn off of 40 and onto the rode to take you to the apple farm, there are a lot of apple farms in that area. You have to wind around the road then turn left and go up a hill and left again once past the long row on pine trees to get to the building entrance.<br />
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Yes the apples may be "expensive", but you are paying to have a Korean adventure. You also don't have to do anything you don't want to. So if you only want to make a pie and not jam, no problem. Or if you only want to do pies and jam but no apples, again, no problem. You choose how much you spend. *Another note, there is an apple winery too. However, having so many small children in our group, we did not get to tour the winery (which is not a loss in my opinion).*<br />
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<li>1 mini apple pie 5,000 won</li>
<li>1 pint apple jam 5,000 won</li>
<li>5 large apples 10,000 won</li>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com1Eunsung Apple Farm36.7617845 126.6981114999999836.761387 126.69748099999998 36.762181999999996 126.69874199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-57990462786787410682014-09-27T19:25:00.001-05:002014-09-27T19:25:17.793-05:00Korean Sand DunesYesterday we all packed up in the car and headed out for another Korean adventure.<div>
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This time our destination was <a href="http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Taeanhaean/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp" target="_blank">Taeanhaean National Park</a>. We, however, did not end up going to the original destination of Hagampo (Hakampo) Beach. We got side tracked when we saw a sign for Sinduri Coastal Sand Dunes. So, we turned off of 634 a little early and headed towards Sinduri Beach. Upon reaching the T-intersection at the beach, we turned right and headed to the end of the road. There is a large building on the right hand side called Sinduri Sand Dune Center. When we went (not during beach season) it was pretty much deserted. There was 1 other family checking out the neat children's learning area too. There are clean bathrooms, fun displays to learn about coastal sand dune habitats, and it was free (at least on the day we went there was no one around to collect a fee (if there even is one).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The learning area is located on the lower level. There is a picture rubbing, sand play and 3 puzzles on the lower level opposite the interactive learning area.</div>
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This is the entrance to the interactive learning area. If you go down the stairs, continue straight across the floor to this entrance:</div>
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On one wall there was a shelf, markers and sticky notes. The wall was covered in sticky notes with Korean writing. We think it was people's names, so we wrote our own names and stuck them to the wall.</div>
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There are displays on how coastal sand dunes form, the animals that call the habitat home, the plants that are found throughout the area, as well as other information about coastal sand dunes. The information is in both Korean and English. </div>
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There were 4 flowers that you could smell, 2 of which were pungent in the not so pleasant way.<br />
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Learning about the wetlands that are near the sand dunes:<br />
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Climbing the sand dune display:<br />
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Learning about native reptiles:<br />
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Learning about animals and their feces:</div>
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A display of how the plant roots "hold" the sand together:<br />
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Making some sand art:<br />
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After exploring the indoor area, we ventured out to the dunes. You can either return to the front door, walk to the road, turn right and walk a block on the gravel road to the front of the sand dunes. Or you can head out the back door, walk on the trail that turns into a grassy path, continue on the path when it becomes a gravel road. About100 yards past the intersection of the path and road, turn left onto the board walks that take you in the back of the dunes. Either way is easy, though I think the front of the dunes is a little less steep. Or you can continue on the gravel road to the wetlands (which we did not).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out to the dunes via the back door </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail to before it turns into a grassy path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trails turns into a grassy path<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grassy path turns into a gravel road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the dunes from the gravel road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearly marked signs pointing to the dunes, wetlands and Sinduri Sand Dune Center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boardwalk (we took the left hand one).</td></tr>
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The kids played in the sand, taking their dear sweet time getting to the top (just to go back down again).<br />
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The view of the beach and Yellow Sea from the top of the dunes.</div>
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There were some other families (all Korean) enjoying the fun of the dunes. One family had a sled with them, though only the adults seemed to be able to get it to go down the hill like on does with snow.<br />
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The climb up the back of the dune, where we were playing, is steep. Carrying a kid (or 2) up the dune is a workout on your calves and thighs.</div>
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Down on the beach side of the dune there is a sign that shows the trails you can hike along the coast via the Taeanhaean National Park. I wouldn't mind coming back and hiking the hills to our original destination of Hagampo Beach.</div>
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After enjoying the dunes we headed over to the beach. The water was calm, the beach was wide and the water was warm. Everything I <i>love </i>about a beach! We did not don swimsuits and go swimming, but the kids got to splash around in the surf, with the tide coming in (and rather quickly) they frolicked and splashed until we told them it was time to pack up and head back home.<br />
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The drive from the Pyeongtaek area is about 2 hrs, give or take some.</div>
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Directions from Pyeongtaek (not using interstates):</div>
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<li>Take 45 south towards Dunpo</li>
<li>Merge onto 34 going towards Dangjin.</li>
<li>Cross the river while on 34.</li>
<li>Continue on 34 until it merges into 32 towards Taean.</li>
<li>Take 32 towards Taean.</li>
<li>Upon reaching Taean, follow the brown signs that point you towards Hakampo Beach. It should take you to road 603.</li>
<li>Continue on 603 until it splits into a V. Bear left onto 634.</li>
<li>Follow the signs for Sinduri Beach (left hand turn).</li>
<li>Follow the road to the T intersection at the beach.</li>
<li>Turn right at the T and take it to the end of the paved road. The Sinduri Sand Dune Center is in the right.</li>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Sinduri Coastal Sand Dunes36.842880914111781 126.1944150924682636.83970391411178 126.18937259246826 36.846057914111782 126.19945759246826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-36475341787315486662014-09-26T06:45:00.002-05:002014-09-26T06:49:27.424-05:00Bear Tree Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last Tuesday we drove an hour out to Bear Tree Park with some people from my ladies' bible study. The park costs 13,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for kids 3 and older. We had a group over 20 adults, so we were able to get a discount for the adult tickets.</div>
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The park is nestled on the side of a large hill, so you are either walking uphill or downhill to see the various attractions, <i>sturdy shoes are highly encouraged</i>!</div>
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As the name implies, the park has bears in it. However, I was very disappointed and saddened by the animals' living conditions. I'm not really an animal person. I don't have any and don't really care to own any. <i><u>But</u></i>, when I see animals stuck in small, cramped, solid <i>concrete </i>cells, something inside of me gets sad and mad at the same time. And so many in a cell at that! None of the animals had grass or any other living foliage. The bears smelled <i>badly</i> of urine. The deer were eating up the leaves the kids were trying to feed them. I wanted to leave after seeing how the animals lived.</div>
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Aside from the animals, the park is beautiful. The area is green and lush. There is a lookout tower. There are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the shade or view.</div>
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Up on the lookout tower:</div>
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The view from the lookout tower is beautiful</div>
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There is a sculpture park that has bears doing different things. It's neat and a fun place for the kids to climb and explore.</div>
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A pond with a beautiful pagoda type thing</div>
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There is a tropical botanical garden which smells <i>amazing</i>. </div>
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We had an impromptu tea party. <i>Lovely</i>.</div>
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Outside of the botanical garden there is a large fountain with beautiful lily pads all around.</div>
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So in conclusion, though the park grounds themselves are beautiful, I would <i>not</i> recommend going to Bear Tree Park because of how the bears and other animals are housed. We will not be returning there. I wish the governing body would have spent as much time in creating a sanctuary for the bears as they have for creating a peaceful sanctuary to stroll through in all other areas of the park.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Bear Tree Park36.671929944986537 127.2097492218017636.665561944986536 127.19966422180175 36.678297944986539 127.21983422180176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-61415263944585822792014-09-21T03:10:00.001-05:002014-09-21T03:20:09.168-05:00Racing in Seoul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Saturday Daniel had a race to run up in Seoul. We weren't even sure where it was generally located until the week of the race, and by then we couldn't find a place to stay at the price we were willing to pay. No worries though. We got up early and took the metro into Seoul. Catching the 5:52am metro put us at Yeouido Station at 7:30am. Yes, a long metro ride. We would have taken the train (maybe) if we knew exactly where we were going ahead of time, but we didn't, the train left at 7 and got to Seoul @ 8am..only 30 minutes for us to transfer to the metro and find the starting line...so the long ride it was. The good thing about living "so far away" from Seoul is that there are usually PLENTY of open seats when we get on.</div>
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Up in Seoul, along the Hangang River, smelling the roses and playing with the neat little stream they build to run along the path, parallel to the river. *After the race, a few Korean runners were dunking themselves in the stream. I would say bathing, but there was no soap or shampoo.*<br />
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It says "The 11th Korea Defense Daily Comrade Marathon" and Daniel was volun-told that he would be running the half marathon. Come to find out the day of the race, there was only a 5k and a 10k race. <i>I guess in Korea they just call all races marathons</i>? Oh well, it was a pleasant surprise to have to only run 6.2 miles instead of 13.1!<br />
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The shirts runners received were pretty nice. Light in color and not heavy cotton. It was like a moisture wicking cotton.<br />
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We were trying to find Daddy at the starting line,<br />
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But the sea of people, mostly wearing the same shirt, and many having black/dark brown hair, did not lend itself to spotting Daddy easily.<br />
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After the both races started, we meandered over to the stream and the kids all got wet. No big deal.<br />
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As the first group of 5k runners started nearing the finish line, we started to clap for them. We did not set out intending to cheer for the runners, but seeing how happy it made them to see some strange "white" folks standing there alone clapping for them, we just kept on cheering for them. All of them.</div>
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GO DADDY! The finish time minus 3 or 4 minutes...no official timing and there was a shuffle to to start for a good 5 minutes</div>
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The beautiful river, Seoul and the mountains in the background. The mountains were so much more defined and "closer" than in the picture.</div>
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High fives and loosing my voice, but smiles all around.<br />
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We were all tired on the ride back home. Daniel and the girls passed out when they got some seats, and Little Man was sound asleep in his stroller.</div>
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We have another race to run in October, hopefully we can get some info on location <i>ahead</i> of time! If it's in the same place we just might go and pitch a tent on the beautiful green grass along the river; there were a few tents just chilling on the grass when we were walking to find the check-in booths.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com0Yeoeuido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea37.531237663022331 126.9267654418945337.528089663022328 126.92172294189453 37.534385663022334 126.93180794189453tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-49981508752590539942014-09-13T18:50:00.002-05:002014-09-13T18:50:43.096-05:00Children's Grand Park -Seoul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday the kids and I went and explored Children's Grand Park in Seoul. Daddy was working, so we didn't have the car, which I didn't really want to drive to Seoul anyways. So instead, we jumped on the bus that goes right by our house and went into Anjung-ri to get some won before heading up to Seoul. We hopped on the 20 bus and rode it to AK Plaza. Then we got on the dark blue metro line (#1) heading north towards Seoul. From Pyongtaek it was 16 stops to Geumjeong. At <b>Geumjeong</b> we transferred to the light blue line (#4) going towards Beomgye. We rode it for 11 stops to<b> Isu </b>(Chongshin University) and then transferred to the olive line (#7). We took the the #7 line towards Naebang. The #7 line takes you straight to <b>Children's Grand Park</b>. It was 10 stops away. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast on the go, waiting for the bus at home</td></tr>
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The metro is not crowded in Pyongtaek, but the closer we got to Seoul, the more crowded it became. We started out with seats for all of us. Then we had to stand (but with room to move). Then we had to squish next to people to make room. <b>*On the ride back I had Daniel in the stroller the entire time (he fell asleep after the first transfer). I just kept us over near the doors and we did perfectly fine.*</b><br />
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The entrance to Children's Grand Park is out the <b>number 1 exit</b> at the Children's Grand Park station. There are elevators for strollers, but I had a lightweight one and didn't want to wait in the line, so I carried Daniel up and out. There are bathrooms at the station just before leaving out the #1 exit, one even has a kid sized toilet in it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting a drink with her own money before heading into the park</td></tr>
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Upon exiting the station, you walk straight a few hundred feet and then you see the grand entrance to the park. Inside there is a giant map immediately to your left. There are bathrooms, information and stroller rentals to your right.</div>
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There is so much to see and do within the park. It is like a Central Park for kids. The place is so green and beautiful. There are playgrounds everywhere you turn, a splash pad (only active June, July and August) and so many spots to sit down and enjoy a lovely picnic. There are sculptures and statues throughout the park. There's a zoo, a botanical garden, amusement park, giant water fountain, children's museum, soccer field, basketball courts and <b>SO MUCH MORE</b>! We were there for 4 hours and didn't see half of the park, which is ok. The point was to go and let them have fun. We saw the botanical gardens, fountain, 2 playgrounds, elephants, children's zoo and hamburgers for lunch.<br />
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The botanical garden is green. Not so many flowers, but maybe that was because it was the fall. The garden is broken into a few different sections. There are several places that would be perfect for fairy houses.</div>
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These are banana trees. They are <b>HUGE</b>! The plants grow up near 3 stories high and even had some bananas growing on them. Beautiful. I wouldn't mind having a garden of banana trees growing in my yard.</div>
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The second floor of the botanical garden</div>
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I didn't think to take pictures of what it's like at the transfer points until I was on my last transfer going back home....fail! However,<b> the first transfer (at Geumjeong)</b> from line 1 to 4 is the easiest. You just get off the train, walk 5 steps across the platform and you are standing in front of the doors for the 4 train heading<b> towards Beomgye.</b><br />
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At the Isu transfer, you have to walk awhile and change levels, but just keep following the signs for 7 and you'll make it no problem. Make sure you get on the line heading <b>towards Jangam on your trip to the park</b> and<b> towards Bupyeong-gu Office on the way back home to Pyongtaek</b>!<br />
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Going back to Pyongtaek, <b>at Geumjeong,</b> you get off the line 4 (light blue) and take a few steps to the other side of the platform and wait for the line 1 (dark blue) to arrive and take you back to Pyongtaek. It should be heading towards <b>Gunpo</b>. You can tell by the arrow on the left side with Gunpo next to it.<br />
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192358363640832981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588938089921604120.post-84708877871202225552014-09-01T07:10:00.000-05:002014-09-01T07:10:09.341-05:00Bang Bang Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today we went to Bang Bang Town for some trampoline fun. The place is in Ichung-Dong, between Pyeongtaek and Osan. It is located on the 5th floor of the building housing the Dunkin Donuts on the corner. I pinned the location on the location tab at the bottom of this post.</div>
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The place costs 3,000 won per kid per hour, which equates to roughly $3 (US) per kid per hour. We spent a little under an hour there before the kids were ready to eat dinner. The Hours are 10am to 10pm everyday of the week. Outside food and drink are not allowed (unless you rent the party room), but there is a small cafe with drinks and packaged snacks for purchase.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign stating it's suite 501.</td></tr>
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One of the 3 entrances to the building. There are lots of buildings close together, which seem like they are connected, but they are not.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the entrance off of Ichung-ro 35beon-gil. Dunkin Donuts is on the corner to the right of the picture.</td></tr>
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Here is a girl ready to jump and play! You take your shoes off (adults too) before entering the actual cafe/play area.<br />
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The cafe area is bright and clean. It has free wi-fi and phone chargers too.<br />
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This is the main jump area. It has 3 trampolines, balls and plenty of padding. The trampolines are inclined on one part to make them like slides.<br />
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Periodically they turn off the lights and turn on the disco lights.<br />
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There is another smaller area with a slide and a fort type thing. I guess it's for smaller kids, but they didn't mind bigger kids in there. It just has 1 smaller trampoline, but still lots of fun.</div>
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<u>Directions</u> (if you are coming from Camp Humphreys):</div>
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<li>Go out the Main Gate and head towards 45.</li>
<li>Turn left onto 45 and head north towards Pyeongtaek</li>
<li>Follow 45 onto 38 towards Anjung-ri. <b>Take the cloverleaf looping under and then over the bridge to go west on 38. (This is 38 and 45 combined!)</b> </li>
<li>Stay on this road until 45 breaks off again (maybe 2 miles). <b>Exit towards 1</b></li>
<li>Take the cloverleaf onto 1<b> going towards Osan/Suwon</b>. You loop under the bridge and then head north on 1.</li>
<li>Stay on 1 heading towards Osan. <b>Go into the tunnel, but be in the right lane!</b></li>
<li>Upon exiting the tunnel, take the first right at the light (<b>Ichung-ro</b>).</li>
<li>Take the first right at the next light (There will be very tall housing all around you). Dunkin Donuts should be on your right hand side at the next stop light. Turn right and then right again into the small side street. There is parking on the street (if you are lucky enough to fine an open space) or you can park in the parking ramp back there. We found street parking, so I don't know if ramp parking costs money.</li>
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<b>This is the view when you have Dunkin Donuts on your right at the last stop light.</b></div>
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