Seoul and stuff...

The weekend of the Fourth, we had reservations at the Dragon Hill Lodge at Yongsan in Seoul. Yongsan is on the southern side of Seoul and probably the biggest military base in South Korea. Humphreys might be bigger, but we've not been there yet. We took it easy Saturday morning (the 2nd), and then headed to Casey to buy a GPS and run a few other errands. The PX didn't have the GPS, so we grabbed a bite to eat and headed South. I won't say whose fault it was, but we went the wrong way and ended up going under some mountains through some really LONG tunnels. Thankfully, where we were going is the largest city in the country, so we finally found a sign that pointed us in the right direction. We got to the hotel, and were informed that we had been upgraded to a suite for free! What a wonderful bit of news after going the wrong way and then getting stuck in horrible downtown Seoul traffic.
The room was really nice, with a large living room and separate bedroom. We let the girls stretch out for a bit, and then headed towards Itaewon (E-TAY-WON). It's a shopping district right outside of the Yongsan post, and has a lot of 'Western' brands. I didn't get any pictures of the street because I was so busy site seeing. We had fun seeing all the shops, people, and sidewalk vendors. It was so crowded, though, and a little hard to navigate with two kids and a stroller. As we were just getting ready to turn around (we'd already walked a mile and half), we spotted The Outback! It was pretty good, but not like the Outback in the States. We walked a little further, and found a Cold Stone Creamery just a block away!! YAY!:) I can't wait to go back!

The next day, it was pouring...and I mean POURING! We decided to go to the PX because our PX is pretty small and what they carry is pretty limited. We found a GPS (yay!), and several other things we'd been going without. Think: curtains, curtain rods, Bath and Body works, hair product other than SUAVE(!), and several other items we normally take for granted. We spent some money...although, I have no clue because Dan checked out and I don't want to know HOW much. It's probably still cheaper than me shopping at Target and Wal-Mart several times a week. The hotel is resort style with several restaurants on site. We ate some good food this weekend. Monday morning, we were going to check out and then find a temple or something very 'Korean' to site see at. Unfortunately, Abby got sick (like, you don't even want me to tell you details!), and we had to head home. The weekend was nothing too adventurous, but it was nice to get away and see some different things. We also got to do things we would normally take for granted in the States.

Some cool trees on the grounds of the Dragon Hill Lodge.

The backside of the lodge. Libby and I took a walk early on our last day so that the rest could get some sleep.


McDonalds in Yangju(I think that's how you spell it), about 25 minutes south of our house. Drive-thru AND they deliver. Poor Abby was still not feeling well, so she didn't even touch hers.:(