#Cheonggyecheon Stream

  #Cheonggyecheon Stream in the center of #Seoul.  The area used to be an abandoned road that was filled with trash and yuck.  The city cleaned it up, ran a stream through it, and turned it into a walking park with clean water to wade in and bridges to play under.  The area is full of families and dating couples on summer evenings!

The World Through #Tech 

The #Tech world – always communicating behind glass, usually with filters distorting the view.  Looking each other face – to – face might help us see one another more clearly.

Cheese Erasers 😂

Haha! My Uncle used to own a #Cheese plant – this picture is for him.  He is the totally awesomest dude ever! Miss you!  And Everyone who has lived in China and knows the tragedy that is life without cheese!

Cheese Corn Dog!

Mozarella Cheese Corn Dog – 2,000 KRW – at #Namdaemun Street Market in #Seoul (the oldest traditional market in the city) 

Better than #myeongdong imo.

Legit #Korean Food 

#koreanfood done right!  Seoul Train Station has a restaurant on 4th floor called ‘Korean Restaurant’ (inventive huh?! 😂).  It is SO GOOD!  #motherdearest ordered the #galbi stew and I ordered #Bulgogi.  All the side dishes came with.  Garlic, Leaf wraps, Kimchi, Radish, Soy Soup, etc.  #Yummy

Charley – happy to guard your door

“Stone Guardian from the Baekje Era”  –  I’m calling him Charley! He just looks so #happy!  He’s probably singing the song in his head 😜  He looks like he’d get along great with #Mushu the #dragon

Dongdaemun!

Tripping on #Travel!  Hitting the streets of #Dongdaemun in Seoul today time for some #bargain hunting!  

The City that Survives

America is my country, but #Seoul is my hometown.  There is something so soothing to me about this city, with the topsy-turvy combination of new & sleek contrasted with old & meandering.  The moment I see my river begin to rise in the bus windows, my soul relaxes and I know it’s all ok.  To stand, looking out over a city as old as time.  Knowing that for centuries, one nation after another (often repeatedly) tried to stamp out its #culture and #Heritage only for Seoul to stay standing.  It’s a Beautiful feeling – Here for 14 days!

Garden Mixings

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