Final thoughts on South Korea

Wow, our first two weeks in South Korea passed with a quickness. We had a blast exploring Seoul, Busan, and Gyeongju so I'm not surprised it went so quick. I thought I would finish up my posts about this lovely country with a few final thoughts. The people are so sweet and genuinly concerned about you having fun in their country. The older men loved talking to us whenever they had a chance. I think they really like to practice their english. The older ladies are a fiesty bunch which was the extreme opposite from the men. They would not hesitate to drop a shoulder to get in front of you or make their way thru a crowd. The younger kids were obsessed with their phones. The larger the phone the better it seemed. The young professional women dressed very dainty which was cute to see. 

The cities are thriving and still building at an unblievable rate. The public transportation is something to be jealous of in America. It was cheap, efficient and got you anywhere you wanted to go in the country very quickly. All in all, I loved my experience in South Korea.

I have also round up one more batch of photos from a night market that we found while getting lost walking around. View the entire gallery here.

Choose your food wisely

While we've had many interesting things to eat so far, last night was a first for chicken heart muscle. Yes, you read that right. I picked a dish from the all Korean menu that looked tasty only to find out it was chicken heart muscle. I'm going to try to avoid that dish for now on. 

It's funny when you noticed you ordered the wrong dish. First you taste it, which is easy to figure out that you made a horrible decision. Then all the tables around you start giggling to their friends as they watch you try to eat it. Afterwards I asked the Korean guy next to me what it was, he sorta laughed before telling me. He said it's lean and healthy. 

Unfourtantly that's not the worst part about this meal. I'm pretty sure I got ripped off paying for this heart muscle to boot. 

Go Eagles!

A MLS game is a far cry from the excitment you'll have at a South Korean game. We went an watched the Hanwha Eagles vs. LG Twings. While these two photos don't give the crowd justice (my camera battery died before the first inning) the staduim became packed with fans. Twins sitting along first base line and Eagle fans along third base. We sat in the outfield where the fans were intermixed.

During the whole game you have non stop chants to root on your team, but only while they are up to bat. The fans were always respectful of the other team. You also had cheerleaders for both teams to get everybody pumped up. While the Eagles lost, we had a blast cheering for them with our entire row.

One other thing I loved was the ability to bring your own food and beer into the game. While we drank Cass beer again, you easily could have grabbed a few Max tall boy beers for barely over a $1 each.