Hiking and History

Today I decided to bike/hike to the Okpo Great Victory Commemorative Park. This was the site of a famous battle between Korea and Japan in the late 1500s. As you might be able to tell from the name of the park, Korea was victorious! There is a 30ft high memorial statue, as well as some great look out/rest points, shrines and park space. The hike to get there turned out to be fairly easy and very scenic, which I was happy about! 

Happy Korean Thanksgiving!

 

This weekend was Chuseok -- also known as Thanksgiving in Korea! We decided to make some traditional Korean food, including Kimchi Pancakes, Chicken Skewers, eggplant and zucchini side dishes and fried tofu.

 

We also took advantage of having a FIVE day weekend by exploring our island a bit more. We took a ferry to check out an island called Oedo, which is known for its landscaped gardens and sculptures. As you can see from the pictures, it is very beautiful, but like everywhere in Korea it was extremely hilly, so an unintentionally good workout as well.

 

I'm at school now planning lessons, but we have a two day work week this week, which will be nice! Back to reality, and less vacations for the rest of September and October!