Weekend with Dads

We've had a great weekend with our Dads and are looking forward to the three more days we get with them, though I'm sure it will go by too quickly!  Like I said before this weekend was the three day Chuseok Holiday and everyone was spending the time at home with family.  We knew that meant more people would stay inside and less people would be out but we didn't realize Seoul would be a ghost town.  It is so weird to us that we can walk on the streets with almost no other people anywhere in sight.  We are so used to living with ten million people now that this feels very strange!  Anyway, we have kept our Dads busy seeing a few of the sights we have enjoyed since we've been here.  This has included a whole lot of walking the last two days (though it's always a guarantee we will get seats on the subway since no one is on them!)!  We started our Saturday at Gyeongbokgung Palace, the largest of the five palaces in Seoul, originally built in 1394 and used by the Joseon Dynasty.

Near the palace is an underground museum about two famous Koreans: King Sejong and Admiral Yi Sun Shin.  So our dads got to learn a bit about two of the most famous Koreans from the past and see a model of the turtle ship.

After that we headed to Namdaemun market.  This area was still busy and crowded but that is the only busy area we have seen the last two days.  We wanted to take them to a Doonkas (pork cutlet) restaurant that we really like but of course they were closed for Chuseok so we ended up with pizza.  After a day full of walking we spent the evening more relaxed, down by the river outside our apartment and their hotel.  We spent our Sunday at the War Museum of Korea, learning about the Korean War.  There were even some new things for us to see that weren't there the first time we went several months ago.  Both days have given us perfect fall weather, sunny and warm during the day and cool but comfortable in the evening.  We are very thankful for the time we get with our Dads and are enjoying showing them some different things about our lives here.  Many pictures to come!