Sunshine in Seoul

It was absolutely perfect weather this weekend.  Saturday and Sunday were both in the high 60's, the sun was out and you didn't even need a sweatshirt in the sun.  The weather made for some great picture taking along the Han River.  I decided to check out the cherry blossom festival that was happening this weekend at Yeouido Park, right on the river.  Although the cherry blossoms were very nice, the park was even nicer.  At the park you could rent bikes, jetskies and paddle boats, go on a cruise around the river, cool off in the water fountain, have a kimbap and kimchi picnic lunch, look at the flowers, or simply take a walk along the river.  Since Eric thought all I would be doing was looking at little flowers on a tree, he opted to check out a western food market instead, even after one of the Korean teachers at work told him he was a "bad husband" if he didn't go with me since "in Korea wife makes schedule, husband follow!"  So while he found some certain foods we had been wishing for (like real taco chips and real salsa!), I walked along the river admiring the skyline on the other side and the flowers, definitely a place we will both have to go back to.  After our respective outings we met up (you realize how convenient a cell phone is when you want to meet someone in a subway station!) and decided to try TGI Fridays for an early dinner before our Costco trip, which you can read about in the previous post. 

Today we went to the Coex Mall, the largest underground mall in Asia.  It was basically just your standard mall, except it was underground with the subway.  Lots of different stores, a food court, etc.  We did check out the Hyundai Department Store, which appeared to be a larger (11 floors) and more expensive version of Nordstrom.  Tonight is another clear night with a beautiful view of the skyline from the rooftop of our apartment.  It is supposed to stay warm this week and hopefully for longer.  Spring appears to be a beautiful time of year here!  We plan to enjoy it while it's here!

Pictures from this weekend are being uploaded to our pictures site right now (eandskoreapictures.shutterfly.com).  Anything that doesn't get uploaded tonight will in the next day or so!

Our street on a sunny, spring day