Insadong, Korea

I went out on the town with some of my wonderful friends. This time we hit the shopping district of Insadong.

I want this painting so bad! It's the street where I live. But it cost $600.

I did get one of these vases...perfect for the flowers Ben and Madi bring me.

We were starved after all the fun walking around and shopping. So June Young took us to a delish place there in Insadong.

We ate Jim Dak...YUMMY!!!!!!

Seoul Olympic Park

It was in 1988 when Seoul, Korea hosted the Summer Olympics. We live pretty close to these Olympic grounds. Back in 1996 while I was stationed in Tokyo, Japan and Steve was stationed at Osan AB, Korea we planned a trip here to Seoul and came to this stadium then too...so it was a little extra neat for Steve and I. This time around we had our kids with us.

Now who could that be whipping around that track at the Olympic Stadium.... :-) Look at them go!!!!

Go Ben go!

This is inside the Exhibition Hall.

After the Olympic Stadium we were hot, tired, thirsty and hungry. So on our way home we stopped by the food court in the COEX Mall. MMM...Korean chicken on a stick.

Here in Seoul, we can get around on the train/subway really well. But above ground public transportation is another story.... I am getting there. We rode the blue 730 bus all the way over the river to the Olympic Stadium and the COEX.

I prefer the bus over the train because you can see everything! Seoul is so pretty. The streets are lined with trees and they are boasting their Korean pride...look at the flag lined streets...I LOVE that.

4th of July in Korea

What a fun long holiday weekend we had. The base here celebrated the 4th of July on Saturday the 2nd of July. I enjoyed sitting out on a summer night, on one of my own quilts, with my family, in Korea, watching the fireworks show. I made the cutest firecrackers from lifesavers and scaps of patriotic paper I have saved over the years. I found the idea on tipjunkie.

Since we had celebrated the 4th of July by the time the 4th really rolled around some of us Wives used our husbands day off work wisely! All our husbands were happy to watch all the kids, on their day off work so we could really go shopping. We met at 0830 and headed to Osan AB. Here we are right inside the Osan gate holding our bags of Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Louis Vuitton. Now this was a 4th Of July I will never forget!!!