What good are fries without the Catch-up?

Well it's been a long time coming, so let's get this thing all caught up shall we?
So put together in a very paltry chronological order, please enjoy the end of our year:


1. Our November trip to Gyeongju. Gyeongju was a small town, just an hour north of Ulsan. It is cited as being a 'museum without walls'. There was a lot of history in the little town. Our personal favorites would be the burial mounds and Anajapi pond. A close second would be levitation and winking coffee bunnies.

    2. Haejangguk happens about twice a week. It is my favorite soup in the whole wide world. I think Lacey could take it or leave it, but she humors me. The soup is made with a spicy red pepper broth, a bunch of cabbage, and some pork spine thrown in for good measure. Haejangguk translates as 'soup to chase a hangover'. Because of this belief in the soups natural healing methods, most restaurants that sell the stuff stay open 24hrs. That means we can have soup anytime and everytime!






3. We went back to Busan. This time we went to the Jagalchi fish market. The market had everykind of sealife you could think of. Sharks, turtles, stingrays, octopus, giant squid, eels, lobsters, king crabs, queen crabs, sea cucumbers, ... the list goes on; I assure you.

 After the market, we decided to check out what the worlds largest department store had to offer. Come to find out, it is just like every other department store. If every other department store was a tribute to the Roman gods...BAM! After seeing what Korean GAP had to offer, we left the coliseum and headed for a evening stroll on the beach to close out our day.

4. Christmas time. Before we took our flight(s) home, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus had to visit all the good little boys and girls of Ewha little campus. With itchy beards, sweaty brows, and repetitive "Ho-ho-hos" that resounded like lumps of coal in their throats, the Clauses took pictures with every single child at the school. Not to knock their Christmas spirit but by the end of the third class, I think they would rather be teaching math than have to jolly up "Ho-ho-ho" one more time.

      After Santa time it was travel time. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles indeed. On Christmas morning, we woke up before the sun and caught a taxi to the new Ulsan station. (Conveniently located 30 minutes outside of the city???) Then we grabbed the first bullet train up to Seoul. From Seoul station we took an hour long bus ride to Incheon airport. We flew from Seoul to Tokyo to LA to Denver. All we were missing was the boat. We left on Christmas and arrived on Christmas...Double CHRISTMAS!!! The grueling travel was well worth the time spent with friends and family. Consider yourself--Caught Up!