The last option on this cup says, "Go Away." Richard bought it from a soda vending machine at the subway station.
A few gas masks at the subway station. At least some of us will survive.
Lots of red peppers drying in the streets of Suwon.
The remains of a very large turtle.
Lauren and Richard standing in front of a gateway to Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon on Aug. 11.
This is a huge gold Buddha statue. We took this picture from miles away with the camera zoomed in as far as it would go.
Lauren leans on a lamppost in a small park near Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon on Aug. 11.
Richard's freezing! Seriously, Korea gets really hot and has 90 percent humidity in August.
A rooftop garden in Suwon.
A Christian church towers over this rooftop garden.
Part of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon.
Lauren stands outside Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon on Aug. 11.
The Hwaseong Fortress used to protect the city from Japanese invaders. Now Suwon has grown way beyond the fortress wall.
A blue dragon, a symbol of royalty, was painted on the ceiling of a gate to Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon.
Two cute Korean kids hold hands as they explore a Korean folk village.
An orange butterfly at the Korean folk village in Suwon. Orange ones aren't very common here.
A couple of masks at the Korean folk village in Suwon.
Richard inspects his latest purchase, a snack resembling birdseed, at the folk village.
A large Cicada. These bugs make a loud buzzing noise.
Richard found a caged chipmunk at the folk village.
The chipmunk likes to run in that wheel.
A prayer rock at the folk village.
Richard is exhausted and sunburned from our 12-hour day of walking around Suwon on Aug. 11.
Richard and Jessica admire Jogye-sa Temple
It was great! They had these statues of spotted badgers all over the place. Mmm, Klean Kanteens...
Haha! The spotted badger wants my Kanteen. No.
Robots! In South Korea! It's Klean Kanteen version 3.0! Join me in irrational exuberance!
Jessica and Lauren hang out at a bar in Seoul.
A night scene of downtown Seoul.
Lauren in front of the gate to Changdeokgung Palace.
Lauren admires the Secret Garden at Changdeokgung Palace.
Living quarters at Changdeokgung Palace.
Richard crushes a can of Pocari Sweat during our tour of Changdeokgung Palace. It's like the Gatorade of sodas.
Richard holds a heart-shaped waffle filled with pink cream cheese. Yum!
The Statue of Brothers at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul.
The Statue of Brothers.
This floor tile shows how much the U.S. aided South Korea in the Korean War. It's inside the Statue of Brothers dome.
Mosaics fill the walls of the Statue of Brothers dome. Here you can see soldiers, trucks, a tank, a boat and the Korean flag.
Lauren stands outside the War Memorial of Korea.
The War Memorial of Korea shows statues of soldiers in action.
These soldiers are holding the Korean flag.
The Korean and American flags wave in the wind.
Freedom is not free.
Casualties of UN Forces in the Korean War. The U.S. is at the top of the list with more than 33,000 KIA.
Richard walks by the outdoor exhibits at the war memorial. There are planes, tanks, bombers and more.
A golden dragon in Chinatown.
Lauren looks up at a statue of Confucius in Chinatown.
Richard and his buddy Confucius.
Richard plays Wack-a-Mole at Jayu (Freedom) Park in Incheon.
These are the prizes inside a game where you control a mechanical claw to grab a toy. Yes, there are lighters and pictures of naked women mixed in with the stuffed animals. This was in Jayu Park.
A view of Incheon from Jayu Park.
Richard looks up at a statue of General MacArthur in a park in Incheon.
A tribute to General MacArthur. Read it all.
A tribute to the U.S. Navy in Jayu Park.
The Incheon landing.
A glimpse of history.
A pink rose in a park in Incheon.
This bird is not photoshopped. I'm totally serious. Look, it even has tiger stripes! Fear the South Korean rainbow tiger birds!
Lauren steals a kiss!
What a look!
Lauren sits on a bed of white seashells on the smallest island off Korea's coast.
Richard matches Lauren (we're wearing a Korean couple set!) as he sits on a bed of seashells on a small island.
Klean Kanteen on a mountain of eldritch shells, belched forth from the ancient depths of a sundered land.
Blue flowers grow on Jakyak Island.
One of Richard's product shots for Klean Kanteen. No he isn't being paid to take them. And, yes, those corn dogs are covered in French fries.
Hungry?
Squid tentacles ... for eating.
Marinated pork on a barbecue grill in the middle of our restaurant table. We got to cook the meat ourselves!
Dig in!
Lauren, Jessica and lots of food. The green bottle is Soju.
Richard eating with chopsticks.
Flying over Japan. We had a short layover at the airport in Tokyo.
Lauren looks up at a statue of General MacArthur.
