Changdeokgung Palace
The ruling royalty built a reproduction of a Korean nobleman's house in the gardens
Lotus Pond in Biwon, Changdeokgung's "secret garden"
Buildings for study and reflection
Railing
Lotus Pond
Rachel
Kari-Anna & Rachel
Kari-Anna & Rachel in the gardens
Baseball game at Jamsil Stadium
Noisemakers
Kari-Anna, expressing how much she was enjoying alllll 9 innings
Rachel and our friends at the game
Doosan Bears' young fans
Mel & Steve
After a slide...
Score board--note the high score and how many home runs!
Baseball player doing yoga--cat position
...transitioning to cow position
Rachel, getting green tea and chocolate ice cream
Turkish ice cream is magic!
Yum!
Sam making movies (note Clif bar sustenance in hand)
Rachel, at the top of Namsan Mountain
N Seoul Tower
Erika & Rachel
Sam on Namsan Mountain
Sam and Erika
He's so sneaky!
Erika & Rachel in front of the many locks of love
Erika & Rachel & the locks
Sam and the slanted bench...
Sam and Rachel
View of Seoul from Namsan Mountain
We love these hanging sculptures...
View of Seoul
Sam in front of N Seoul Tower
N Seoul Tower, on Namsan Mountain
Seoul
The line outside the newish Taco Bell in Itaewon
Last time Taco Bell came to Korea it failed...don't think there's a chance of it this time around
Restaurant in Itaewon
Hotel in Itaewon
Sam and Rachel outside Gyeongbukgong Palace
Part of the Blue House complex
The square outside the Blue House
Rachel & Sam
The square and statues outside the Blue House complex
The magpie--Korea's national bird (it has a bit of beautiful dark blue on its wing)
The Blue House, where Korea's president lives
One of the guards outside the Blue House
Sam outside the Blue House
Rachel & Erika in front of the Blue House, so named for the color of the roof tiles (which seemed more teal...)
In the neighborhoods behind Gyeongbukgong Palace
Iced Tea in Insadong
Kari-Anna got a chrysanthemum tea
Sam & Kari-Anna looking at the menu at Sanchon
All of the veggie food
Traditional Korean dancing
Sam making movies
Sam and Kari-Anna
Sam and Kari-Anna, after the meal
