Tuesday:
We've been pretty lazy here :)
But! Yesterday we managed to get up out of our comfy beds and pry ourselves away from playing with Samjin to check out the Jinju fortress and shrine. The view from the top of the fortress (on one of the larger hills in Jinju) was breathtaking.
Afterwards we met up with Ana and Mike to get some dinner. We went to a Tofu bar, where all they serve is vegetarian dishes, like tofu blocks, Kimchi (the traditional Korean dish) and vegetable noodle soup! Needless to say, Linda was very happy :)
The meal was a feast - dish after dish kept appearing and many dishes had to be cleared off to make room for all the food!
Samjin and Linda are bed buddies
Korean-style shrines
So much more color!
The view from up top the Jinju Fortress.
Dinner!
Kimchi!
Tofu soup and cucumber noodle soup.
Linda is happy because she can finally eat!
The aftermath of the feast
Today we got up pretty early (around 7:30am) to go to Sang Ju beach. It was about 2 1/2 hours from Jinju by bus. It was definitely the most interesting beach I've ever been too - a small sandy beach surrounded by large mountains along the southern coast of South Korea. It was still pretty crowded for a weekday, but it was so enjoyable! We took in some sun, went for a swim and watched as the locals reacted to us (typically pointing, calling us "me-guk" ["americans"] or "wae-guk" ["foreigners"]). They usually shout "hello!" or "hi!" many times, over and over again trying to get our attention. They do this to all westeners, even though many of them don't speak english. I think they're just amused because we look so different.
Upon returning home, we showered and I went out for a motorcycle ride with Mike. Evan and Linda both went the past two days, so it was my turn! I didn't take any pictures this time round, but we went to the highest point in Jinju where you can see the whole city. It was pretty awesome. Then we all go some grub!
We went for galbi, which is like Korean bbq - similar to hibachi style food in Japan. Since it was all meat Linda and I got our own dishes, but Evan, Ana and Mike were super pleased :)
We went to a bar afterwards called Zzyzzx for some drinks and ran into some of Ana and Mike's friends, so we had a few rounds with them. It was really great to meet them, and we might be seeing them again on Friday when we attend a party we're tagging along too!
chillin' beach-syle
mmm ocean
still as white as ever!
if you look close, all the way through the mountains is the beach we were at.
galbi!
Beebimbop (traditional rice and veggie dish) with spicy soup and kimchi - mmmm!
awwww yeaaaa....
froggyana
good times...
p.s. yea, this blog has totally revolved around food! haha
1 comment:
well, i think every last one of you has learned the power of relationship building over a meal at home. long live tradition! evan, laura, linda, all lookin good in bathing suits, oh my, so glad if i journey there it'll be in the midst of winter! not exactly happy to see a beer bong, but not exactly surprised! i wish i were 22ish and traveling with the gang. don't forget to send me a post card, and you know what, i want a souvenir too, heh heh heh
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