Destination: Uiwang railroad museum (field trip at school) (South Korea)
Our recent field trip at school took us to the Uiwang Railroad Museum – home to several decades of trains and train technology both indoors and outdoors. The museum was appropriately located close to the railroad tracks, although we arrived by school van of...
Destination: Olympic Park – where the 1988 Seoul Olympics were held (Seoul, South Korea)
While Olympic Park is where some of the 1988 Summer Olympics took place (the other major area being the previously blogged about Jamsil Sports Complex), the Olympics from 20 years ago seems a legacy, a thing of the past that mostly gets passed by. With 2,000,000...Destination: Dragon Hill (Jimjilbang) – or 10 steps to enjoying a jimjilbang in South Korea
Define jimjilbang: A Korean day spa / sauna / public bathhouse, often open 24 hours a day with separate places to sleep, relax, soak in hot water, sit in a sauna, and so on. Visiting a jimjilbang has become one of my favorite ways to relax, especially after having...
