South Korea

Whew. So far, staying in Seoul, South Korea has been so much fun. Since we got on Korean Airlines, I've been so comfortable. Korean Air had such roomy seats, great attendants, and delicious food. We were on the plane for about 3 hours, so it wasn’t that bad. Well, the first thing we did was check into our hotel. Then, it was time for us to go have fun. It was about 6 pm when we arrived at a place called 63 City, which was right in the heart of Seoul. We watched an IMAX movie at the theater. You will not believe how huge that screen was. The enormous 7-story tall screen pulled me right into the film.



After we finished, we went to visit the waters of the Shining Aquarium. The aquarium was even more beautiful and enchanting at night. The glows of the many different and vibrant fish were so pretty. The best part of the aquarium was when we walked on these transparent, glass floors. It was called the Thrill Water. We weren't aware that there were Banded Hound Sharks and ray fish were swimming below us. It literally made it feel as if we were walking above the ocean floor.


After we left the aquarium, we were too tired to continue. So we went back to the hotel and slept for the night. The next day, however, we were up and ready to continue exploring! We decided to go to Seoul Jung-gu Taepyeongno1-ga Seoul Plaza. We paid for two tickets into the ice skating rink and had tons of fun in the huge ground of ice. I remember Chad fell and tried to get me to pull her up. Too bad I lost my balance and we both fell. Haha. After we were tired of the cold and falling, we stopped and went shopping at Itaewon. The fashion stores there were AMAZING. There was so much to see that we had to come back the next day. I bought a lot of Korean clothes and accessories to last me a lifetime.

On our last adventure in Korea, we went to another concert. This time, it was Big Bang, a big hit in Korea at the moment. I really love Big Bang, and one of the reasons for this trip is to go to one of their concerts.

On our trip to Korea, I learned that the symbol on the Korean flag was the BaGua, which literally means "8 symbols". These 8 symbols represent order and peace of mind. The symbols are Qian (Heaven), Xun (Wind), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), Kun (Earth), Zhen (Thunder), Li (Fire), and Dui (Lake)


- Tawni