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Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018Caribbean Bay water park
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018This morning at 6 am. my brother’s family came to pick us to go to The Caribbean Bay Water Park. FUN!
We got here bright and early to beat the crowd.
Biggest hot dog I ever had. Andrew, are you jealous?
We played in the water until 6 pm then we headed over to Everland Amusement park next door.
I saw so many fun looking candies that I told kids to grab a bag and get some candies. They looked at me with squinty eyes and poked me to see if I was their real mom. Oh kids…
Hanok Village -Old Seoul
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018I took the kids to old town in Seoul, called Ik-Sun-Dong Hanok Village, where residents still live. There’s one section that old buildings have been converted into very chic cafes and restaurants. By 11:30pm, we saw people lining up to get into restaurants.
We had a brunch at one of the cafes here.
Then dumplings from the “Best Dumpling place”. I have to agree with the name. We couldn’t get a table because the waiting line was too long, so we ordered to go.
We also wandered around bustling streets of Myeong-Dong where it’s packed with international fashion brands, luxury department stores and homegrown cosmetic shops. I came home with 20+ different kinds of face masks as well as masks for hair and feet. They had so much variety!
love Korean department stores
Tuesday, July 10th, 2018jet legged but good
Monday, July 9th, 2018We stepped outside of my parents place and walked a few blocks to a bakery for some coffee and delicious pastry. I love how convenient it is. Everything available within walking distance.
Chloe’s sad because she’s missing her dad…
Got them ice cream to cheer them up. An easy fix. 🙂
Come to my belly.
Goodbye SF! Hello Korea!!!!!
Monday, July 9th, 2018From the last meal in San Francisco to
The first meal in Korea at 4:30 a.m.!
Kids and I flew to S. Korea while Andrew flew back home to NJ. We survived 12 hour flight, no problem. We were so exhausted from the Yosemite adventure we slept through most of our flight. We all fell asleep an hour into taking off and when we woke up, we only had an hour left to landing. It was the best flight!
Oh how I missed you my country, and real authentic Korean food…:)
We’re so excited to spend a whole month here!!!
BACKROADS DAY 6 – Goodbye Yosemite { part3 }
Sunday, July 8th, 2018BACKROADS DAY 6 – SPLASH! { part2 }
Sunday, July 8th, 2018After the bike ride, we arrived at this beautiful Rainbow Pools. This place is such a gem! Rainbow Pools are natural swimming holes along the south fork of the Tuolumne River, where one can dip their feet, take a plunge or just watch courageous kids jump the rock lined ledges into the largest of the inviting pools. Yep. We were the courageous kids!
I hadn’t planned on jumping in at first but I got inspired by my kids jumping in without any hesitation, so I decided to jump right in too. I was scared but so glad I did! When in Rome, right?
BACKROADS DAY 6 – cycling on Groveland { part1 }
Sunday, July 8th, 2018Today is the final day of backroads tour and this morning we set off to do some exploring on two wheels. This ride travels over some rolling hills before descending along the Tuolomne River, where we enjoyed picturesque views on the way to Rainbow Pools. Along
the way, we saw the evidence of the devastating 2013
Rim Fire, the third largest wildfire in California history, that burnt over 250,000 acres. Distance to Rainbow Pool: .13.6 miles
I was so proud of the kids so bravely riding their way downhill on this curvy roads along the side of the cliffs.
After about 2/3 or the ride where the roads got really steep, kids and Andrew got into the van for the remainder of the ride and I continued to ride my bike to the final destination. What a spectacular view! I didn’t get a chance to take any pictures at this point as the roads were pretty steep and I was just soaking up on beautiful Tuolumne River canyon.