Tuesday, April 21, 2009

There is nothing like walking....continued


There were several family cemetaries along our walk. Judging by the height of the mounds, it doesn't look like they used to bury the deceased very deep in the ground. The burial grounds were all fenced, and had these granite statues watching over things




I think this is the first time we have walked anywhere in Seould that would be considered forest. It was a small one, but still nice to walk on a dirt path surrounded by trees, instead of being surrounded by highrise apartments.

It is very common to find exercise equipment in almost all of the parks where people walk. This was at the top of the hill next to the pagoda.

I think this is suppose to improve circulation and good for the brain, right??

A favorite game played by Korean men using a board similar to a checker board and flat white and black marbles. {I really need to find out the name of the game one of these days. It's so popular they even have a t.v. channel that is dedicated to it.}



This was at the top of the hill, who knew...not the ones that can't read Korean signs, that's for sure!




Heading back home, the cherry blossoms are pretty much history now, but these bushes are all over the landscape, and started blooming about the time the cherry blossoms disappeared.


And last, but not least, we took the missionaries to dinner a few days ago. We just had to take a picture of the electrical wiring nightmare they had hanging from each of the telphone poles along this street. Crazy.

2 comments:

Brittany said...

It really is a beautiful place!

The exercise equipment in the middle of the small forest is interesting. How many times have I been on a walk through a park and thought, "If only I had a weight set or a stationary bike right now!" :)

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