Day One

Today was our first full day in Seoul. We woke up and got ready for our day. We walked to Paris Baguette which was very easy to find!

We then took a taxi to the Korean War Memorial or at least we thought we were going to the War Memorial, but we were actually taken to the Museum of Korea. We didn't go inside because it wasn't open yet, but I did get a picture of Cheongjajeong which is a pavilion with celadon roof tiles. It was very nice and peaceful there.

Then we got another picture that took us to the Korean War Memorial. I don't know a lot about the Korean War or Korean history, but I thought the museum was great. A lot of great information and displays. 

Playing with my new camera.

There was this tile on the sidewalk and if you stood on the tile, you would get the picture shown below.  I think that every place should have photo spots! 

Statue of Brothers

Outside the museum

We then took a taxi to Seoul Tower. Taxis aren't allowed to drive you up the very long hill, so our taxi driver was stopped at the base of the hill. Well, our taxi driver was not taking no for an answer, he got behind a bus and when the bus started up the hill he stepped on the gas and tried to follow, but the gate came down again. We told him that we would take the bus up. The bus stop was literally 100 feet away and it was not a problem for us to take it. The taxi only takes you up part of the way and then you have to walk up a very steep hill. When I say steep, I mean very steep! 

The tower

When we got to the top, we looked around and then we put our lock of love on the fence. This lock symbolizes endless love. I got pretty emotional as we put the lock in place. It symbolizes the very long wait we have had to becoming a forever family. It also reminded me of the importance of family and how close we are to our families and how excited they are about having Jax in their lives. Ok, now I'm crying again writing this! 

Throwing away the key to our lock

Our original plan was to come to the Seoul Tower on Thursday when we have Jax with us, but it is supposed to rain that day. We wanted to make sure that we got to the tower before we left.

Our attempt of a picture of the two of us with the word love...epic fail!

The hill on our way back down.

We headed back down the hill and decided to go back to the DMCville and rest for an hour or so before we went back out. We really need some groceries and so we were going to go to Home Plus. That didn't quite work out. We both fell asleep and I woke up at about 5:45. We had plans to go to supper with two other adopting families. We got ready and headed out for supper. We took a few pictures, but our camera was acting up, so I'll to wait until we get them from one of the other ladies.

Jet lag has seriously gotten the best of both of us. We are wide awake in the middle of the night, but so tired in the afternoons. Hopefully, each day gets little better. Until tomorrow!