We are back in South Korea and it’s been a little over a year since we were last here visiting
our son James, our daughter-in-law Sujeong, our grandson Aaron who is now two years old, and the rest of our Korean family.
Sitting in the springtime sunshine with Aaron outside Daegu library in South Korea |
We originally booked this much anticipated trip as a visa run from Thailand - taking advantage of an Air Asia sale earlier
in the year - but since then we’d had a big change of plan and now, after our week
in South Korea, we were heading back to Europe instead of Thailand.
(You can read about this big
change of plan by clicking HERE).
Our
son James teaches English in South Korea and he and his family live
in a big city called Daegu. Since our last visit they have moved into a new and
bigger apartment, so instead of us having to stay in a hotel, this time we could
stay in their home. It was wonderful to be able to help with Aaron, who is now two years old, especially
at bath time before bed and in the mornings when he was full of energy and
wanted to play. His favourite toys are his musical instruments and his play
kitchen. He also has a great fondness for his small toy buses in the same way that
James used to love his Thomas the Tank Engine toys many years ago.
Our grandson Aaron is now two years old |
The
weather was mostly dry and sunny for our visit and we had
lots of opportunities to take walks out and about in the city and in the park –
especially lovely at this time of year when it is cherry blossom season.
We also took several trips
to Daegu traditional market – one of my favourite things to do - as the market
is very close to the apartment and it is so interesting and colourful and has
so many types of fruit and vegetables, fish and meat and yummy spicy kimchi and
my very favourite dumplings.
Another
highlight of the week was spending time with and having meals out
to celebrate being with our Korean family again. Sujeong’s parents and her
brother and sister - the Kang family - are so lovely and welcoming and hospitable and it was so
great to see them all again.
The week went by so quickly
and soon it was time for Trav and I to say an emotional farewell and take the
KTX fast train back to the airport. The distance between Daegu and Seoul is
about the same distance between Manchester and London in the UK and the train journey
takes around two and a half hours.
Our
flight back to Malaysia on the 5th April (our son Iain's birthday - who we were thinking of all day too) would take seven-hours. Arriving late in Kuala Lumpur,
we would stay overnight in KL before taking a direct fourteen-hour
flight to London early the next morning. Then after a night at London Heathrow, we had a three-hour flight to our
destination of Bucharest Romania.
A total in the air/flying time of twenty-four hours with two quick stops!
Next
time
I’ll be chatting about our fabulous time in Bucharest Romania!
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Love,
Janice xx