Amy's Adventure to Inje: Final Full day in Seoul!

Thursday: In the morning I went to meet Hwa Sun in Itaewon. We went to a restaurant called Suji's. She really wanted to take me there for brunch; 4 years ago Erin, Hwa Sun, Jaebin and I went there! After our meal we went back to her home to hang out more. Jaebin came home from school and he did his homework. We played a little and then his friends came over for an art lesson-Hwa Sun teaches them twice a week I think. When their class was over, we took Jaebin to taekwondo and Hwa Sun drove me to a subway station so I could go meet Ji and his girlfriend for dinner. We went to Yeongdeungpo, which is the shopping area I went to at the beginning of my trip! (Crazy all of the things I'm repeating at the end...) We had a chicken stir-fry/soup dish. Then we went to a bar/restaurant to chat.

Hwa Sun and our brunches!

Hwa Sun Unni and me!

Jaebin and his friend!

Ji cooking

Today: Last full day in Seoul!! I can't believe it!! I finally got to talk to my mom! I had to go to an ATM to get money to pay for the guesthouse and I had some trouble at first so I was worried, but everything worked out okay. I had looked up a museum called "Sarangchae at Cheong wa dae" (translated means: living room at Cheong wa dae-which is the Presidents house). I started walking there, but when I got to a certain point, I noticed there were a lot of policemen and security personnel around, so I wasn't sure what to do or how to explain where I wanted to go. So I ended up walking to the tourist center that wasn't too far away. On the way I stopped to take some pictures of Gyeongbogung and the King Sejong Museum (I was there in April with Em). I got a brochure about the museum and thought I would try again, so I walked back and showed the brochure and they let me through! The museum was pretty nice; it was mostly about Seoul and a little bit about the presidents. After the museum, I walked along Cheongycheon, my favorite spot in Seoul. (The man-made fixed-up and cleaned-up river) I was possibly meeting up with Ji and his girlfriend again, so I just wandered the area and actually realized how close I was to Insadong, so I walked around there again. I heard back from Ji and he couldn't meet up with me, so I went to a restaurant for Japchae (noodle dish I love) that I had noticed earlier. After dinner I walked to Myeongdong because there was another possibility I could meet Ji there. I looked around there and ended up coming back to the guesthouse. On the way I stopped at the ABC New York Bakery again. I bought a piece of cake for the cute little old front desk man and a piece for myself. When I got back, I gave him the cake and he gave me a big hug. He ran downstairs and gave me a Be the Reds soccer shirt! :) The rest of the evening was spent attempting to pack!!