Sunday morning we sleep in a little bit, and then head out for some sightseeing. We eventually find ourselves in a little restaurant street - somehow that happens whenever we travel with Tom - and are surprised to learn how many restaurants are closed Sunday.
Tom's perceptive nose finds us a traditional Korean restaurant with a courtyard entrance. It looks like a place not all that used to tourists, but they treat us well, and the food and service are impeccable. They also can offer us an English-language menu, even though none of the employees can can speak more than a few words of English.
If only our joints could handle sitting on those little mats. It's hard to tell from the photos but we're sitting on the floor with barely enough room under the table to stretch our legs, carefully trying to avoid kicking our table mates...
Other diners are enjoying their lunches as well, and don't seem to notice that Kathy is taking their photos.
This young octopus is complemented by a very spicy sauce.
Food, food, and more food. Tom seems to have ordered everything on the menu.
Brian puts up a brave front, but his legs are aching and his feet are asleep as a result of too much time in the lotus position.
Finally it's time to pay the bill, and to do our best to stand up and hobble out with appropriate dignity.
Ellyn poses prettily in front of the restroom outside the entrance, but decides after one look to forego the traditional squat toilet it contains and await a style more to her liking.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.