Yay! Corey would be proud of me, out hiking and being one with nature...or something like that :) Anyway, a co-worker of mine and two of her friends went on this awesome hike in Bundang. It was only about 8 subway stops from where we lived. The weather was absolutely amazing and it was just a perfect Saturday morning activity....before a long night of birthday celebrations. (more on that later)
The hike did not take long to get to the top. There were some gnarly stairs involved, but well worth it, because at the top was an amazing view of the entire city of Seoul. It was so surreal to see just how large Seoul really is. Seoul is one of the largest cities in the world. FYI – Geography lesson...I live in a city called Bundang which is south of Seoul. Anyway, such a great view, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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| At the top! |
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| On our way to the mountain. Such a beautiful day! (Sorry the pictures didn't load in order) |
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| My hiking pals - Courtney, Tammy, and Taylor! |
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| Around the backside of the mountain there was a large cemetary. Kind of spooky. |
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| Really cool trails and along the way there were tons of nice benches and seating areas to take a rest. |
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| SEOUL!! |
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| Beautiful :) |
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| Me and Courtney taking a breather. This was around the time the creepy Korean man stopped to talk to all of us. Not ok! |
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| It's so crazy to think this is all in Seoul. Such a big city. |
One thing I've noticed about Koreans is how active they are. I always see them out walking along the river at night, or working out at the random workout stations on trails and such. There were a ton of people out on the trail while we were hiking. More people to stare at us is what it really was. Foreigners are like celebrities here. We get stared at all the time and Koreans love to say 'Hi' to us in really excited voices, especially the children. We were waived at, stared at, smiled at, followed by a creepy Korean, and much much more during the hike. Very uncomfortable to say the least, but I'm sure I'll be expecting that sort of attention when I return home to the states....just kidding :)
After some R&R after the hike it was time to get ready to head out to Itaewon for the evening. Itaewon is the foreigner district of Seoul and is one of the major shopping and entertainment districts. It is heavily populated with foreigners as a military base is located there.
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| This was actually a night out in Hongdae the college district. All the people in this park we stopped at had large headphones on. They were having a 'Silent Disco Party'. Not really sure what that is, but sounds awesome. |
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| Korean gangsta rappers in the middle just bustin' a rhyme in the park. |
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| People, cars, stuff EVERYWHERE..all the time. |
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| We went to see a band called the Rock Tigers. They are a rockabilly style band from Japan. |
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| She's pretty badass...the lead singer of the Rock Tigers. Japanese punkster. |
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| Me and Courtney! |
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| Courtney, Tammy, and myself. Celebrating Courtney's birthday in Itaewon. We went to a great place called Craftworks that serves actual delicious draft beer. Side note - beer in Korea is terrible so it's a blessing to find good draft beer. |
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| Courtney, Taylor, and myself. |
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| The 2 newbies...me and Taylor! |
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| People, cars, stuff EVERYWHERE....again. There's a bar in the background called 'Goldfish'..haha |
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