Yesterday, we spent a great afternoon with Dayo, who is our friend Shola's youngest brother. Dayo came to Seoul over two years ago to teach English and currently works for Samsung. We started off by having lunch at a delicious Korean barbeque restaurant in the City Hall area of Seoul. After lunch, we took a walk along Cheonggyecheon, which is a 5.84km long stream in the middle of the city. There were lots of people relaxing and cooling their feet in the stream. The walk along the stream led us to Gwanghwamun Square, where stands statues of the two most respected historical figures in Korea – King Sejong the Great and Admiral Yi Sun-sin. After spending some time observing families and kids playing in the fountains at Gwanhwamun Square, we headed down to the underground exhibits to learn about the lives and achievements of of the King and the Admiral.
Lunch with Dayo.
Cheonggyecheon (Stream)
People walking underneath a bridge crossing Cheonggyecheon.
People relaxing at Cheonggyecheon.
Yen and Dayo at Gwanghwamun Square
Kids playing in the fountains at Gwanghwamun Square.
Another kid playing in the fountains at Gwanghwamun Square.
King Sejong the Great
Entrance to underground exhibit
We learned to write our names in Korean at one of the learning stations in the exhibit.
Yen and me at Gwanghwamun Square. Photo by Dayo.