Sunday in Seoul

Dongdaemun (Eastgate)
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Fully planning to be up early and at the Anglican Church for the 9:30 service in English, our exhaustion from yesterday's walking tours kept us soundly sleeping until after 9!  EGADS!  So we had a leisurely morning instead and then once again ventured out.  Sunday, it seems, is "family day" as many more women and children are out and about.  We walked the streets again, amazed at the amount of sales off the sidewalks, kiosks, and food carts that are available!  More people were wearing masks today -- Dwight had also warned us not to eat the foods from the street vendors because of the pollution.  Today was a particularly polluted looking, feeling day.  There are so many cars, so many people...

Denny and I have decided that we really like Korean food!

Gyeongbokgung Palace
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We visited another of the palaces, walked the grounds and saw a seven story pagoda (we declined to climb it).  The children really stare at me -- the white hair?  Westerners?  Again the police presence was very obvious everywhere.

Our lunch was spectacular.  Denny and I have decided that we really like Korean food!  Are there Korean restaurants in SLC?  Certainly none in Jackson!  Today we enjoyed another dish cooked at the table with sausages and beans plus all those side dishes that liven up a meal.  Bob, you would LOVE the hot sauce, the heat and the flavor!  The food is relatively inexpensive and there is a "no tipping" policy so that too makes eating out more economical.   Excellent service too!

Insa-dong
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We are having a low key night tonight making plans for our last day tomorrow.  We go to the airport tomorrow evening and fly through the night to Auckland, New Zealand.