We decided that today was just going to be a lazy beach day. After all the running around in Japan and then getting to Jeju and exploring yesterday, we are worn out! After breakfast, we headed down to Jungmun beach, which is about a 5-minute walk from the hotel. The beach is on the East China Sea and the current and waves are quite strong. After walking down the beach for a bit and finding that the Hyatt doesn't have a sitting area with chairs, we found some pat...

Today was our day to explore Jeju Island a little bit, so we had a quick breakfast and got ready to head out. We got the concierge to book us a taxi and driver for the day, and thankfully there was one with a van that fit all 5 of us comfortably. Our first stop was Oedolgae Rock. The name of the area Oedolgae means "lonely standing rock." This 20-meter rock pillar stands alone just off the seashore. From some angles the rock looks like a person praying. There is...

The alarm went off at 3:30 AM today so that we could be ready to go to the airport at 4:30 AM. After dropping off the items that we weren't taking to Jeju in the room that Doren & Rick are keeping in Seoul, we headed to the airport. There was a little issue at the check-in counter with Jessica's ticket, but eventually, it all got straightened out and we cleared security and boarded the plane for the one hour flight to Jeju Island. We both slept the flight ...

We had to get up early this morning (5:30 am) to catch the shuttle to the airport for our flight to Seoul. Neither of us can believe our time in Japan is over, but we are looking forward to Korea and meeting up with Christine's mom, as well as Rick & Jessica. The flight was on time and after clearing South Korean immigration and customs we got in our pre-arranged taxi (the first time I've ever had someone waiting for me at the arrival gate with my name on a...

Finally a day that we could sleep in! We slept in until about 7:30 this morning, which for us was a major deal. After a big breakfast at the hotel, we headed out for our day at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, the second main reason we wanted to come to Hiroshima (Miyajima island being the other). The first thing you see at the park is the Atomic Bomb Dome, which was a building that was left partially standing after the blast and that has been maintained as a ...