Today was the day for our DMZ tour, so we got up early for breakfast and then headed over to the Lotte Hotel Seoul to register for the tour. After we registered, we waited for the bus which left the hotel and headed for our first stop, Imjingak. Imjingak is where the "Bridge of Freedom" lies. The Freedom Bridge is a former railroad bridge that was used by repatriated POWs/soldiers returning from the north. It also holds the Peace bell and an old railway car which...

Today was our last full day of exploring Seoul, so we headed out after breakfast to find the Bukchon Traditional Korean Village. When the taxi dropped us off, it turned out that the village wasn't much at all, just stores and homes that didn't seem much different than others we have seen. On top of that, what was there was closed, perhaps because it was a Monday. Monday seems to be the day that many things are closed in Korea, but the guidebooks hadn't mentioned ...

It was back to our early morning routine again, with a wake-up call at 5:15 AM so that we could be out of the hotel by 6:15 and on our way to Jeju Airport. Out flight back to Seoul was for 8:30, but when we got to the airport they said they had room on the 7:30 flight and wondered if we would like to take that one instead. Since it would save us an hour of waiting in the airport, we said, "Sure" and hustled down to get on board. We got back to Seoul and headed ...

Today was another nice day of doing very little. Being here in Jeju has been very relaxing and has helped us get ready for the last few days in Seoul. I think at this point both of us are ready to be home, but Kent is looking forward to the DMZ tour when we get back to Seoul. After a late breakfast and a short nap, Kent & Christine headed out to go Parasailing! This was something that Kent wanted to do, but since it took a minimum of 2 people to go, Christ...

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...