Seoul Korea

Heir had talked to us about a Transfer tour while we were in Korea.  On the way to Vietnam we were newbie's and to chicken to do it. Also we were there in the late evening.   Oh side bar.... Seoul Korea has the coolest airport ever!  Besides the normal restaurants and such they have a rest area.  You can sleep on beds, they have showers all free with your plane ticket.  We rested and just hung out on the way to Vietnam as our plane was delayed and we had time to kill.  On the way home we were there in the day time and had lots of time so we were doing a "transfer tour".  It also meant we got another stamp in our passports!   We signed up and got on the bus at the appointed time and off we went with people from all over the world.  The guide was very informative and entertaining.  The only hiccup was there was a protest about to take place. Our guide informed us that she had never lost anyone on a tour and she wasn't going to start today.  So if she said go to the bus, GET to the bus!  LOL  Alrighty then. We had no intentions of getting to far from her.
Seoul reminded me a lot of Seattle in look and feel.  The rooflines were different but it was similar.  It looked and felt familiar in a way.  We went to a huge temple first. I'm sorry  I cannot remember the name.  Lots of little girls in tradition dressed. They were so cute.  Then we went a restaurant where we had lunch.  It was part of the tour.  There were 3 options for lunch that you got to choose from. Dh and had different things and shared.  Neither of us loved what we had.  That actually was the only meal in our entire trip that neither of us cared for.  Then we got to look around this shopping area with all different little shops.  They were so cute.  There was a large police presence but not in a threatening way at all.  Just there.  BUT no protest broke out.   WHEW!  It was time to head back to the bus.  It was a really nice fun way to kill time between flights.   When we got back to the airport we went and cleaned up and then laid down for a bit while we could lay stretched out.   Then our flight was called and it was time to go home.  We missed the kids but already missed Heir.
This trip was the trip of a lifetime and I will cherish EVERY moment of it.