Our up and coming China adventure begins with our procurement of a Visa (
Virtually
Impossible to
Secure
Abroad) which has proven to be quite a daunting task. After many calls to the Chinese Embassy, hours navigating their website, more calls to travel agents, and about $500, we found a small shop at the base of Namsan Mountain where we could complete our mission. Early Saturday morning we grabbed a bus to Seoul, hopped on a subway, found the shop, filled out the necessary paperwork, handed over our passports, and then took a memorable journey to the top of of the mountain where the famed Seoul Tower stands. There we partook in the romanticism that wisps through the air...
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| Not as cold as it looks |
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| Seoul Rocks! |
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| This is the Seoul Tower Cartoon standing next to a yellow character |
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| The Tower 479 meters tall stands on the top of a hill in north end of Seoul. For comparison the Empire State Building is 381 meters. |
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| Lego Lad |
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| Home sweet home is only 9,596 km (5,682 miles) away |
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| K-Poppin pimp |
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| Seoul Tower is known for it's romantic views and is a haven for couples and families. One of the activities is to write a message on a tile and put it on the wall for all to see. |
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| Happy Tower |
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| Another activity is to get a lock, write a message on it, and put it outside for all to see. This idea began in a Korean movie a few years ago and has since taken over the surrounding tower. |
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| More of the love locks |
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| Our contribution to the tower |
