Chinatown, Wolmido, and the Suwon Fortress

We spent this weekend a little closer to home and found out that it can be just as fun as Seoul. We started off with some Chinese food in Chinatown where we also got some great tea.  From there we took a ride down to the shore for some Korean style beach fun and boardwalk.  We hiked up to an observatory to see some awesome views of our city and even played some boardwalk games. (Jennifer would like to add that she got a prize on her first shot. ^^) After walking till our feet hurt we made our way home to get ready for the next day.

Up and out real early, we took a bus to Suwon, a city of over 2 million about 70 miles south of Incheon.  The guide book lists only one attraction in this city worth seeing and that happened to be our destination.  We got to see some real old palace buildings and the wall that protected the 18th century city. The famous Suwon Fortress was worth the trip.

The main entrance to Chinatown

Black Noodles, a famous "Chinese" dish here

Cute little dumpling

No idea, this was the first thing we say in Wolmido

Some kind of fried rice snack

Lost in translation?

Hot Dog!

This was on the side of a building.  Add a caption here :)

Typical Korean beach snacks, octopus tentacle anyone?

John shot a little toy like 15 times to no avail

Jennifer... one shot, one kill :)

Inside the living quarters of a palace servant

fermenting some kim-chi, well not anymore...

The oldest building we've seen in Korea.  Built in the late 1700's to pay homage to a King's father. 

Awesome little ones

Even the trees take medication