On my way again!

The wedding yesterday was very nice even though it was quite different than any I have attended before. I'm glad I could be here for it and I'm glad I started my trip in Korea. I think Korea has been one of the most welcoming places I've been. It's so obvious that I am not from here don't know what they are talking about, but everyone was friendly and polite anyway. Now with a couple pictures from the wedding for the friends who couldn't make it, I'm off to Australia.

The mothers.

Jonathan.

The ring extchange

Their exit.

Jonathan and Yung Shin after the wedding. Now they're off to Greece for a week. 

South Korea, Near Deagu

I tagged along yesterday with Jonathan's family as they toured several areas near Deagu with his fiances family who are from here. It was really nice to tour with locals. Thank you to both families for letting me tag along. 

Some very crooked looking trees. These don't have any guide wires which could support my theory on shallow roots in city parks. 

Ancient Silla burial mounds from the first millennia. 

This seems like a great way to grow squash and cucumbers. Very convenient picking. I was bit surprised to see it as part of a park. 

Some history to learn from and avoid repeating.

Traditional Korean lunch with both families. I tried everything... I have also finally learned to use chop sticks. 

I would not want to be the dishwasher in Korea!

Stairs up to a temple originally built in the first millennia. 

A view of the valley stretched out below.

Laundry day in the hotel room. Only using a carry on does keep me on top of the laundry. 

The hotel room has a little slot for your key after you enter the room. You place the key in it to power up everything in the room. Seems like a great system to prent parasitic energy drain from all the devices in a modern room. 

South Korea, Daegu

I traveled to Daegu today. It hasn't been real exciting so far, very pleasant though. It is much less humid and the air is cleaner which more than makes up for the slightly hotter temperatures. Also, 3 million people seems pretty reasonable after Seoul. 

Looking back at the Hotel in Daegu from a park. I always wonder about trees being tied up like this in parks. Is the soil in city parks just to shallow to grow a real root system?