Do All the Things!
Hi everyone! I finally have a break to blog-we have either been doing all the things or taking all the naps...
After the kids were the worst I have ever seen them during dinner one night, we realized we really have been pushing ourselves too much. It was just so exciting being back and we wanted to quickly get acquainted with our new neighborhood. Plus our apartment didn't have a whole lot to offer the kids so getting out made more sense. But it was so hot that being out was just that much more of a conundrum... So we have spent the last week figuring out our rhythm and our limits. I mean, we know what to expect and what we like to eat, etc. but the kids are still trying to figure that out. We also haven't even been here two weeks so it's fair that we don't know everything yet...
Saturday August 11
For Lucy's birthday, we went to a cat café. That was super cute and fun but again,how do you prepare small children for something like this? Cat café, sure so there's a cat or two right? (Is what I imagine the kids thought.) The fact that there were like 20 cats was more overwhelming to them but then so fun! Lucy saw all the people taking pictures and didn't want to be left out so we have her my phone and put it on record as if she were taking pictures and the result was so cute.
Tiny elevator!
The cat café was in Myeondong, a shopping area we frequented the last time we were here. They have lots of yummy street food-we shared a couple corn dogs that ended having a sugar doughnut coating which sounds weird but omg it was actually so good! Lots of street vendors up to really nice department stores. This is where we would go to shop at Forever 21, Uniqlo, North Face, ArtBox, etc. Myeongdong is also home to several underground and on random floor shopping areas-we didn't go there this time but that's usually where they have all the cool t-shirts with ridiculous English phrases on them that don't make sense but are equally amazing. I really need to start taking sneaky pics of these shirts because some are so funny!
Myeongdong is also much more international than our area but the kids definitely got lots of looks. All positive but that has taken some adjusting for especially Finn. A nice Chinese family asked if they could take pictures with our kids. We don't mind and definitely ask the kids is they are willing as well. But now I think we'll start charging 😜 just kidding! So many more people strike up conversations with us this time around though because we have children and that has been really nice. Sometimes when we are trying to get somewhere it's hard to get away but we are polite. Nice elderly people have been giving the kids treats which is sweet (ha, see what I did there 😅) but Finn definitely developed a canker sore so we've been confiscating those!
Sunday August 12
All week I had been excited to see what our local church was all about. Now that the internet is more helpful than it was last time, we can find English masses much easier and the Yeoksam Catholic Church was not only within walking distance (as opposed to two bus transfers) there was also English mass at 9:30! It was a super pretty church but unfortunately our mass was in the basement. That was totally fine and understandable since we are a small community but since we were late (surprise) we didn't get to see the main part of the church.
After church we went home and changed and went for a hike. It was really pretty but so hot and still very humid and by the time we got to the top, SO buggy. Allll the bugs were my new best friend but that definitely made for a less enjoyable hike. We did find an array of badminton courts, a very yucky bathroom, some pagodas, and a whole bunch of bunnies!
The sign is pointing us to "Grandma's Badminton Courts"
When we finished our hike, we went to a café thinking the kids could chill but they had no chill. And then we decided to go to dinner—Korean BBQ—since the food is a little less spicy and exotic than regular Korean food but the kids again had no chill. We met some nice people but the kids were horrid and at this point we realized, perhaps we are doing too much...
After the kids were the worst I have ever seen them during dinner one night, we realized we really have been pushing ourselves too much. It was just so exciting being back and we wanted to quickly get acquainted with our new neighborhood. Plus our apartment didn't have a whole lot to offer the kids so getting out made more sense. But it was so hot that being out was just that much more of a conundrum... So we have spent the last week figuring out our rhythm and our limits. I mean, we know what to expect and what we like to eat, etc. but the kids are still trying to figure that out. We also haven't even been here two weeks so it's fair that we don't know everything yet...
Saturday August 11
For Lucy's birthday, we went to a cat café. That was super cute and fun but again,how do you prepare small children for something like this? Cat café, sure so there's a cat or two right? (Is what I imagine the kids thought.) The fact that there were like 20 cats was more overwhelming to them but then so fun! Lucy saw all the people taking pictures and didn't want to be left out so we have her my phone and put it on record as if she were taking pictures and the result was so cute.
Tiny elevator!
The cat café was in Myeondong, a shopping area we frequented the last time we were here. They have lots of yummy street food-we shared a couple corn dogs that ended having a sugar doughnut coating which sounds weird but omg it was actually so good! Lots of street vendors up to really nice department stores. This is where we would go to shop at Forever 21, Uniqlo, North Face, ArtBox, etc. Myeongdong is also home to several underground and on random floor shopping areas-we didn't go there this time but that's usually where they have all the cool t-shirts with ridiculous English phrases on them that don't make sense but are equally amazing. I really need to start taking sneaky pics of these shirts because some are so funny!
Myeongdong is also much more international than our area but the kids definitely got lots of looks. All positive but that has taken some adjusting for especially Finn. A nice Chinese family asked if they could take pictures with our kids. We don't mind and definitely ask the kids is they are willing as well. But now I think we'll start charging 😜 just kidding! So many more people strike up conversations with us this time around though because we have children and that has been really nice. Sometimes when we are trying to get somewhere it's hard to get away but we are polite. Nice elderly people have been giving the kids treats which is sweet (ha, see what I did there 😅) but Finn definitely developed a canker sore so we've been confiscating those!
Sunday August 12
All week I had been excited to see what our local church was all about. Now that the internet is more helpful than it was last time, we can find English masses much easier and the Yeoksam Catholic Church was not only within walking distance (as opposed to two bus transfers) there was also English mass at 9:30! It was a super pretty church but unfortunately our mass was in the basement. That was totally fine and understandable since we are a small community but since we were late (surprise) we didn't get to see the main part of the church.
After church we went home and changed and went for a hike. It was really pretty but so hot and still very humid and by the time we got to the top, SO buggy. Allll the bugs were my new best friend but that definitely made for a less enjoyable hike. We did find an array of badminton courts, a very yucky bathroom, some pagodas, and a whole bunch of bunnies!
The sign is pointing us to "Grandma's Badminton Courts"
When we finished our hike, we went to a café thinking the kids could chill but they had no chill. And then we decided to go to dinner—Korean BBQ—since the food is a little less spicy and exotic than regular Korean food but the kids again had no chill. We met some nice people but the kids were horrid and at this point we realized, perhaps we are doing too much...
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