Korea

We went to Korea for 9 days in April. Nick had to go for work, so I tagged along. We flew Grandma Sally out to stay with the kiddos. It was a nice kid-free vacation for us. Nick served his mission in Seoul, so it was fun to see him back in his old stomping ground. My favorite part of the trip was watching peoples' reactions to Nick speaking Korean. He still remembers some of the language and a white dude speaking Korean isn't very common.

A really old palace

A fun market

When we were walking around one night, Nick heard a familiar ping...the sound of a ball being hit off a bat. We had come across some batting cages and he HAD to give it a shot. FYI - He struck out his first 10 tries. Bret and Cole loved that dad strikes out too!

We found the church on our last day. It was in the same location, but Nick says it's a totally new building.

We took a tour up to the border between North and South Korea, aka the de-militarized zone (DMZ). It was the most interesting part of the trip. We got to go down into a tunnel that the North had dug to trying to invade the South. They've discovered around 20 of these tunnels, all of which have been unsuccessful.

Me, with the North Korean flag in the distance. We could use the binoculars to look over into North Korea. There was a huge statue of Kim Jong Il, their leader. I guess there are lots of these statues all over the country.
A sign posted in one of the restroom stalls...instructions on how to use (and not use) a toilet.