A few new pictures

The winner of the shopping trip -- Denise and her new Coach.

"Hey, Dad, we're hungry!" Seems like a long way to go for a steak, doesn't it?

While Nic looks like he's enjoying the shopping trip, Ryan and Jake are much less impressed. Bless their Hearts!

Street crowds in It'aewon. I bet the boys were amazed at all the people.

Here are the boys burning off some steam at a Korean Burger King. (Come on, fella's, you are supposed to be eating the local fare, not something from BK! Geeze!)

Standing outside front door of the Dragon Hill Lodge, looking toward downtown Seoul.

Picture looking out their room window.
The boys are konked out at 4:30 one afternoon.

Got a few new pictures yesterday from Darrell and thought I'd share them. The kids are staying at the Dragon Hill Lodge for right now. Looks like a dad-gum fancy-schmancy place if you ask me. I'm not sure that I'd be wanting to move into a house if I were Denise -- if you know what I mean. I think they've begun to wake up a little bit; hopefully in the next few days, they'll figure out Korean time. They took off on their first shopping trip. I think Denise had the most fun based on a couple of the pictures! Guess they chose not to try dog on their first trip out and they ended up at Outback! Funny!

Here's what I found about It'aewon.
Dating from the 14th century, Itaewon was the first gateway to Seoul for travelers coming from the Yeongnam area of Korea. Being adjacent to the Han River, it formed a major trading area. That tradition continues today as Itaewon attracts thousands of foreign shoppers. The Itaewon shopping area covers a 1.4 km length, stretching from the U.S. 8th Army Base eastwards to Hannam-dong and contains over 1,000 different stores. The area has a vibrant night life scene with many bars and nightclubs. Many street vendors selling shirts, jackets, and caps also stay up late to cater to nocturnal shoppers. Most vendors speak some English and Japanese, and most will take Won, Dollars, or Yen for transactions. Most larger shops will take most credit cards as well.