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I’ll be getting all my photos into albums eventually, but here are a few glimpses to whet your appetite.

We spent the weekend on Jeju Island (Jejudo). It is of volcanic origin and is well known (according to my nephew) for wind, rocks, and women. More about that in another post. [See how I'm teasing you, stringing you along, hoping you'll come back?] They stack rocks everywhere — into fences, markers, etc. — and there are statues called Harubang that are usually placed at entrances, gates, and bridges.

We also went to an incredible Buddhist temple. Those photos will probably be an album by themselves. (I had read that you should never take photos inside a temple without permission, so I was thrilled that this was okay.)

The day after returning to Seoul we went to the border with North Korea. The USO arranges the tours. The tours start from their office in downtown Seoul and it is about an hour bus ride from there to Panmunjeom and the Joint Security Area.

I’m enjoying the food [for the most part]. Meals are accompanied by a variety of side dishes called banchan. I haven’t tried anything really risky like live squid, but I like most of the dishes I have tried, especially some of the jjigae.