Saturday, June 24th
Today's journeys took us about an hours drive south of Seoul to the city of Suwon. At Suwon we first visited a Folk Village. The tour leaders had us split up into groups. Max did a scavenger hunt with five other boys his age. Mr. Kim, our full time tour guide, taught the grownups about the Joseon Dynasty folk village (1392 - 1897) which was created by relocating and restoring about 270 real houses from each province.
After the visit to the Folk village we had Bibimbap at a local restaurant. This is one of our favorite Korean dishes and this place did not disappoint!
After lunch we headed to the Hwasung Fortress where Max and others got to try archery. Let's just say the group as a whole needs to keep practicing.
After archery we and a portion of the tour group went to a soccer game where the local Suwon team took on the team from Seoul. The fans from both teams were really entertaining and it was a close game. Seoul scored late in the game to seal the victory.
Weather report: Today was hot and sunny with temperatures reaching the 90s. There was a lot of sweating going on!
The time zone change hasn't been too bad, but Max was really TIRED after the soccer game and slept in the back of the bus during the hour long bus ride back to Seoul.
Here are some pictures from the day...
-Kurt
That looks like a much needed nap Max!
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