KDM OurLittleTree: Gwangju to Seoul

Sunday, July 1, 2023

Sorry for the delay in providing some blog updates. The last few days have been quite busy.

Today we traveled from Gwangju to Seoul on the KTX bullet train. The trains are a really comfortable method of travel. We actually could be taking the tour bus since Mr. Park, our bus driver, actually drives the bus with our luggage from Gwangju to Seoul. However, the train is faster and it allows us to get a few more hours of sightseeing in while Mr. Park makes the drive. While we wait for Mr. Park the tour arranges for a second bus to take us around.

Once we arrived in Seoul we visited Seoul Tower which is on the top of the Namsu mountain. To get to the tower we took a short cable car ride, then a short hike, and then an elevator ride to to the observation deck. The tower is the second highest point in Seoul and provides awesome views of the city.

After Seoul Tower we checked into our hotel around 3pm and then had a quick turn around since our tour group arranged for a make up baseball game. The baseball game was excellent. We could only get seats in the outfield, but the seats were awesome. Koreans really get into baseball. The stands are filled with both home and away fans. Each fan base has a section specifically for them and when their team is up to bat their fans perform different cheers. It seemed like they have a specific cheer for each player, but it was hard to tell for sure. It was interesting to see the different food they eat at the baseball games. There was a younger group of guys in front of us. They started with some kind of pizza, but also had some pickled radishes. In the pictures below you'll see a woman with beer and a ring on the top of the beer that contained some kind of snack (not really sure what the snacks were). We were thinking this would be a good idea for the state fair.

All for now. Tomorrow is a free day in Seoul. We plan on doing some roaming around the city and likely some shopping.

-Kurt