South Korea
("Banek's have Seoul" play-on-words goes to Lorraine, she is the brains behind the fabulous title).
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| Slow boat to Incheon, the port city outside of Seoul. |
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| Distance traveled via boat = 200 miles, time traveled = 15 hours (?!). |
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| 5 bunks to a room, one bathroom, one small table. The school paid extra for a room the alternative is a large room with side-by-side laying spaces. |
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| Picture taken by B3. |
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| Picture taken by B4. |
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| Picture taken by B5. |
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| So free. |
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| Seoul at night. |
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| At times......totally. |
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| Lise making friends at one of the schools we visitied. |
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| We visited 3 Adventist schools on our adventure, 2 elementary and 1 high school. At each school we had tea with the principal and learned about the demographics of the school. |
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| Mya holding a snake in one of the school's creationist museums. |
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| We all signed the welcome book at one of the schools. |
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| Mini-Baneks playing the Buk drum, the traditional Korean drum, at one of the schools. |
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| Mya and the Buk. |
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| The beautiful garden that one of the schools created to beautify the back of the school. |
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| The EBIS crew: Leif, me, Caroline, B5, B4, B3, ArCasia, Richard, and Stephanie. |
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| Landscape at the Adventist high school. |
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| Luka had a Justin Beiber like reaction at the school. Screaming girls, cell phone pictures, mass hysteria. It was epic. |
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| "We love you!" Picture: cool-man Luka who loved every minute. |
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| Loved how environmental and healthy Seoul was. |
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| Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul. |
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| YTN Seoul tower. |
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| All structures at this palace were built intentionally short so that everyone has to bow to enter. This is a way for all to be humbled and equalized. |
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| Kimchi barrels. |
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| Traditional "luck" game. Get the stick in the narrow barrel = good luck. |
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| Chinese wedding (see "Chinese Weddings" post). |
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| Having a great day. |
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| We love Seoul! |
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| The War Museum of Korea - AMAZING! |
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| Communist leaders: Mao, Kim II Sung, Stalin. |
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| Awaiting an intense 4-D interactive movie about the Korean war. |
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| The original South Korean flag that was lifted at the end of the war. |
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| Seoul. |
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| At the base of the Seoul tower. |
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| Love locks left at the base of the Seoul tower. |
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| City smog. |
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| Serious problem in Asia. |
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| Seoul tower. |
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| Mini-Baneks raced us down the hill and were politely waiting for us at the bottom. |
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| Itaewon antique shopping street. |
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| Somesort of ice cream treat. The outside tasted like an ice cream cone. |
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| Insadong, the international walking street in Seoul. |
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| Mind blown. |
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| Sidekick. |
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| Sweet moment. |
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| Random street. S. Korea is 70% mountain so the infrasture is built along the hills creating a beautiful landscape of hills and valleys. |
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| Placed my moms reusable cup in the "Korean Zone" at the local Starbucks. This cup has now traveled to three countries. |
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| Lunch at Insadong. |
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| Cutie. |
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| Tommy, a former student at one of our schools, and B5. |
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| Tommy's super tricked out ride. |
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| Back to Dandong. |
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| Reflection. |
