Gang-neung is a summer tourist city, since it borders the ocean and is cooler than other regions. We visited "Sun Cruise", which is a cruise boat/hotel that sits on land. The view from the inside looking onto the ocean is fantastic.
Look at that water and the pine trees!
Along the almost-sunset
I wanted to jump into the blue ocean right there, but the water is yet a bit chilly. The water is crystalline blue with the slightest hint of green- it's like fluid emerald.
And this is our backyard- an entire forest. We chilled outside in the shade and even ate our dinners on this table when we were home.
The entire house is like a museum devoted to me and my brother. There's a gazillion little pictures of us framed in equally small and adorable frames everywhere, and here's me!
On the right is my mom, when she was the same age as me in the picture. Something else that's kinda cool, I saw a picture of my grandma (mom's mom) when she was in her twenties, and I thought it was my mom! My grandma is still gorgeous and silly (remind you of anyone?), and with the three of us, I feel like I'm seeing through a time machine.
The shops along the beach in Gang-neung. They all sell sushi/sashimi, and have fresh fish in their tanks. The Japan nuclear scale has threatened the food tourism here, but there hasn't been radioactivity detected in the catch here.
Mom & me on the beach.
The water. I wanted to bottle it up and take it on the plane.
We also visited 신사임당 (Shin Saimdang) and 이이(Yi I)'s house in Gang-neung. Saimdang, the mother of Yi I (who is considered the greatest Korean scholar) is a traditional female role model, although feminists have criticized her role as the "model mother".
Colors and the curves of the roof, so vibrant.
Mom in front of another building- traditional Korean buildings all have names and said names are written in Chinese letters above the door.
Traditional Korean wall and house. The features blend into nature, and yet are graceful and unique.
This concludes my vacation to Korea! I am back and ready to begin the rest of my life. I'm hoping to start keeping a regular schedule and organize my stuff in the apartment. Also, I've found that I am sleepy promptly at midnight now- is that too early of a bedtime for a young twenty-something?
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