As many of you know I had the fabulous opportunity to go to South Korea to pick up Michael from his mission, and what an adventure it was!
These are in the Vancouver, Canada airport. Beautiful.
So we flew out Sunday morning and arrived in Incheon, South Korea Monday night and stayed in a hotel near the airport. It was a very nice hotel and I loved it.
Tuesday morning we packed up and took a bus into Seoul, walked to our hotel, and meandered around until we could go pick up Michael. We only met one person that spoke fluent english, so that was an adventure! Then we took a taxi to go to the mission president's house to pick up Michael! Left to right (Top): Dad, me, Michael, Sister Beisinger, Brother Beisinger; (Bottom) The Mission President and his wife, Sister Mien, Brother Cho (old president).
After we picked him up we went to a ward (or stake) choir concert. It was beautiful, but I just could not stay awake; talk about jet lag. Wednesday morning we took a 3 hr. bus ride to Sokcho (which was my favorite place) and hiked Sorakson Mountain, all 808 steps to the top too.
After the hike we ate at a local restaurant and Michael totally fell in love with the kimchi.
Thursday we toured Seoul a bit more and hiked to Kim-Ho-Jeek's grave site (he's responsible for the introduction of the Church to Korea) and hike the gravesite mountain.
That night I met Surgi and Surun (?) and their mother and aunt. They took us to a fancy Japanese restaurant and treated us so well (they even gave us a ride to the airport Saturday).
After dinner we went to the Korean House to watch traditional dances.
Friday we hiked Michael's favorite morning run site that is right by the mission home.
Then we visited the Blue House (like our White House) and the ancient palace.
That night the ward bishop took us up to Namsan Tower, which was awesome.
Saturday we flew home. It was a wonderful cultural experience for me. I loved to see how Michael had grown spiritually in the two years he spent in Korea and the love the people there had for him was so abundant.
What a great experience!
