Toy store hunt

We heard a rumor that there is a great toy store in Itaewon. So the hunt was on. Oscar and Finn were specific in their desire for me to find Korean Pokemon. I would be satisfied to find some Porroro. So off we went this morning, to Itaewon. We found some coffee, we found some lunch, and we found a nice Australian lady, but no toy store...So we decided it was high time to spend time in God's beauty, so we headed off by subway and by foot to find Namsun Park. Umm, we found out later that people generally take a BUS because it i's a long way, but since we are our own tour guides, we a)went the wrong way, and b) went waaayyyy out of the way. But when we got there, it was spectacular!



I did a lot of thinking on my hike about Zinnia, what she and her foster parents were doing right then, their last weekend together. I was very emotional. Thankfully Anne kept things light by tripping every other step. We laughed and laughed!





I thought this tree just cried out for wee folk, Addie,Oscar, Finn, don't you think?








This is a walkway made of different rocks, you take your shoes off and walk across them and it massages your feet, the black ones really hurt, but my feet felt better!

The weather was perfect, the leaves were falling, just so lovely, we didn't want to leave. We had dinner plans with a couple from Holt that are picking their son up tomorrow, so we hopped back on subway and met them at Holt. As we were crossing a huge busy intersection in search of the famous Holt Guesthouse where we were meeting them, a lady came up beside me and called my name. It was my friend! Perfect timing! They were just finishing their city tour, and their darling guide recommended we eat dinner at Honjik Univ.


Anne thinks this might be the street that is the backdrop for this blog, but I don't. You decide.

After dinner we went to Dunkin Donuts (you know I love a good donut!) I got a walnut red bean paste donut, mmmm!

We said a teary farewell to our nervous and excited friends. I cannot believe that that will be me in two more nights.


So we have yet to find a toy store, this is the only toy we have found so far:








Maybe taking train to Gwangju City tomorrow. Have to sleep on it!

Addie this photo is for you... No we did not eat here...




This photo is for you Oscar and Finn. This Garfield drank a can of Redbull in less than 30 seconds! Ask Papa what Redbull is!




And this was just bizarre... This was the only stall available in ladies room, and I said NO WAY!
(Jill, this photo is for you!)


And I love this part of Korean culture, mothers and daughters hold hands when they walk:




And lastly, my dinner in Honjik University:

(cool plate, eh?)


And now to bed...
Thanks for tuning in!

Tonight's shout out goes to honorHim:
Thank you a million times for the map you gave me. You said that they were everywhere, but we haven't seen any at all, and ours is quite tattered, falling apart! It has been a huge lifesaver at least like 40 times a day!

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