Seoul baby

Our final stop on our Asian Adventure was Seoul, South Korea. We went from a high of 35C to Seoul’s -5C, 40 degree drop, ouch, worse than a few years ago going Oz to Beijing!

After wrapping up, we did a fun walking tour round Bukchon Hanok Village, with the old style buildings.

Duck egg bread!

Seoul is all about the Palaces so we took in a couple, first off Gyeongbokgung.

 We squeezed in a spot of Christmas shopping, Korean style!

We had all sorts of treats at Gwangjang market: sushi, dumplings, mung bean pancakes washed down with rice wine, sat on heated seats outside!

We took a cable car up to the North Tower for great views across the city as it got dark. 

So many padlocks!

We had super tasty bibimbap after in the park.

Copying Daddy's expression!

On our last day we went to Changdeokgung Palace, with its lovely hidden garden.

The last piece in the jigsaw was a 24 hour journey home, via Istanbul with Turkish Airways. Their admin was a bit ropy and it felt a bit like we wouldn’t get out of Seoul even though we were sooo early. We ended up having to jump check in and get a fast track through security, but just made it!!

Home sweet home for Christmas. Phew!