April 15, 2005

• Okay, I've been meaning to put up pictures from my Japan/Korea trip for a while.  So here they are - enjoy =)

  
  

  

  
  

  My new sister-in-law walking down the aisle.  She was very pretty that day. =)

  
  

  

  
  

  They say their 'I Do's

  
  

  

  
  

  Family on a train to the hot springs.

  
  

  

  
  

  And off to Jejudo for a family honeymoon.  I know it's kind of odd, but given the circumstances, it was really quite nice.

  
  

  

  
  

  Hyatt hotel in Jeju - quite stunning

  
  

  

  
  

  Mom and dad - so cute!

  
  

  

  
  

  The newlyweds.

  
  

  

  
  

  Newlyweds again.

  
  

  

  
  

  Apparently in the old days (and maybe still!) Jejudo islanders raised their pigs on human feces.  mmm yum.......

  
  

  

  
  

  Dad's so happy to see a naked female statue....

  
  

  

  
  

  After jejudo we went to Pusan and met my uncle and cousins (older and younger sister above) for the first time.  They're all really nice though.

  
  

  

  
  

  My cousin's daughter.  She's so adorable.  Still, I'm partial to my sister's kids.

  
  

  

  
  

  We met my dad's eldest sister too. She's now around 80 I think.  Huge age gap.  I love that my digi cam can take black and white pics.

  
  

  

  
  

  We went by my dad's "go-hyang", where he grew up.  This is where his house used to be but it got torn down.  Apparently a 5 mile hike or so to get to school...I don't think I could do it everyday.

  
  

  

  
  

  My dad grew up by the sea so we went to look, but they'd closed off the whole shoreline because of fear of invasion from No. Korea.

  
  

  

  
  

  Then we climbed up Seorak mountain - the highest one in Korea i think - but my shoes were a little inappropriate and I had trouble getting down.  So I took off my shoes and went in socks! Hehe, the old ladies coming up behind me were funny.  They said, 'wow, look, they make shoes that look like socks now.  what'll they think of next?'

  
  

  

  
  

  My mom went crazy at the local market.  She lives for this stuff.

  
  

  

  
  

  And of course while I was in Korea, I had to go play with my best friend Joan. =) I'm so lucky that she was there while I was visiting.  I had a blast, thanks for showing me a good time!

  
  

  

  
  

  Joan's all pink!  Well, what'd you expect? A little blurry but, you get the idea.

  
  

   

  
  

   

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