A long day it was. The morning was of course about packing and getting out of the house. August had a lot of fun playing with Duplos with Cherie while we got things ready to go. We were out of the house by 8:30 and on our way. First the bus to Seokgye, then line 6 to downtown to catch the Airport Express train to Gimpo, then through the whole airport process to our gate, then a shuttle to our plane, then the plane, then the shuttle to our car rental place, and, finally, to our car.
Along the way, August started playing with Cherie’s suitcase and liked how the handle went up and down. As the other got us and the luggage checked in at the airport, I was with August. The ropes they use to direct people into lines are just at the top of August’s head. He had fun walking beneath them, saying ‘under’. He then fell asleep as we headed to security, so was asleep as we went through. Luckily, all I had to do was take off my backpack and hand over my phone and watch and walk through.
He woke up before the flight, which went smoothly.
Once we were in the car, with me as navigator, we headed south to the Seoul Art Park. The park claims to be the largest sculpture garden in Asia. It is impressive, but seems like it saw better days back in the late 80s and maybe early-90s. Still, a really cool place. Chuck and Cherie stayed with August near the entrance while Carly and I walked around. They met us near the middle as we came back. I then walked up to the observation tower and took some photos, before going back and hanging out with everyone else for awhile.
Carly had the idea of going to a beach, so we drove towards the water and found a beach. Chuck and Cherie again stayed and played with August while Carly and I walked to the other end of the beach and back. They had a cool freshwater pool area at the other end which was, of course, closed by now.
We got in the car and headed back north to the hotel. Carly was doing an excellent job of keeping August happy and entertained, but just as we were a minute or two from the hotel he decided he had had enough. He started crying and repeating ‘all done’ again and again. We let Carly off in front of the hotel and she went into the lobby and nursed him. By the time Chuck and I had parked and brought up the luggage, he was asleep before 7pm.
After getting him to bed and setting up the room, Carly and I started watching season 1 of The Wire. Might be our replacement for Game of Thrones. Only made it 20 minutes in, so too early to tell.
New words/phrases: follow dada, what next, Itsy spider, cow, airplane, flag, fur, pig, seatbelt, car seat, cookie
Airport:
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Jeju Art Park:
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