School Photos

We had our school photos last week - which I organised, let me just say it is a big job, which I am glad to see the back of! Anyway here are some of our shots.

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whew!!!!!!!!!!

Life just keeps getting busier and busier. I apologise for the delay in posts. It is quite depressing that I am still posting images from our trip with Mum and Dad.

This section is from our trip to the DMZ. Being an Aussie who is too young to know much about the Korean War, the most I knew was what I saw on MASH. So this trip was a huge learning experience for me. I am going to try to explain the whole DMZ idea, but if I get it wrong - I am sorry. Basically the DMZ is a section of land in Korea that seperates North Korea and South Korea. It was designed as a ceasefire line and has been in exhistence since the Korean War. It is a parcel of land and it is fenced off on each side and heavily armed and guarded. Basically the only people allowed in this area are military and those allowed to . You can do a trip up to an observation point and look into North Korea. My thoughts were - yeah so what. Well it was not until we went up there that I truly got what the hype was all about.

This soldier was giving us directions as we entered the DMZ. I had to sneak this shot in as I didn't want to get in trouble from the soldier.

Looking at North Korea through the barbed wire.
Mum, Emily and Dad with North Korea in the background

Claudia's thoughts on posing for a photo.

Oops!

Spring in the DMZ

The fenced off train line. The little houses are for soliders with big guns.

Sight seeing Korean style.

My lovely Emily

What a gorgeous couple!

Squid drying - supposedly it is a delcious snack.

She is just too cute!

Are you a pa pa pants man?

More Korean Travel

Well you only got part A of our trip into the East Coast of Korea. We took some time at Sokcho and explored all around the Sorak National Park - amazingly beautiful is the only way we can describe it. WARNING - a few mountain shots coming up - I have not editied these yet, so colour may be off a little.

Before you ask - yes it was cold, and yes that is snow on the hills.

It is supposed to be spring too!

As usual another very serious family portrait.

If you squint, you can see all the way to the ocean - well if the smog wasn't there!

We rode the cable cars to the top of the mountain - at $15 each person it was not a cheap trip but amazing. The view was spectacular. Let me just point out again - it was really, really cold and so windy. I kept worrying that the kids would get blown off the mountain.

Claudia thought it would be fun to dress up Grandpa in a few hats.

There was this little temple at the foot of the mountains that we wandered through. Dad the ever so respectful observer of other religions opened the door to the temple and ust walked in shoes and all - he couldn't understand why the ladies got upset!

No temple visit is complete without a budha photo.

All around the temple were these piles of rocks - apparently they are prayer mounds.

The first sign of spring.

See they do love each other.

No day is complete without a tasty Korean snack of chocolate hotdogs - yes that is right. It is a dagwood dog or a corn dog dipped in chocolate sauce and sprinkles - mmmmmmm - I can just taste it now.

This movie is a song all about life in Korea through the eyes of weiguks - foreigners

O M Goodness!

I just got an email telling me that one of my photos has been chosen as part of a Stock Photo website. Basically if professional or private groups need a photo, they can log onto the website and purchase images. I get money for my shots. Ok not much money and it is dependent on the fact that someone needs to choose my shot......but the website DID choose one - so happy me.

This is the sucker they chose.

I'm Back

Big absence, I know, but we have been travelling all over the country side.

Mum and Dad Arrived on 17th March - we spent a few days hanging in Suwon going to the Folk Museum and the Hwaseong Fortress. We walked all over the Folk Village, climbed the Hwaseong Fortress and Paul and Dad tried to shoot arrows - Korean style.

For some crazy reason we bought the girls Fairy Floss.

On the Monday we jumped in the min van we hired and headed East to a city called Sokcho. We stayed in Sokcho at a resort highly reccomended by friends, only to find oursleves sleeping on the floor!!!!!!!! So we booked another room so at least the adults could have beds. I suppose the best part about heading east was the ocean - we got to see the ocean again. Big rolling waves - and CLEAN! I forgot how much I miss the ocean and the water living here. The strangest thing was that the ocean was all fenced off with barbed wire and theses huge fences - pictures below. We all had our opinons why they were fenced off, but I havn't actually found out the rally reason - I am assuming it has something to do with North Korea. Anyway we eventually found one little gate that let us down onto the beach and the girls went crazy - it was freezing, but that did stop them trying to get wet.

Ahhh the ocean

Just don't try and get to it!

Two Grumpy old men - one in an ugly hat!

Corky got all wet in the ocean, so we stripped her off only to discover she had her sisters underpants on.