One Love Mokpo

So this past weekend I finally got up and out of Daejeon and began to check out the lovely countryside of Korea. My destination was Mokpo a small port city on the southeast coast of the peninsula. My excursion was aided by having the Friday off from kiddie training, and I was accompanied by some of my co-workers, namely Lindsay and Lauren. We woke up at dawn on Friday and headed to the train station. Now like any good journey it must be filled with pitfalls, false leads, and adventure, and this was no exception. We first woke up and convened on the subway, and headed to the Daejeon train station to catch the first train to Mokpo. We arrived at the station with just enough time to get our tickets and board the train, but there was one problem...we were at the wrong station. So we race back to Seodaejeon station (I think it means south but who knows) and finally find our train to glorious freedom.

Upon arriving in Mokpo we began to head up towards Mt. Yudalsan, the small mountainside park that overlooks the town and the sea. As we were walking up towards the entrance we were eager to find a lunch site, unfortunately for us Mokpo was sadly missing eateries. Not to be discouraged we found a small mom and pop store where I am certain we were the first white people to shop there. After an extremely nutritious lunch, we continued out trek up the mountain. A short distance from our lunch site we were awarded our first views of the city as well as some Korean relics.










After checking out the bell and the first of many views we began our ascent of Mt. Yudalsan. The trip up the mountain was a beautiful sight, with Korean pagodas, and Japanese cherry blossoms dotting the landscape, all of that coupled with a fantastic view of the ocean. The trip up the mountain really set up what would be a fantastic weekend. Here are some of the great views from the mountain.




Here is a quartet of shots displaying some of the beauty, and oddities of Korean mountainsides.

You just can't find this in America.

Well I will be back soon with more about my trip down south, but as always I'm off to work, but hey at least I didn't have Kindy classes this morning, so its a reverse half day! Plus I got to see the Bruins trounce the habs, so its a good day.

Until later past timers