B&KiK: Poo Bread, Potlucks and Namsan Tower

Sunday found us taking it easy after our trip to Jeju.  We woke up late and took a leisurely trip into Seoul to Insadong to do some souvenir shopping.  After purchasing socks, earrings and honey tea, we were done shopping so we bought some 똥빵 (poo bread - bread shaped like a pile of poo and filled with red bean paste - YUM!) while we contemplated our next move.  That bread just never gets old.  We ended the night eating at my favorite Insadong restaurant before heading home for an evening of cocktails and chatting with Toni and Desiree.

The next day, we stayed around Gwangju since it was potluck night.  We had decided on a comfort food theme so Mom made apple crisp with fresh whipped cream, I made pigs in a blanket, and in true Bob form, he provided beer.  ("What's more comforting than beer," he said.)  We went shopping at E-Mart, and got ready for the potluck during the day - pretty low key.  The potluck had a pretty small turnout because of everyone's spring break plans, but it was great to be able to share a potluck with my parents!  They are so dear to my heart and probably my favorite event of the week.

On Tuesday, we met up with my co-teacher, Hyunjoo, for lunch and a tour of Yeouido.  She and her delightful husband took us to the National Assembly building before the most amazing lunch.  We ate a lot of very traditional Korean foods, many prepared in a way in which I had never before experienced.  The food and the company were both fabulous!  And, Hyunjoo just told me at lunch today that the wait staff was very impressed with Bob and Kris's willingness to try everything put in front of them - they had never before served such adventurous foreigners!

Next, we took a boat cruise on the Han River.  It was kind of cold so we stayed inside the boat where there also happened to be a magic show.  Ohhh Korea.  After the hour long cruise, we proceeded to Namsan Tower to get a bird's eye view of the city.  We went at the perfect time - we watched the sunset from the observation deck where all of the locks are kept.  Beautiful!