Phew! A tiring but satisfying week in Korea had ended! Early in the morning, Francoise and I took a long-distance bus from Suwon to the Incheon International Airport for our return flight to Taipei. This was the last picture that I had captured in Korea:
To conclude my posts on our trip to Korea, I must thank Francoise's cousin Liet for treating us to delicious meals in Korea and playing such a wonderful host for us there. Liet had paid for much of our expenses in Korea, and both of us feel rather bad about it. Thank You very much! We had gone for a farewell dinner with Liet prior to our morning departure:
We had traveled in two Korean cities, Seoul and Suwon. We had included Busan in our itinerary but time and weather did not permit us to visit its wonderful sunny beaches near the Korean autumn season. Our other regrets include the failures to visit the World Cup Soccer Stadium used in the co-hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel line that separates the two Koreas. They are both in Suwon, and we had placed too much focus on Seoul! Nevertheless, I had enjoyed the Korean trip very much. It was my first trip to Korea and I wish to embark on another soon, perhaps to other cities or destinations.
The Koreans had been very nice! For instance, there was once when I had buckwheat soba for dinner and I did not know what some of the side dishes were for. A Korean couple noticed this and at their own initiative taught me how to eat the soba. I was really grateful for that! For food culture, these are pictures of all the delectable dishes that we had consumed in Korea:
This photo shows the interior of the subway train that we had always taken to our places of interest. The subway network consists of hundreds of stations in Seoul alone! Criss-crosses of coloured lines on the subway maps had never ceased to confuse me.
Nonetheless, thanks for the memories, Korea!
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