Christmas Day Celebration

Here are some photos of what we were doing on Christmas Day. We received guests all day. So recent but so long ago. Work here we come.
Here is the food, which was delicious, thanks to Nok and her friend Gania. Of course, being that Nok planned everything, this is a very small sample of what was actually served.


And the traffic, but the lights make it better.

The Thais really got into the Christmas spirit, even though they had no idea about a lot of it. A lot of them knew what the gifts were ahead of time....Where is the surprise???? Anyway, as you can see, they jumped in head first.
Here is Nok (left) with Ba, a friend, in front of the Christmas tree. Nok filled it with Christmas presents. I supplied our new humidifier. So happy to have that.

This is Gania putting out the food that I am still eating a half week later. Really good and filling. Franzia provided by the military base. Oh yeah!

Even wrapping presents was no obstacle. Ba was pretty good at it, while Nok got somewhat frustrated with it.

HwaSeong Revisited

So, it has been about 5 years since I first went to the fortress in Suwon. We showed up late, but it was still nice. The walk up the wall was steeper than I remembered, but it is not that bad. I had forgotten it was a UNESCO world heritage site. Had some Dak Galbi, which put me in a good mood for the hike.
Enjoy.

This sign just says "Korea" but in a a nice, formal way. Just looks cool, especially as it is just placed in the middle of nowhere at the top of the wall next to a look-out (got to protect the king).

Here is Nok experimenting with Korean fashion....oh, what have I created.....



Us eating DakGalbi. Will be my parting meal here, I think (or one of them).