On Friday I met up with Graham, during my break, to find that he had been out for the day with his Korean friend, and had visited some fantastic places - I was very jealous!He had been out for lunch, then to a Korean sweet shop, where he got to sample some of the rice based sweets/ cakes.The rice cakes here are not what we think of as rice cakes back home.They are dense and chewy, with little taste to them.In Korea many foods are covered in sugar which should n...

As last Monday was a public holiday, the week went very quickly, so it was soon time for us to go away again.On Saturday morning Graham's Korean friend Kim Qi Han picked up Graham and me, and our friend Darrell.This was the first time I had met Qi Han, and he had planned the whole weekend for us on an island called Hong-Do.Hong-Do is one of the 1700 islands which make up the Dadohae Haesang National Park, to the south west of South Korea.Qi Han is a man with fr...

Early in Saturday morning, we took the bus to Tongyeong, on the south coast of South Korea, with a couple of friends.It is only a couple of hours away, and the Monday was a public holiday, so we had 3 full days there.When we arrived we headed straight for Tongyeong public beach.It was quite a small beach, but nice as there were only a handful of others there.It was cloudy, but really hot, so great for relaxing on the beach.Graham and I went for a swim, then Gra...

Last Tuesday it was Graham's Birthday, so we went out for a few drinks with some friends to celebrate.Our friends all work in different types of schools, so some came along early, as they had to be at work early the next morning, and others came late with me when we finished work at 10pm.A bought Graham a 'Cars - Lightening McQueen' chocolate Birthday cake, with candles, and we all sang Happy Birthday to him.I also brought along an assortment of masks, balloons...

Very early on Saturday morning we took the bus to Suwon.One of our friends recently moved here, so a few of us went to visit him and the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and Palace.This is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sight, and apparently the best detached Palace Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty.We started at the Palace, which was built between 1789 and 1796. Outside there was a stage, with traditional performances.We saw dance and music performances with traditi...