We started out the day with a bus ride to the countryside where Alex served in Wonju.
Alex and Andrew playing a traditional Korean game.
The center of the city was very artsy and had a lot of high-end clothing stores.
Alex took us to eat at a place he ate at a lot on his mission. The lady who owns it remembered him and was so good to us. She kept bringing out plates of Don Katsu. It was delish.
We met up with Ju Min and her family. Her mother had cooked more food for us.
Then they wanted to take us to see a very famous Buddhist temple up in the mountains.
This was a large replica of the wooden bracelets that Buddhists wear. When you rub a bead it takes away the pain of someone in the world.
The leaves were changing. It was beautiful.
We walked down the road to get ice cream.
Ju Min's mother bought us ice cream. When we tried to pay she said she wouldn't eat it if we paid.
We met up with Alex's former branch president. When Alex was on his mission he and his companion had their bikes stolen. The branch president bought them both new bikes. He washes cars for a living. He is a very humble, kind man.
Ju Min and all of her family are members of the church except for her father (on the left). He is a very famous artist in Korea and gave us two fans that he had hand-painted.
As we rode the bus across the Han River and back into Seoul the sun was setting.
We went to Lotte World that evening. It is the largest indoor amusement park in the world. It is a complete knock-off of Disneyland. The Electrical Parade looked just like the one in Disneyland.
Instead of Mickey and Minnie they have these two chipmunks.
Even the castle looks familiar.
They were performing a live show - singing Gangnam Style. Lotte World is actually in the Gangnam district of Seoul.
Seriously, is there any amusement park in the world that doesn't have Dippin Dots? We enjoyed some even in Lotte World.
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