Today we went back to Everland for what should have been a nice relaxing trip. Little did these Dumb Americans know that it was a Korean Voting Holiday which means that every Korean family in the country decided to go to Everland, too. So, it was pretty crowded and it ended up raining later in the afternoon, but we were ready to leave by then with our three tired out kiddos.Today's adventure begins in the area of the park called "Zootopia." Your basic zoo without all of the safety precautions we've come to love in the good ol' US of A. All that was separating us from the tigers was a ditch of water (and hopefully a strong doggy shock fence.)
Near the tiger exhibit was this one:
That's right, dogs! They have an exhibit for dogs! It was called "Canine Village" and they had about 15 dogs or so just hanging out in a room for people to watch. And they were watching. There was goofy music playing and doggy glamour shots hanging on the wall. Bizarre.
What would a trip to the zoo be without some Jackass Penguins!
The Safari ride that we wanted to go on was an 80 minute wait. But, from what I heard, there is nothing but the bars of the van window separating you from the lions and tigers and bears, oh my! So, we convinced Joshie that a pony ride would be just as fun:
For food today, we ate anything on a stick. They have fruit on a stick (I'm talking giant pieces of melon on a stick), corn dogs, pizza rolls (looks like a long eggroll with pizza filling) and some other meats on sticks which I could not identify. But, considering I had just read an article about how dog is the fourth most popular meat in the country, we passed on that. And the chicken. (There is an outbreak of bird flu just south of where we live. I'll post the links to those great stories later.)
Josh rode a big kid's roller coaster for the first time today and it was great. Ainsley took this adorable video of him on his second time around. (Click on the link if the video doesn't work)
Joshie roller coaster rideDon't forget the gaudy parade of fake flowers:
While the kids played on the playground, Ainsley snapped this picture:
Yes, little children, "Wisdom come alone through suffering," have fun!
Here is Madeline with her fan club. They were fascinated with her eating her cheese.
Joshie digging in:
Successful trip:
Pretty cherry blossoms:
5 comments:
You gave me such a big laugh tonight! Jackass penguin is the best - and the dogs - that is hilarious!
I have to say I almost peed my pants laughing at the "jackass penguins"!!! Only in Korea...Your light at the end of your tunnel must be getting big right?
Josh is so adorable, that was a great little video. I know you can't wait to get out of Korea, but boy will I miss reading about that upside down world you are in.
We picked what must have been "Korean fieldtrip day!" for our trip to Everland. It was CRAZY! The lines don't sound like they were quite as long as what you had, but there were kids EVERYWHERE! I am going to do a "Korenglish" post soon, and the jackass penguin sign made my list too. :o)
I forgot to mention...you need to click over to my blog. I did a post earlier today on the NOT so politically correct "It's a small world" ride.
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