Garden of Morning Calm Part II, Day 5.
What with the couple of hours we had to walk around, the Garden of Morning Calm was one of the main chances I got to take some shots for our memories. Of course, most of those were family shots and you can see those on my Facebook account if you're on my list. These shots, for the most part, are less personal and more of the scenery itself.
The Yangban's House is one of the centre points of the garden. In the middle of the trails, you can walk into the traditional residence, its courtyard and several of the buildings.
A number of traditional items grace the walls of some of the outbuildings.
Lots of visitors sat around the house to take a rest in the shade, as even in fall, the weather was still getting quite hot at midday. We took our pictures and pressed on.
Between the mountains in the background, the green of the valley, and all the colours of the flowers, it's hard to narrow down a single best thing. They all merge together into a very tranquil piece of land away from the usual bustle of Korea.
Probably one of my favourite shots from the day isn't even really of flowers. It's this shot of grasses against the mountains.
Toward the end of the trails, there's also a nice little waterfall and brook area. The falls aren't huge by any stretch but they're a great spot to cool your heels on a hot day.
After leaving the garden, we said farewell to the newlyweds who were now off to explore around the country on their true honeymoon. They'd be stopping in at Busan in a few days but first, the rest of us were off to one more night staying at their house in Seoul. Turns out that we hit the city right around suppertime though, and even though it was Saturday, there was a bit of a rush hour.
Don't let the Busan Pharmacist sign fool you; we were in Seoul, specifically Dongjak-gu, Sangdo-dong. Back for our last night, it was time for supper and snacks afterward. One of my few un-rushed nighttime pictures, I snapped this on the streets of my brother-in-law's neighbourhood as we ventured out for Korean pears and wine. The next day, we'd be flying back to Canada.
Labels: Korea Trip 2008
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