Overnight to Cheongpyeong, Day 4 and 5.
After the service, we hopped in a pair of vans and headed up to Cheongpyeong, to spend the evening near the headwaters of the Han. "Pension" is the new Konglish appellation for the kind of cabin or resort where you can conceivably spend your pension money.
The above photo was just a quick shot of the gate into the university where the service and reception were held. A few minutes later, we were through the gate and on the road out of Seoul.
I grabbed what pictures I could as the sun was going down and dusk setting in. The van had a sunroof so I tried some pictures through that when we were in slower traffic. Slow traffic, would unfortunately, but the theme from then on for the next few hours. Getting out of the city for the weekend was a popular idea.
I also tried a few out the side window. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get a lot of nighttime shots of Korea on the trip, but the most important thing was that we enjoyed our time and had a great vacation with the family.
I added a few more shots in the morning, to show the pretty scenery around the Cheongpyeong area. I was rather peaceful up there, despite a lot of people taking advantage of the nice fall weather to also hit the country.
With so many of us, it was nice to have our own kitchen facilities and the place we rented had lots of floorspace for us to crash on. Altogether, we had ourselves, my wife's best friend, my parents-in-law, the bride and groom and each of their best friends - nine in total if my calculations are right.
After eating and drinking the night through, we left the Pension and began the ride back. Traffic wasn't as bad on Saturday morning and we were looking forward to making a couple of stops along the way. One thing that surprised me was the western-style home construction in the area. Much was designed for cabins instead of regular homes, but it was odd to see the more familiar Western roofs all throughout the mountains.
Back on the road, our next stop was the Garden of Morning Calm to get even closer to cultivated nature.
Labels: Korea Trip 2008
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