The day started with breakfast at the Original Pancake House, not far from the base. We were meeting friends from the distant past. Mark and Sherri Harrington's daughter Tamar is marrying a Korean she has known since college days. Sherri was at Oberlin College with Steve. Mark was his housemate in Ann Arbor before we got married. They were both at our wedding, but didn't meet until later. We have all wanted Erika and Tamar to connect since both will be living here in Seoul. It was a fun talk fest. Great omelets.
We were on our way to Seoul Forest for the day. It was a short jaunt by subway. Simeon is an old hand at lining up to let other passengers get off first.
We had heard Seoul Forest was the Korean equivelent of New York's Central Park. Beautiful spot for a relaxing day.
Erika and I were coveteous of these apartments that open directly onto one of the plazas next to an area of hip restaurants.
Simeon (and a bunch of other kids) loved the water park. Now that it is summer, the fountains, which come and go at a variety of heights, always surprising, come on for half an hour out of every hour. We arrived in time for the last five minutes or so of one segment. A soaking wet Simeon waited patiently for 30 minutes for the next water time. He had a half dozen wet Korean teens trying to practice their English with him while they waited.
Here's a still in case you have trouble with the video. I was sorely tempted to join him.
When we left at the end of the day, we had to be sure we passed this area during one of the off times, or we never would have gotten away.
The other favorite activity at the park was this slide that he went down at least a dozen times. Mom and Grammie did join him on the slide.
When we visited Nami Island on a previous trip, I was impressed with the mini-libraries everywhere. They were here too, including at this sand area where Simeon played for about half an hour while we sat in the shade. I read my e-book; Steve did crossword puzzles; and Erika identified with Korean culture by catching up with Facebook on her phone.
Very relaxing day. Lots of fun for Simeon, who survived without a nap and stayed cheerful most of the time.
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