The Blue Door Pub’s First Year Anniversary

Ok, so maybe it’s a plug but thought I’d share since this is one of our favorite burger joints:
This Friday, September 25th marks our 1 Year Anniversary! We’ve had an amazing time with an amazing group of neighbors and patrons and we want to express our thankfulness and gratitude.  Beginning Monday, September 21st through our [...]

South Korea – Day 9 (photos) – Captain Troy Lightfield!

Still in Seoul on Thursday. We decided to visit one of two palaces in the area. We stopped by the first with the intention of watching the changing of the guard. A very cool ceremony consisting of full dressed guards in time appropriate dress. As we waiting for this show I moved closed to the [...]

South Korea – Day 8 (photos) – Off to Seoul and the War Museum

Today we bought our train tickets and headed to Seoul. It took us about 3 hours by train which beat the cheap alternative of riding a bus for over 7. Once there we got checked into our value motel and then headed for the South Korean War Museum. The Museum was full of war artifacts, [...]

South Korea Day 7 (photos) Trip to Gyeongju National Park

Today we headed to Gyeongju, Gyeongiu is a major tourist destination for South Koreans as well as foreign visitors. It boasts the 1000 years of Shilla heritage with vast number of ancient ruins and archaeological sites found throughout the city.
We seen many of the Silla sites located in Gyeongju National Park such as the Royal [...]

South Korea Day 6 (photos) – A Day at the Beach

Today we decided to check out one of Busan’s main beaches,  Haeundae. It was really fun to see South Koreans at the beach. A majority of them don’t even appear to have swimsuits on! We even seen one lady in her tube with high heels on. Another man decided he didn’t need swim trunks at [...]

South Korea – Day 5 (photos) – Haedong Yonggung Temple

Today we headed to Haedong Yonggung Temple. This temple is unique in that most of the Korean temples are in the hills. Haedong Yonggung is right on the shore of the East Sea. The rock shores and waves crashing down on them make for the perfect backdrop for a beautiful temple. Enjoy the pictures!

South Korea – Day 4 (photos) – Admirals, Octopus, Busan Tower and a whole lots of socks!

Our first day of complete touring. We saw Busan’s largest “fish” market, Busan Tower, Busan South Port and a whole lot of stuff for sale! Read more.

South Korean – Day 4 – Something Smells Fishy!

Our first big day as tourists! We put on some serious miles. After hanging out in Guri’s Bar the night before we may have been a little slower than normal, but we stepped up our game and had a great day.
We took our first ride on the Korean subway, pretty much what one would expect [...]

South Korea – Day 3 (photos) – Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Day 3 found us lost in a huge department store and eating the “wrong” thing! Pictures are from Sarah and I’s try at eating by ourselves at The Korean Style Restaurant, EVERYONE else in the entire restaurant had soup with a little chicken in it except us. We later found out that it is one [...]

South Korea Trip – Day 2, Afternoon (photos) – We’re here!

Finally made it to South Korean, most of these pictures are of the restaurant that we went to. It was a Korean BBQ style I guess you would say. We ordered Samgyeopsal and cooked it over hot coals. Lots of sides to add to a lettuce leaf and enjoy. The girls thought it was spices [...]

My Cajun Breakfast Hash Recipe

Posted by admin On February - 17 - 20102 COMMENTS

Thought I would share my Cajun Breakfast Hash Recipe.  My family loves it, maybe yours will too. Ingredients: 1 Bag Simply Potato Hash Browns 1 Green Bell Pepper (red, orange or yellow are also good) cubed 1/2 Medium Sized Onion – cube – use the whole thing if you don’t care about your breath that day. 6-8 eggs 3/4 lb Ground Spicy Italian Sausage Louisiana Cajun Seasoning – “goes good on everything” 1/4 cup cooking oil Heat up oil, I would say about 1/4 cup, in... more

The Blue Door Pub’s First Year Anniversary

Posted by admin On September - 21 - 20091 COMMENT

Ok, so maybe it’s a plug but thought I’d share since this is one of our favorite burger joints: This Friday, September 25th marks our 1 Year Anniversary! We’ve had an amazing time with an amazing group of neighbors and patrons and we want to express our thankfulness and gratitude.  Beginning Monday, September 21st through our anniversary, we are offering these great deals: Monday and Tuesday: Our Late Night Happy Hour lasts all day! This means whole orders of fries and tots are... more

Rice Lake State Park Minnesota Review

Posted by admin On September - 21 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

We recently headed south of the cities to Rice Lake for the extended Labor Day weekend so I wanted to give you a quick review. Rice Lake State Park is just east of Owatonna, MN about 10 minutes. We called ahead to try and find the best option for two tents and to say the camp staff was helpful would be an understatement! They actually went out and drove around the campsite to see what might work best for two tents and called me back!! We actually had guessed and got one of the better sites in the... more

Korean woman skins an eel in record time!

Posted by admin On August - 9 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

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Still in Seoul on Thursday. We decided to visit one of two palaces in the area. We stopped by the first with the intention of watching the changing of the guard. A very cool ceremony consisting of full dressed guards in time appropriate dress. As we waiting for this show I moved closed to the main guard where I was approached by a Korean lady who spoke some English. At first I wasn’t real sure what she wanted or was trying to tell me but soon I realized she wanted ME to hit the large drum to... more

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