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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 electric skillet (mine has about the area of a 9 x 11 cake pan). Once it is nice and hot (350 degrees mine says) pour in Simply Potato hash browns and spread them evenly. While those start to brown spread the sausage over the hash browns, I just pull off small size chunks. Next, slice up green pepper and onion into cube sized pieces and spread on hash browns. Sprinkle a decent amount of cajun seasoning over everything. At this time you should be able to turn everything. Now, I add the eggs in... more
As I sit here (experiencing jetlag Takayla says) enjoying (kind of) my Japanese beer I thought it would be cool to track the beers (and liqour) I have had so far on my trip. My memory isn’t what it used to be and I like to share so this will just be a simple list: Asahi - Super DRY – “The Beer for All Seasons” – ( I drank Sarah’s while she slept!) = 500ml* Sapporo – “This is the beer that’s great for good times at home or out on the town”... more
Not a lot of photos to share just yet. We spent the first day pretty much on the airplane, missed our connecting flight and ended up in a Tokyo hotel with bidets, sushi and beer vending machines…I can think of worse places to be! [View with PicLens] ... more
We’re off! Oh wait, 1 1/2 hour delay (couldn’t get mom out of Walmart)(no, really, our place was late) before we left Minneapolis and since we had 1 1/2 hour layover in Tokyo we were already concerned that we would not get to see Takayla and Jacob. And, we were right. So, here we sit in the Tokyo hotel, Hotel Nikko Narita, courtesy of North Western (Delta) Airlines! Which, aside from not seeing the kids it quite alright because we got a stamp in our passport books! We want to get maximum... more
We had the pleasure of visiting Stone City, IA last weekend and it was suggested that we visit the Old General Store Pub for a meal. The Old General Store Pub is just across the bridge in town and has a nice little deck off the back that overlooks the Wapsipinicon River. The restaurant is built out of stone from the local quarry which really ads to the experience. We really couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day. It was nice and warm but not humid at all, perfect for sitting on their... more
This post may be a little premature but I wanted to set up a table of contents if you will for my upcoming trip to South Korea. I really hope to post while in country but we’ll see how much grief I get for trying that! For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Sarah, my mother, and I will be traveling to South Korea July 21st to see my sister and Jacob. We’ll be there for about 7-8 days so I hope the post on all our adventures, sites seen, and maybe even some of our popular reviews... more
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