For Thanksgiving, we actually managed to have a pretty traditional dinner, thanks to the efforts of Hilary, Katie and Stuart. The key was a box of stuffing mix sent by Katie's family, but it wasn't the only thing. Stuart brought mashed potatoes and with it, gravy. I didn't do any of the cooking but I did bring some extra sweet potatoes. It's difficult and expensive to get turkey in this country, but Katie got some chickens to make up for that. All in all, we had chicken, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy and rolls, a good Thanksgiving meal considering the circumstances.
The day after, Hilary, Katie and I went into Seoul and saw a couple palaces and hung out with Kenley and Stuart. Not much else to say about it but I've included some pictures.
Some public art in Seoul, near Anguk station and Changdeokgung (Changdeok Palace).
We had to wait for an official tour to get into Changdeokgung, so we went around the block to a small, cheap "palace" to spend some time.
Changdeokgung.
Palacial throne.
Changdeokgung was actually a pretty cool palace, very expansive with lots of cool stuff to see in lots of different spots throughout.
Outside the palace after the tour, we did a little exploration of the backstreets and found a little playground with slides and some bars to swing on. We played around there until some Korean kids came around and ruined the fun, then it was time to go. Overall, it was a pretty good Thanksgiving weekend.
Like the photo on the slide - bummer the kids came and spoiled your fun!