Hi First Graders,
I just said hello to you in the Korean language. It sounds like (ahn-yo ha-say-yoh). It was a long trip to get here. We were in the airplane for almost 15 hours. I rode in the suitcase with socks and shirts and pants. It was dark, but very comfortable and cozy.
We have been here in for a week, but Dr. Kevin had to work a lot, so I stayed in the hotel room. On Saturday, we went out and about to see the city. Our first stop was to get gas for the rental car. I was surprised that the gas hoses come down from the ceiling. There were no pumps like we have at our gas stations. You reach up and pull it down to fill the tank.
Our next stop was a history museum that showed how people lived long ago. They had many rooms full of old things to look at. I thought you might like to see this old-fashioned schoolroom.
That's right! people here eat with chopsticks instead! The first dish is Kim Chee. It is spicy, but very good. Kim Chee is served with almost every meal. People like it a lot!
I just said hello to you in the Korean language. It sounds like (ahn-yo ha-say-yoh). It was a long trip to get here. We were in the airplane for almost 15 hours. I rode in the suitcase with socks and shirts and pants. It was dark, but very comfortable and cozy.
We have been here in for a week, but Dr. Kevin had to work a lot, so I stayed in the hotel room. On Saturday, we went out and about to see the city. Our first stop was to get gas for the rental car. I was surprised that the gas hoses come down from the ceiling. There were no pumps like we have at our gas stations. You reach up and pull it down to fill the tank.
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| What can you see that is like you classroom? And what is different? |
Our next stop was a history museum that showed how people lived long ago. They had many rooms full of old things to look at. I thought you might like to see this old-fashioned schoolroom.
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| Can you recognize something on the wall? And what is that on the chalkboard? |
Today classrooms don't look like this at all. Now they have computers and smartboards and many more things like you have in your room.
After a morning at the museum, we went to a restaurant for lunch. Look at our food. Where are the fork and spoon?
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| You can see the menu. It names the food with Korean characters and English words. That made it easier to order food! |
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| A yummy salad. Can you name some of the veggies? |
Look at the second dish. The tan cubes are fried tofu. The tan slices with holes are lotus root. The holes were not cut. It grows that way. Isn't it pretty?
In the afternoon, we walked around the city. This is one of the most famous and fancy buildings. It is the Emperor's palace. A long time ago, Korea had an emperor (that is like a king) who lived here.
There is no more emperor, so now the palace is a place for everyone to come and visit.
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| I took a selfie in front of the palace! Does this look a little bit like a building I saw in Japan? |
Next we drove down to the river to walk. The Han River flows through the city, and families were out having fun at the river park. People bring tents and set them up for shade. Kids were walking and playing in water. It looked like fun to me!
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| You can see the city skyscrapers across the river. |
That's it for my fun Saturday being a tourist in Seoul, South Korea. I will write again before I come back home next week.
Your Friend,
Flat Stanley
