Journey to Muuido & Hiking in Yeonsu

Feeding seagulls on ferry to Muuido

View of Incheon from the ferry

View of Yeonsu

Korean pinecone thingy

Razor wire on the hike up the mountain

We live in the Yeonsu ward of Incheon, a small (by Korean standards) city outside of Seoul. At first glance our neighborhood is an incredibly dense urban area, but if you take the time to go exploring and leave the downtown core you will find that Yeonsu has more to offer. We used our Chuseok holiday to visit Muuido, one of the islands just off of the coast of Incheon, but that didn't work out as we had hoped so we had to try something else. We went, with no expectations or previous knowledge, for a hike on one of the many little mountains, large hills might be more accurate, that surround Yeonsu. We were pleasantly surprised with what we found. Our hike more than made up for the Muuido debacle. There was a good mix of terrain ranging from paved paths to rough rocky trails. We got some great views from the path and we also found out where everyone goes when they aren't working/in school. Hiking is apparently very popular in Korea as there were a lot more people on the paths than the city streets.

Lost in Translation

Chili

Chili peppers are a staple ingredient in a lot of Korean food. The food is dangerous. Dangerously delicious.

First Glance

We live here. Its not much, but its the largest apartment of any of the teachers at our school. The bedroom loft is like a little fort and we crawl awkwardly into bed every night because neither of us can stand up. Essentially its a largish box, but its our box and we are making it work cause really, we're in Korea...and who doesn't live in a box? Word.