Ric's mum and dad, Ali and Alan, arrived here on April 18th, after taking the indirect route to Korea via London, Belgium, Germany, Poland, and Russia! They put our adventures to shame and took the trans-Siberian express through Russia, taking a leisurely three weeks to get here.
They stayed with us for three weeks, during which Ric's brother, Jeremy, also joined the party.
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| Jeremy, Ali, Korean character, Ric and Alan |
Unfortunately we had to work throughout the weeks they were here, but we did manage to fit in some fun weekend excursions.
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
Although Ric and I have visited the fortress before, neither of us had completed the full 6km walk along its walls, so it seemed like a good place for Ali and Alan to stretch their legs after three weeks of sitting on numerous trains in the middle of Siberia. We picked a beautiful spring day for it too, with the flowers blossoming and sun shining warm and bright.
The walls provide a great views of Suwon. Below is a huge Roman-Catholic church that looks rather out of place next to the fortress and the low level traditional housing.
It took us about two hours to walk the entire walls, stopping occasionally to eat ice cream, take photos and get harassed by Korean youths who were excited to see a two generations of western people hanging out together.
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