Yesterday a group of girls and I had a day out! Yay! So, this is how our day went.. We decided to meet on poast at 7:30am and get Starbucks before we left.. because well, that is early. So, 7:45, we finally all meet at Starbucks. We walk up to the door only to see no lights on and read a paper sign on the door that said, "Closed due to shortage of water. Will reopen at 1pm." Huh? Well that's new. Oh bummer. Well, let's pick up one more girl and head off to the train station.. they have a Starbucks!! So, a little out of the way, but that's ok, it's coffee. We get to the train station only to remember, "Oh yeah, stores in Korea don't open til 10am." Although, what was that? A ray of hope! Dunkin Donuts! So a few donuts later, coffee, juices, and water later.. we were off!
So after a 45 minute drive, not too bad of traffic, we find our exit. Hey! Let's get in that lane! I think that says market! Woops! It did say market.. Grain Market. Well, I'm sure we'd see flour, but not the right kind of flower. Woops.. well, we're in the far left turning lane with no hope of making it to the going straight lane. Well, we turn. And we go down and down and down and turn. Whew! What a line! Along our way of friend drivin.. we saw, what I thought was kind of funny, Fish for Sale! So, traffic was crazy trying to inch our way through all these cars! 
With lots of turns and turn arounds and Wait, which was do we turn? We finally arrived at the flower market. But wait.. that doesn't look right! This is the Whole Sale Flower Market! Oh Well. The flowers were still amazing! I was so taken back with such beautiful flowers, trees, and pottery! God is so good!!
Yes, God's work is absolutely stunning!
After we were finished at the flower market, we were on our way to Yongson Amy Post.
This is a gianormous post for Korea for the time being and is always a treat to be able to go up there. That had been my 3rd time I believe being up there. So we headed to the food court and had, of course, food from an asia style restaruant. In Korea, with the option of American food on post, and we eat Asian. Funny. After we got done eating, we headed over to the PX to browse around. With my waist line strinking, I thought I'd look for a belt. I've invested in some cheap jeans that apparently keep falling off. :) Woah! 28 dollars! Yikes! Guess I won't be getting one just yet. Then after a stroll around the px, we were off for a walk to the subway station to head to Dongsaemun! 
Ah the walking began! The flowers on the way over were beautiful! So, off we go.. we are at Line 6 to Dongdaemun.. err skreech, hault, stop! Wait, but aren't we supposed to be on Line 4? Hm.. After a little confusion, we asked a Korean girl who seemed to be with an American. "Excuse me, could you tell us how to get to Dongdaemun?" She looks it up on her phone. In the mean time, the guy, "So, are you guys American?" Really? I mean, Really? "Yes we are". "So you guys are with the military then?" "Yep". (Me, because from the sound of it, it didn't sound or look like he was here with the military) "So are you with the military or just here for fun?" "With the Army". Yep, that was a g conversation. Oh! She's done on her phone. We were to get on a connecting subway train. "Thank you!" And off we went. We get to the connecting stop and were again greeted by the same girl. "Follow me!" The connecting train was upstairs. That was weird. Anyway, We find out train and off we go! All crammed in! Nice! Whew! We made it! Yay! So, we pop up on the street on stair #6. Hey look!
There's the Gate! It's so awesome! So huge! Oh wait.. where's the buildings we need to go to? Hmm.. on the other side of the street with no cross walk. Hmm.. under the street to the subway. Let's try it again. Oh No! We can't get to where we need to be without a ticket! 1500won later! Yay! A ticket! Through the gates, to where we need to be, through the end gates! Yay! We made it! oh wait, weren't we just here? Let's try Stairs #1. Pop up! Hey it's the gate again! (different view this time). Wait.. where's the buildings? Eventually we found our way to the other side! Crazy Americans! :) 
So we were finally here! For all our fabric, button, ribbon, hair clip needs! How fantastic! All the little knickknacks to put on hair clips and all the ribbons and buttons and beads and wire and wow! It was 1 full floor of all of this! The other 4 floors consisted of fabric for clothes, uppalstering(sp), and drapes! Wow! I was able to get a ton of hair accessories for hair bows and lots of basic color ribbon for super cheap! Besides it being SUPER hot in there, I was able to find what I needed. Yay!
So, now that our wallets are empty and our bags are full, homeward bound we go. We get back on the subway and what do we smell at the connecting station? Nothing other than Deli Manjoo! I didn't get s picture of that. Fail, I know. :) We race one way up the stairs only find that the smell has gotten weaker. Wrong way. Turn around and went the other way! Success! They are these small cake like things shaped like corn on the cob. Yeah, who knows. Then in the middle, there is a custard like substance! Very yummy and delcious! That was my first time eating them and I have to say, they were good. So after I filled up on 12 (don't judge me, all that walking, I had to have been ok), we boarded the subway only to finally know what it feels like to be a sardine.
Pushing to get on, pushing to get off. It's a mad house! You know that it's full when the train moves, you don't fall over. :) We finally made it to the subway station by post. Yay! Another victorious shopping trip! And just incase the North invades, the first 20 people to get the masks at the train station will be safe. Whew! That makes me feel better! All in all, it was a fantabulous day out with the girls! We had lots of laughs, lots of great conversation, and made such great memories! Korea! I will miss you! Friends, family in Korea, I will miss you all dearly! Oh, we made it home safe and sound with no complications thanks to one of the husbands. :) Yay! And we made it home in record time too! :) Thank you ladies!! 
4 comments:
If you passed the grain market, you went way past the flower market I was thinking of :) But it sounds like you had fun anyway!
:) Thanks Jenny! It was really good talking with you tonight. It really helped me refocus with my kids. :)
Sounds like you had an eventful, but adventurous, fun day! Glad you were able to hang out with some of your friends. God is so Good! Oh and way to write a book in all your blogs!!! j/k Love you Katie!
I tell ya! Seriously. I told Jenny that when I started a blog that it was going to be super long because I like to talk. Sheesh! :) Love you too Puts!
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