Namisam!

We made it out to Nami Island on a truly beautiful spring day. It was in the low sixties and we enjoyed every minute of sunnyness. Nami is actually in Chuncheon, but it is on the outskirts, about a 30 minute train ride from Chuncheon Station. Taking the train reminded me of the old days (for me, back in 2006) in France and Europe and I think Michael enjoyed it too. We're itching to go to Seoul and some other areas in Korea by train now.

The Republic of Naminari (their fake nation) was pretty cute. I understand why all my kids said it was boring to go there, though. It is a sightseeing trip, full of opportunities for tourists to take photos of the beautiful scenery. There are bicycles and little cars for rent, and you can even sleep at the resort or in cute cabins. Many families came for picnics and had all sorts of good looking goodies packed in their bags.

The island is small enough that it took Michael and I about an hour to walk around the entire thing. There are several tree-lined "roads" that I'm assuming look georgeous in summer and fall. The pine tree lined "road" looked pretty neat now. There were a few cherry blossom trees which was a treat to see. This time of year there are several cherry blossom festivals in Korea, but we haven't been adventurous enough to make it to any of them and the blooms only last a couple of weeks.

We got really excited to see a squirrel, that let us get right next to it to take a picure. We also saw one ostrich, that was running around as if it owned the place. We were expecting to see a bit more wildlife, maybe more come out as the weather gets nicer.

For lunch, Michael was able to find some stuff on a stick and he had some BBQ chicken and a hotdog. I had a "grillwich" which was basically a cheese sandwich with some sugar in between the cheese slices. It was okay. We got some ice cream after that. Really, it was nice to get out and do something outdoorsy, even if it was crowded with tourists and we actually got sunburned!

Here is a link to the photo album:

Namisam