May 26th. Trains and Palaces

 So what can you say about a early morning 7:23 am train.  Well not much since young children may be reading this. But it really wasn’t that bad since we had moved close to the train station yesterday. As we settled down only to be told we were in the wrong number car. Quick move from 17 to 16 and we would soon be in Seoul. Having arranged to drop our luggage off early was nice. And the cab driver actually came close after I gave him a second set if directions. 

Now today being Sunday, some places are closed but we needed to eat. A day old donut, iced coffee and 8 medications don’t lead to a happy stomach.  We first try to go in on a wedding but stop before being thrown out. The next place was for the wedding party. But the place next to it was a jewel. And we got their last table for two. But it was up on the terrace so we would have to sit outside. Poor poor us. That is Chung Duc Palace behind us  

But then we had to settle for the food they were serving. Mary ann had french toast  with Spanish ham and a Mimosa 

And I had ceviche and toast. 

A flower that caught my eye. 

Up close. 

A video of the view. 

A tree that caught my eye. 

From there we hopped on the local bus that does a loop around the area. Really quite nice. But before that, had to check out the garlic salesman for the area. 

And here is the area we are in. To the right is the back garden of Chung Duc Palace. 

We went out in the rain and found a nice place downtown that served some really nice pasta  

And then home on the bus with our favorite bus driver       ( he had picked us up 3 times today) and to bed. 

Goodnight