How this trip actually went - a summary

This trip was the first one that we took by ourselves, free and easy, without tour group or parents, relatives or friends. It was very surreal when we arrived and walked around by ourselves on Korean soil. Strange feeling to have finally arrived after discussing, preparing and worrying for the weeks prior. The weather was hotter than we expected, very similar to Singapore's. We were prepared for commmunication/language barriers and true enough, most Koreans except a few in the service line (hotels, shops, information counters) did not speak English. However, most were wiling to try to help with hand signals and pointing. Nearing the end of the trip, I was looking forward to coming back, which is really strange and new for me because holidays are really a big escape. This time I just missed baby too much and needed to come back and see, hold, hug and kiss her. Must of made people's hairs stand up repeating that. I changed a lot more currency than usual expecting to shop till I dropped, but that wasn't the case when I realised most of the things were expensive and could probably be found in Singapore. Most of my days were occupied and time was too rushed to search for good deals. We are very grateful to Dr Baik, Dr Kim and Mr Yong for spending their precious time with us on our first day there. We were also glad to have befriended Ally, a young korean lady, who shared about Korean culture.