Lotte Changes Over Here

We've had a lot of fun the past several days exploring new areas (which at this point includes every area aha). Yesterday Paul started work and we already miss hanging out with him. Here's the recap from last week:

I've been really impressed with the local public parks! Here is one just a short walk from our place. It has exercise equipment, a reading area with books you can read on the spot & return, a basketball court, benches, and more.

these boys!! melt my heart

poor sweaty baby! haha!

 There's a beautiful wooded trail that leads to the aforementioned park. Paul found it during a morning run and I'm so glad he did!

We went to Samsung D'Light, which is a 3-story display of all the upcoming technologies the company is working on. It's very interactive and I would recommend it for sure. 

More Korean food...I'm getting better with spice, but still nothing TOO fishy. YUM. The fried pumpkin (bottom left) was killer.

We went to another subway station I can't recall in search of a Home Plus store. The store was nowhere to be found, but the views were great that evening!

"Dad, when do I get to wear a backpack instead of be a backpack?"

walking around near our subway stop

We went to the Jamsil subway station on another day. It includes a bajillion different things, but in summary it's an indoor mall (Lotte Mall) combined with an indoor/outdoor theme park (Lotte World).

wiping drool from baby's face

Okay so we went to Lotte Mart, which is the grocery store at the bottom floor of this whole extravaganza. It was by far the largest grocery store I'd seen yet, and there was a good mix of both Korean and foreign foods.

You put a coin in to use the shopping cart, and then when you return it you get the coin back. And they are MAGNETIC so they go up this ramp by themselves. We were amazed. And so happy because we found Special K, salt, real butter (not corn margarine), and trail mix. Woo hoo!

magical grocery cart + magical sleeping baby

fountain inside the Jamsil subway station

"oh hey gerbil"

We trekked all of our groceries (Paul) and our sleeping baby (me) to Seok-chan Lake. Probably should've reversed the order -whoops!- but Paul was a champ.

And across from Seok-chon Lake is LOTTE ADVENTURE WORLD. We will definitely visit before the end of the summer...it's kind of an off-brand Disneyland! Very intriguing. Check out the castle. 

Disneyland Korea Lotte World 

I hope you all are having a great summer! Thank you for keeping in touch!