Vicky and I took this Saturday to make a trip to Ilsan for the Seoul Motor Show, followed by a picnic at nearby Lake Park to see the cherry blossoms and enjoy a beautiful spring day.
The motor show was exactly how I expected it to be. There were some flashy exhibits and a bunch of cars I'll never be able to buy. It was a good time though, and cost only W9,000 ($6.75) per person to get in.
We took a bunch of great pictures and saw a lot of cool cars. We had an idea to get as much free stuff as possible, but they just weren't offering that much.
We were fortunate to be there on the day when Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Kim Yu-na made an appearance. As I expected, however, we didn't really get to see her. The crowd was jam-packed even though we started waiting for her entrance about 20 minutes early. The nice thing was that she was right on time.
Vicky tried to get some pics of her entrance, but she came in quickly and was ushered to an incredibly low stage where it was impossible to see her unless you were in maybe the first five rows. We were probably in the 200th row. Haha. They put her up on the big screen, but there wasn't much action. She came in thanks to Hyundai.
While the car show was cool, it was the picnic in Lake Park that was the treat of the afternoon for me. It felt so nice to sit down in a park and have a great picnic prepared by Vicky.
It was super-crowded, but we found a spot that was under repairs, so not as many people were around us. Vicky made a great lunch with sandwich rolls, rice balls, fruit and bacon wraps on a stick. It was one of the best meals I've had in Korea so far.
The best part was that if you didn't look a certain direction, you could forget that you were still in the city. That is a rarity in the northwest corner of Korea.
The weather was beautiful and we had a really relaxing day. The only downside was that the drive home took nearly four hours due to major traffic jams. At least, because of our close proximity to North Korea, we got to see all the guard towers and barbed wire fences along the highway.
I took a ton of pictures. So enjoy them. I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!!!
Car Show and Lake Park pictures
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