This morning I slept in, and I must say, it felt quite nice. I did t set any alarms and just let myself wake up naturally. Clearly my body needed some rest because I didn't wake up until at least 10AM! I lingered in bed for a while and then finally got ready to go for the day. I finished my bag of Special K and had some grapefruit juice I bought for a late breakfast and then headed out.
My first stop of the day was Yeouido Park. I had lunch just nearby at a salad place that was quite yummy, and then headed into the park itself. I decided to go there because I heard the cherry blossoms were quite nice. I also checked the weather, and looks like we're getting some rain here the next two days, so I wanted to spend as much time outdoors as possible today. I'll have two days to be inside coming up. The park was quite nice. It's not very big, but there was some pretty landscaping with cherry trees, Japanese maples, azaleas, barberries, etc. I walked the perimeter of the park and then sat on a rock under a cherry tree right in the center for a while to read my guide book. I eventually got up and decided I'd try to walk to the fish market, since I was sort of nearby. I walked towards the Han River to head east. Yeouido is near the National Assembly, so I passed a huge peaceful protest (I can only assume as I couldn't understand the message or the signs, but there was a man on a loudspeaker and everyone was matching). They were fairly sectioned off on the other side of the road and I didn't go closer (see mom, I can make good choices).
The walk easy was quite lovely. I walked in the park along the river mostly, and got a great view of the northern Seoul skyline. Spotted on the walk: a daschaund wearing a diaper and being pushed in a stroller. Oh man! I eventually got to the area where I needed to cross to the side of the highway the fish market was on, but couldn't, and ended up taking an extremely long detour. By the time I had walked way out of my way, I had made it to the subway stop on the same line as the fish market, so I hopped on the train for one stop.
The fish market was cool, but since it was afternoon, a bunch of stalls were closed. It's a 24hour market though, so definitely enough was buzzing, and I got to see essentially what I wanted to see. There were octopus of all sizes, live halibut, other live fish, cuttlefish, squid, shellfish, skates, eels, etc. So many things! I got some little videos I can share at home later. I walked around for a bit and then decided to head back home, so I caught the subway.
Once back at home I sat for a bit, and then finally went to grab dinner. I had a pork cutlet, Vietnamese chicken noodle soup, and rice. It was good, but too much food!! After dinner I came back and took a shower, and now I'm getting ready to go to sleep!
6.9 miles, 18,803 steps
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