December Snow

"Oh the weather outside is frightful..."; I guess that really depends on your point of view. It has been a much colder than normal December this year and we've gotten a fair amount of snow, at least for Waegwan. So we've been having some fun in it since we can't do much else!

There have been several days of on again/off again snowing, some leaving more than others. There's still snow left around all over the ground because it's too cold to melt completely away. It melts some during the day, then refreezes at night. Hence, our parking lot is one big sheet of slick ice.

That is solid ice on the ground, about a 1/2 inch thick.

First snowfall; scraping a snow angel.

Second snowfall had more accumulation.

You can see the snow just poring down in this picture!

So it's been fun and I'm almost certain we're going to see more in January!

Christmas time in Korea

Yes, they do celebrate Christmas in Korea. It's not quite the shopping craze it is in America, which I think is a good thing, but they decorate and sing carols and all that.

We went to Busan to have an aquarium field trip and do some Christmas shopping at the International Market. Busan has a large Russian population, and some Japanese and Filipinos as well. After arriving by train we walked over to a restaurant we had eaten at last time we were in Busan, and while eating our Chinese food gazed out the window at the numerous Russian signs, a few Japanese signs, and also some in English advertising a Filipino karaoke bar and another for a Filipino church. (I know, ironic.) I almost forgot which country we were in!

I really should have taken more pictures of those things!

Aquarium photos

street decorations in the shopping district

Fountain show with music inside Lotte Shopping Mall. Not a great picture, I know. The show, however, was. They even had English letters made from the water falling out the ceiling that said "Welcome" "Busan" and "Lotte".