JeonJu

It was good to be back in JeonJu again, and see David in his own environment.  He's been here now for 10 years.  I am so amazed that he has adjusted so well to everything here.  As he says, he's been here for 10 years, he should be.  But I can imagine that the first year or so must have been very challenging for him.  Everything is so foreign!  The language isn't anything like what he is familiar with!  And the streets and traffic!  And the parking!  Wherever you can find a space!

I've been going walking in the morning.  When I was here 2 years ago, I was quite apprehensive about going out by myself.  David told me if I were to get lost, to look for the tall blue building (Korean Post Office)  close by his apartment.  You can see it in this picture way at the back.  But now, it's hard to see the building.  All these apartment buildings have been built since then!

I've been walking in the morning (while David is still asleep!) down by the river bed.  There is a lovely walking path there, and I see lots of people walking and biking there.  A few of the people wear masks--though the MERS scare is over now.  I guess they figure they need to protect themselves from pollution!  There is quite a bit of fitness equipment built right into the path and when I've been there, it has always been in use.

Another small park close to David's apartment.  Once again, there is fitness equipment and also a children's play structure--I haven't seen too many of those!  It's a lovely little park, but weeds have quite overtaken the place!

Yesterday's lunch.  Jeonju is known for it's restaurants and food.  There are streets where it seems every shop is a small restaurant!  And not only on ground level!  Sometimes there are 5 floors of restaurants!  This lunch was kimbab and mandoo.  The kimbab is rice, carrots, pickled radish, cucumbers, walnuts and cheese rolled in seaweed.  The mandoo is meat dumplings.  They were delicious!