Month: August 2024

August 25, 2024

A Sunday trip, that’s about an hour from Eechon. I wasn’t expecting much, but this Zoo was much bigger than I had imagined. When parking we saw a Taekwondo bus and Mason was full of questions on why that group had come to the zoo together as a group. Buying tickets was easy, and the elephant train took us right to the entrance.

We weaved our way through their grounds, with highlights of seeing an elephant getting his feet washed and catching a tiger jump out of his outdoor pool to run back inside. The chimp swinging from rope to rope was Mason’s favorite and I don’t either of us were that thrilled to walk through the snake section. The had a little stream that we played in near the elephant slide too.

17,000 KRW for a Pokémon balloon seemed excessive so we settled on a ninja sword. Taking the sky lift back down the mountain was fun and we got an overhead view of a beautiful park that was deserted – will be great place for our next visit to hang out at. Once we got home, HK had had made us hamburgers. 

I don’t think I will ever forget this day – uneventful but memorable at the same time. Please don’t grow up too fast Mason, I fear the days you will no longer be interested in spending the day at the zoo with your old man.

August 17, 2024

A very hot Saturday afternoon – one of those days that it takes the car about 10 minutes to cool down. Mason and I hit the highway from Grandma’s house and for what was about a 45 minute ride. Although we did delay our arrival to our destination by stopping for lunch at a rest stop,  it worked out perfectly, as the traffic had subsided during our quick break. Mason of course bought a plastic robot from a vending machine that can fit together with more robots, meaning more purchases will be needed in the future.

To get to the trampoline park (Vaunce), which was located inside a massive golf resort, we had to weave our way up a mountain road that was hugged by dozens of golf holes. I have to say that out of all the kids cafes we have been too, this one takes the cake and was perfect for Mason’s age group. He bounced, built a Lego boat and did some practice runs with it, played air hockey, made it up a ramp, went down slides and climbed walls. Afterwards, we went to the arcade and enjoyed cotton candy. Mason was disappointed because near the playground there were kid-sized excavators that allows them to dig up rocks, but after getting some change, we found out they were all broken. 

Back to Grandma’s where I made pork barbeque outside – which resulted in everyone’s nod of approval.