Again, we are grateful to friends letting us borrow a car to take our first afternoon road trip in Korea. Leaving the house and seeing something different was a great escape for J, but D
didn’t quite see it that way. Freshly awake from an afternoon nap, he really wanted to crawl around, not ride for an hour in the car, and he let us know! A 30 minute train ride apparently takes over an hour in the car. There is an incredible amount of traffic, even in a “small” city of only 1 million people. The excursion ended up being worth it, however. We explored the walls of the ancient fortress in
Suwon. D became extremely animated and excited once we listened to his pleas and extricated him from his stroller. He was much happier being carried, once again relegating the stroller to the status approximately that of a trendy and expensive shopping cart. Our walk
wasn’t too long as the weather is still fairly cold, and was terminated quickly upon the discovery of an inviting Korean restaurant.
J had to confirm some of the
hangul characters to make sure they were indeed serving
galbi.
Suwon is famous for its
galbi beef ribs which were cooked over a pot of coals in the middle of our table. Various side dishes included everything from lettuce leaves to spinach noodles to calamari. D thoroughly enjoyed eating the noodles, and only a few ended up on the floor. The ribs themselves were absolutely deliciously marinated with a sweet garlic flavor. They were by far the highlight of the entire afternoon. Sitting by the warm stove at our private table with excellent food was a great way to warm up! The trip home was a little quicker, but would have been much quieter had we not kept D up for an hour after his bedtime and remembered to bring a second bottle for the trip home.
Again, we are grateful to friends letting us borrow a car to take our first afternoon road trip in Korea. Leaving the house and seeing something different was a great escape for J, but D didn’t quite see it that way. Freshly awake from an afternoon nap, he really wanted to crawl around, not ride for an hour in the car, and he let us know! A 30 minute train ride apparently takes over an hour in the car. There is an incredible amount of traffic, even in a “small” city of only 1 million people. The excursion ended up being worth it, however. We explored the walls of the ancient fortress in Suwon. D became extremely animated and excited once we listened to his pleas and extricated him from his stroller. He was much happier being carried, once again relegating the stroller to the status approximately that of a trendy and expensive shopping cart. Our walk wasn’t too long as the weather is still fairly cold, and was terminated quickly upon the discovery of an inviting Korean restaurant. 
J had to confirm some of the hangul characters to make sure they were indeed serving galbi. Suwon is famous for its galbi beef ribs which were cooked over a pot of coals in the middle of our table. Various side dishes included everything from lettuce leaves to spinach noodles to calamari. D thoroughly enjoyed eating the noodles, and only a few ended up on the floor. The ribs themselves were absolutely deliciously marinated with a sweet garlic flavor. They were by far the highlight of the entire afternoon. Sitting by the warm stove at our private table with excellent food was a great way to warm up! The trip home was a little quicker, but would have been much quieter had we not kept D up for an hour after his bedtime and remembered to bring a second bottle for the trip home.
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