Munoz Family Visit Continued...

Let us continue...

We then drove to some place with little paths, a waterfall, and some Buddhist stuff (it wasn't a temple though). I can't remember what it was called or where it was. But, there was a chicken there.

And ducks. Those two photos are all blurry because it was so ding dang humid this day that the camera lens fogged up. I kind of like the effect.

This is the first shot in a series of four. (1) Scott enjoying himself, but not really paying attention to his surroundings.


(2) Immediately after Scott super-stubbed his toe on a rock.

(3) Assessing the damage: toenail completely busted out of the nail bed, but carefully laid back down (as to not have an exposed nail bed).

(4) Reeling with pain and shock. Mr. Sung fixed him up later that night... and surprisingly, since then the toenail somehow fused itself back on and doesn't look like it is going to turn black and fall off.

My dad's best Vanna White for some Chinese writing that we couldn't read.

Sisters.

Parents.

Lunch with Koreans is no laughing matter.

Korean dining etiquette and having to use chopsticks for slippery food makes you feel like this sometimes.

After lunch we drove to the bamboo forest in Damyang. There weren't any real pandas there (I'm not sure there ever were), but there were these two fake pandas.

The ladies: Jess Munoz, JA Han, Momma Munoz, Nicole Nydam-Park, AS, and JA & AS' friend whose name we never learned.

Family photo. I'm not sure why I was so front and center for both of these group shots.

Mr. Sung bought his hat that day and I think it was a great purchase.

Suffice it to say that the bamboo forest had A LOT of bamboo.

Later that night Mr. Sung made my parents some tea (the kids got to drink some too). We found out that that chunk of tea he's breaking up in the photo cost about $1,500. Goodness me.

The first sip was kind of bitter, but all subsequent sips were pretty good. 1,500 dollars good? I don't know. I don't know if there is any tea that good.

Korean breakfast the next morning. That lady is Mr. Sung's sister-in-law and she made delicious food.

*After our time at the summer house we came back to our little town. From there we visited Busan one last time.*

This is what happens when you let your dad and husband go out for some "man time." They come home silly and drunk.

Neither of them could stop laughing. It was pretty entertaining.

The only way to start a day in Busan is with some fish cake/rice cake on a stick.

And a corn dog.

Standing in line for the Busan Aquarium. It was hot. It was humid. And honestly, the best part of the aquarium was that it was air-conditioned. Otherwise it was kind of underwhelming.

We still had fun though!

This thing was really, really ugly.

This thing was really, really pretty.

Tons of people looking at tons of fish. I like the guy on the far right.

This photo is amazing because not one of the other 13,000 people visiting the aquarium that day are in it with us. Just us and some fish.

Regrouping after the aquarium.

Couples outfit! Faaaaabulous!

Haeundae Beach - the busiest beach I've ever seen. Tons of Koreans come here during summer vacation. And I mean tons. I bet if you piled them all up on a big scale, it would literally be tons.

This is the "beach."

SO many people!

This was hilarious because as you can see, this lady is wearing an old school life vest. The thing was - we were at least three blocks from the beach... (which she had obviously just come from) but she still found it necessary to keep the life vest on. Better safe than sorry I suppose.

After an action-packed day in Busan, we met Scott's uncle Miwon, his wife, grandpa, and grandma for dinner. We went to a great galbi house (barbecue meat on the table restaurant) near Haeundae Beach.


They give you these nice disposable bibs to wear while eating.

And this lady makes sure you aren't burning your meat or somehow ruining your dinner. She did a fine job.

Like all Korean meals, there were a gazillion courses... this one was meat and noodles cooked on the table. Those noodles were banging.

The fam and the food.

As if we hadn't eaten enough, they then took us out to dessert (which I'll never complain about). We had pat bing su, which is one of Scott and I's favorite things in Korea. It is shaved ice with sweet red beans, tons of little pieces of fruit, and sweetened condensed milk. Every place makes theirs different, so some places also include corn flakes, ice cream, or little jelly things. We've really enjoyed trying all the different variations! (The one this night was old school, it only had the shaved ice, sweet red bean, and sweetened condensed milk... pretty good.)

Getting in touch the in-laws. Family is such a strange thing.

So, I started this jigsaw a long time ago and never could bring myself to finish it. I made it my dad's mission to finish the beast before he left. He got pretty darn close.

Father/Son-in-law bonding time. Thank heavens they like each other.

He got so close, if only they could have stayed one more day... I think he could have finished it. And yes, in case your wondering, I still haven't finished it. But, I will.

On their last day here, Scott and I had to go to work, so after we'd left, but before my family caught a taxi to the airport, they took some photos on my camera. It was a great surprise :)

It was really hard saying goodbye.

I wanted them to stay another week.

My mom found our toy gun. She's a sharp shooter for sure.

Those toy guns were well worth the 1,000 won (80 cents) that we paid for them.

Don't mess with the best.

Bye family! We miss you. Come back soon :)

Well, that does it for the Munoz Family Trip, what a doozy, huh? As you may or may not be able to tell, these two posts were more for me... so that I could document and remember the time we had with my family. And maybe it will inspire everyone else to come visit us! Look how much fun it is!