Christmas morning! We had a traditional birthday breakfast of seaweed soup with chewy mixed rice. We also had a Christmas cake from Paris Baguette. I spent the rest of the morning resting alone quietly at the home stay, catching up on reading and stretching. We had a lackluster meal at Tongin Market, then headed to…

The start of my full second day in Seoul began with a navigation mishap, meaning we spent a lot of time on the subway en route to our first destination of the day: the Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum. The museum displayed ingredients from traditional Korean medicine, with brief descriptions of their medicinal purposes. Although…

After a good night of sleep, I woke up and enjoyed the ambience of our home stay. This is my first time staying at a hanok; it’s beautiful and I really enjoy sitting/sleeping on the heated floors. After breakfast we walked to Scoff, a nearby “American” style bakery. Best eats were the gingerbread and mince…