Being A Joseon Dynasty's Guard....

Before we left, we got something else to do. We signed up for a chance to try out passing an examination to be a Joseon guard. 

As it turned out, well..I was surrounded by high school students who were more than eager to try this one out. I was beside myself...:) since...not many adults ( as expected!!!) were into this kind of stuff. 

But..that didn't hamper us from 'enjoying' this act of valor:)* 

Archery was one of the examinations we got to master. 

After a 1.5 hour long exam, we got a photo session with the guards who helped us get through the *supposedly* rigorous test we'd ever been into. 

And last ..but surely not least...a picture with our group's chief of guards. Oh, my friend, Ismail, managed to get a dip of lucky present since he managed to pull it off during an archery session. Bravo, dude.

북서울 꿈의 숲 Dream Forest

개미처럼...봄이 오자마자...공공장소를 찾아 가는 사람들이 많아지고  우리도 마찬가지로 좋은 기회를 놓을까봐...갔다 왔다. ..애들은 좀 공원에 가자고 해서....생각 없이 오케이....가자.

우리 동네엔 이렇게 멋진 풍경을 담은 곳이 꿈읫 숲밖에 없는 것 같다. 물론 진달래, 벗꽃 등 같은 꽃들이 아직도 피우지 않았지만 ....그린 샤워(??)^^로 걸아 가자.......!!!! 

Yes, we wouldn't want to to miss the chance of enjoying the early breeze of spring with the kids.

This is just a 10-minute ride from where we live. 

Not so much to see apparently ...but boy..we did have time there.  

Simply strolling along the park and letting our eyes wonder and wander around ....was more than what we'd expected. 

Barren trees were still visible...and the field was light and pale brown..yet..the weather was tantalizingly inviting. 

Roller-blade-ing kids, rope-jumping kids, scooter-ring kids, hula-hoop-ing kids, and other you-name-it-you-got-it games...dotted the scenery at one of the section in the park.