This Chuseok was much better than last for 2 reasons. The first being my friend from school, Mollie, came to Korea. She's studying in China and made some spare time to come and relive our college days. In May I went to visit Mollie and now it was her turn to check out my digs. We didn't do many tourist things though. We checked out all of the major shopping districts during the day and all of the bars and clubs at night. For a short time, it felt like I was back at Etown.
The 2nd reason this holiday was better than last was because I finally went to a park here. I've been in Korea for 13 months now and have yet to do many of the main tourist attractions. Being that many would go to see families from Sunday to Tuesday, it was the perfect time to check one thing off of my list. We went to Everland and Caribbean Bay to celebrate. Caribbean Bay is a water park that is now out of season since it's September, so less people and smaller lines. The weather was perfect, but many of the rides were closed. Despite some rides being closed, we had a great time with the slides that were open and the lazy river.
After soaking up the sun, we walked next door to Everland. I didn't realize it, but it's open for the Halloween season so again many rides were closed. The park had pumpkins, ghosts, and zombies everywhere. You couldn't get away if you tried. They had parades, shows, and creepers walking around to scare you silly. I have to admit, they got me! We didn't get to ride as many rides as I would've liked, but I did get a set of fun ears to wear and painted my face like a little kids, so I can't complain.
On Wednesday, we all went back to our normal routines and Mollie went back to China. Hopefully all holidays will be as good as this one was. Maybe next time we'll stay away from the jell-o shots though, they've turned the King into an alcoholic. Yes, Louie is now in love with them! Stay tuned...
Elissa Rae
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