Suwon

This is a 'small' breakfast in Korea - ramen, kimchi, watermelon and chamoe. We spent the next for days with Auntie, visit her classroom, dining, talking about life back in New Zealand and exploring other parts of Gyeonggi-do. We never managed to see the DMZ, but we knew we'd be back. For now, we had bigger fish to fry - China! We took a taxi to Gimpo Airport. Had a smoke and a coffee (I was smoking about half a pack a day by this point, and at NZ $2 per packet, who can blame me) before getting on our China Southern flight.

Seoul Zoo

The next day we drove out towards Seoul, to visit the Zoo, because why not. It was hard for me to fathom that these places that had been inhabited by people for over 4,000 years could retain such spectacular landscapes. The Zoo was far more beautiful than Auckland, but the habitats weren't quite as open and spacious as that which I had known.