Buddhism in Korea

After that we visited a Buddhist Temple, the biggest one in Seoul. It was really amazing. We went inside and there were three giant gold buddha statues and many people paying their respects. In addition there were three other small temples which you could go into. In one, there was a man holding a ceremony, very cool. There was also a shrine outside with incense and candles; I left an offering there to the buddha. For me, this was one of the more religious places I have been. It felt very spiritual and emotional for me. So glad to see it; can't wait to see more!

Eating in Korea

And next...the eating agenda. First we went to the seafood market...oh my so many kinds of fish you can hardly believe it. More photos to follow of that. Oh, and we ate some fish too. After that, we went to a tiny Korean Restaurant in Insadong and ate octupus and all of the other yummies that you see on the table.

Finally in Korea meeting the babe!!

And so...the day begins! We start the day with the most exciting part. We met Tae. We met with a social worker and his foster family, Mrs. Lee and Mr. Khan for about an hour and a half! Tae is pretty mellow and we asked lots of questions. We both held him and he played on the floor a bit with a few toys. Foster mom told us about all of the things that he liked and didn't like ( one of which is white cats). Hmm...Syd will have to take it easy on him. Foster dad gave us this absolutely enormous picture of him that is similar to a window shade I think. They are so amazingly nice and sweet, I felt so badly that we didn't have our present ready for them because it is still lost on a plane somewhere! After that, foster mom put Tae in the pack and then asked for me to carry him for a bit. We went to a meeting together with Tae and I carried Tae around on the back ( ah boo bah ). Shortly after that, we parted ways and we said goodbye to little Jeong Tae until tommorow. Tommorow we will meet with Dr. Kim at 11:30 and then have lunch with her. After that, we will meet with Mrs. Lee, Mr. Khan and Jeong Tae again. The next day is Christmas!....and they have invited us to go to their church with them! They are even picking us up in town and taking us out there! Mr. Khan works at the church; it is so nice of them. Here are some photos of us and Jeong Tae. Hansi always has the camera meaning that we don't have any of Hansi with Jeong Tae!!! We will tommorow though, I promise. Love to you all!!
Hansi and Margaret and Tae