We are finally back to civilization, and finally back to the internet! It was an amazing experience to live like Buddhist monks for a week, but we are so glad to be back in the city. I will not miss waking up at 3:00am everyday for morning chanting with the monks. But I will miss our morning yoga with the monks, and having tea with them everyday after breakfast. I won’t miss the freezing cold water in the showers. But I will miss the misty mountains and the beautiful old temples.
We have lots of pictures to post, but I’ll make sure to post them in small bites. Here are just a few from the past couple of days.
Here is Tiffany serving Jojo some soup as we learned how Buddhist monks traditional eat all their meals:
Jojo meditates in a traditional Korean wood carving in Wando:
Jojo sampling the delicious Korean favorite, pah jun (fried green onion pancake with seafood). And yes, that is an octopus tentacle he’s about to devour:
12 days in Korea with Tiffany, we were bound to get in a few fights. Guess who won this one:
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Wow, what an experience; I wish I could be there. And no disrespect, but what the crap is that creature feature that Jojo is eating? It looks horrifying.
These are awesome pictures. Thank you for sharing. I love the kick to the face.
Actually Mignon, it’s just a simple octopus tentacle. Quite tasty! It’s seafood fried with green onions.
Thanks Simon!
Welcome home….love the pics and can’t wait for the others. Next time in MoVal..I would like to take you and JoJo to the Thai Temple here and meet the Monks..they, like the ones you have been woith, are true people of God. My wife is a very active Buddhist..and the Temple here I think will amaze you..you will say..”I had no idea something like this was here”…also the food…OMG..hurry up and get up here….
Jojo, that looks so yum! yum! And you know I mean it.
oooh that pancake reminds me of the one I can get here near the house…I’m craving it now lol….pics look great….I wanna go to some place like that but I don’t think Joey can stomach foods…especially ones that are still writhing around…but yum I’ll take those any day…glad to see you guys had fun though!
I will never EVER tire of shots of Tiffany getting kicked in the face!
thanks daryl. i’m glad my pain amuses you.next time i’ll kick you in the face!
looks like you kids are having too much fun! we need to all hang out again when you’re back in SD.
Haha, that’s a pretty high kick.
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