We booked normal tickets for the way to Busan and then when we got on the train we realized we would be riding backward all the way. It was about a 2 hour and 40 minute ride. I was a little nervous about Reagan's motion sickness, so I gave her a dose of dramamine and she did fine. We didn't really notice that we were riding backwards at all. The train was super smooth and quiet and lulled most of us to sleep.
Brock was free, so we had an odd number of seats. Reagan volunteered to ride by herself and ended up with an older Korean business man sitting next to her. The train is similar to an airplane in that they have a cart that comes through the isle selling drinks, snacks etc. The gentleman next to Reagan bought a donut for her from the cart, which was super sweet. Apparently Reagan wanted to thank him, and happened to have an American dime in her coat pocket, as well as a 100 Won coin. She gave him the American dime and tried to explain that it was the same as the dime. She said he seemed pleased to get it. This happened while I was napping, so I heard about it afterward, but I was so proud of her sweetness.
Here Brock is looking out the window. This kid was in heaven. He loved the train and watched out the window quietly until he fell asleep.
I guess we must have busted out the movies at some point though.
This is Brock's I'm almost ready for a nap pose. Whenever he puts his arms like this, he's almost asleep. He does it in the car, stroller, bed, anywhere really. It's the cutest thing.
Once we got off the train in Busan, the kids needed to run a bit and burn some energy. They have these cute displays for photo taking.
We grabbed cabs and headed to our hotel. Along the way, we were stopped at a light and Brandon spotted this painted on a building...recognize the face?
This was our room in Busan. It had a king bed, and we were expecting the couch would work for Reagan for one night. Turns out it wasn't too big. Our friends happened to have stayed here before and booked 2 connecting rooms, so Reagan and Sara had a slumber party, which was an unexpected treat for them both.
So, at this point, the little boys needed naps. Jae suggested that we head to the Worlds biggest department store so that the woman could try this Korean spa out. Brandon and Dan stayed back to give the kids a nap and everyone else set out. Thanks Brandon - you win best husband award :)
So, Jae convinced us (it didn't take much) that the mom's needed to hit the spa. While we were getting pampered, he took the big kids Ice skating. All of this was within the same department store.
Brock loves a cartoon that we get here called Tayo the little bus. It's a Korean cartoon that's dubbed into English. We have never seen any of the toys, but I was on a mission to find him some Tayo busses in Korea. I scored and bought Tayo, plus another little toy. When the boys were up from their naps, they joined us at the mall. Brock got busy playing right away with the toys, so Brandon ran upstairs and bought him all of the other Tayo busses. Now he wins best dad award :).
Tayo is in blue, and this is a robo helicopter. It's from another Korean cartoon that Kyle recommended.
While the kids were skating, there were coaches teaching speed skating to little kids. It was interesting to watch.
The outside of the store. I think it had 7 or 8 floors of shopping.
I don't have any pictures of the spa, but I have to tell you about it! It cost about $13.00 to get into the spa, but once you are in you can use all of their bath areas for free. It was the coolest thing ever. They had one giant room that had all of these interconnected spa baths/pools. Some had bubbling water, some had still water, others were hot or cold. The woman here are much more comfortable in their bodies, because we were in the minority wearing the clothes provided. Then, they also had several rooms that were separate that were themed. For instance you could go into a Turkish spa room. Number one on our list was this body scrubbing technique that is known in Korea.
When you get into the spa, you have a locker for your shoes, then you go and get a set of clothes from the lady at the counter and towels. Then there is a locker room to change. From there you can set out for the pools or spa treatment areas. We made several minor mistakes in figuring all this out, but at least we didn't go into the common area (where both men and women could hang our) wearing only a hand towel like this other woman.
We finally figured out the body scrubbing part, but the wait was too long. We ended up getting back and foot massages, which were awesome. If I lived here, I would be sneaking off to this spa any chance I could get!
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