Aquarium and Temple

Foreign animals vs. Korean animals

Electric eel

Very shiny!

Bouquet of eels

Seahorse

A couple weekends ago, Jeremy wanted to go do something on Saturday. So, he got on the computer and started to search. He finally found us something to go do. There is an aquarium in Seoul. We headed to the aquarium, to some place we had never been. The aquarium is actually inside a VERY large mall. We circled a few times because we were a little lost, but we were also trying to find the Burger King so we could have lunch first. When we found the aquarium it looked kind of small from the outside, and the price of tickets seemed to be a little much for a small aquarium. But, once inside, I was wrong about the size. It's no Oregon Aquarium, but it was still pretty awesome! We took pictures of a few of the animals that probably we wouldn't see back home. They had a fish section where they made fish tanks out of ordinary house things. For example, a toilet, a kitchen sink, a refridgerator, etc. They even had a bed with an aquarium in the head board. There was also a tank of the fish that eat the dead skin off your hands and feet that you could try. We didn't because there were so many people around it, and the idea is just kind of weird. :) All in all, it was such a great trip!

After that, Jeremy didn't want to go home just yet because we were in a new place and he wanted to explore some. We walked out of the mall, and just started walking around the block. We ended up walking past the Trade Center where we think the G20 Summit was held. Out front there was a big silver ball that reflected the picture of every leader that attended the summit. It was pretty neat. We kept on walking around the block, and actually discovered a Buddhist Temple! It was so cool! There were many Koreans heading to it, too. Inside it was really beautiful, with all the old looking buildings and the greenery. We walked a little through the area a little leary about whether we should be in there or not. Along our walk was a giant statue of Buddha with a huge marble-looking floor for the Koreans to pray on. We watched a few people worship.There was also another building, I think the main building, that most of the Koreans were going into to pray/worship. Before they entered, they lit an incense and maybe a candle, and said some things. We were definitely feeling a little awkward, so we headed out back home.