A quiet day... well, as quiet as you can get with 3 boys

Given the excitement and exhaustion after our day at Lotte World. We decided we should have a quieter Sunday.  The plan was to go to Insadong, an street filled with arts and crafts vendors, antique sellers, and lots of little restaurants.

Started off with photos by the frog statue outside the guesthouse. And, yes, Min is carrying a giant green pencil. That was what he wanted to buy as a souvenir from the guest shop at the Folk Museum. It was made in China. 

Exploring the stairs and door next to the driveway into the guesthouse.

Charles loves this statue by the Rinnai Building. We had to stop for pictures here too.

I can't remember the names for these guys but their purpose is to protect against evil spirits. Maybe they should have protected against us.

The little lady selling strips of pineapple.

We decided to try to find someplace for lunch. Seoul is loaded with these little bitty side streets, or alleys, full of tiny restaurants and shops. Insadong was no exception though the alleys seem even smaller here...more like hallways.

We checked out this little alley.

And then this one. Here are the boys checking out the octopus in the aquarium. Actually, there were many of them in there but I can't remember the plural form of octopus. Is it octopi?

Checking out yet another little alley.

And another. Yes, we did finally stop to eat but it is kind of fun to explore these little places.

The man playing the flute in street.



Some grasshoppers made out of some kind of reed, or grass, or corncob husk... I'm not sure but they were pretty cool.



And, a grasshopper made out of the same sort of greenery.


We ended up going back to the guesthouse and having a well-earned nap. Min slept for 2 1/2 hours. We went upstairs to see the babies again. We ended up getting to hold a different little boy this time. Charles named him Ben.