I have Monday through Wednesday off this week (our school's summer vacation), although I had/have no real plans for my five-day weekend. Saturday: go shopping with Donna. Check. Sunday: watch CSI with Gwen. Check. Today: no plans. I didn't set my alarm, so I had a fabulously long night's sleep and got a rather late start on my day. However, since it was such a beautiful day, I decided to try out my new hiking shoes (which turned out to be the most comfortable things ever - even if I detest the whole hiking-shoe-style). I picked a road that went north from my part of East Daegu which headed north towards the mountains, and set off. Here are my photos - Enjoy!
I took the road heading north from the Bangchon subway station.
It didn't take me very long to get out of the city.
I found the back side of K-2, the Korean Airforce Base here in Daegu.
I swear they take great pleasure in buzzing Banyawol with their F-16s.
There was a lot of farmland.
Such a pretty day.
See - there I am!
Rural railway
Beautiful!
There were hibiscus flowers everywhere.
The bees were having a blast wallowing in the pollen!
I found this in someone's garden. I wish it lived in mine!
6 comments:
That's an interesting flower... Do you know what it is?
It's some kind of lily, but other than that I've no idea! It is quite interesting though - I'd love to know exactly what it is!
In the US there's a turks-cap lily that's very similar. (glad you pulled yourself away from CSI).
Do you know what we did yesterday? We bought bikes! We then set out for a three hour adventure on bumpy, rocky dirt roads next to the river. Our ride wasn't supposed to be that long. Samson and I crossed a small brigde under the assumption that following the river back the way we had come would lead us to a bridge near our house. Wrong! Eventually we bumbled through a construction site that blocked our access and had to cross through a small branch of the river (not the main wide and deep part). Samson's chain popped off maybe 5 times during this excursion. Did I mention that Songi was with us, riding in a basket on the front on Samson's bike?
We finally found the bridge we needed to get back home- about 30 minutes before it got dark. I can hardly walk today! It was really pretty out there though.
Gwen - That's awesome! Well, not the getting lost part, but you get the point. I'm not too big on bikes myself. Just seems like a way to get hotter! Of course, biking is supposed to be good for the knees. Or so my mom tells me.
Aha - Tiger Lilies!! I got this link from my aunt, for anyone interested in that snazzy orange flower :-)
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