A day with Semi (세미)

For those of you who don't know, Semi Song is a Korean student who studied at Immaculata in Kelowna for her Grade 10-12 years.  She was a student of Bob's, as well as a classmate of David and Richard.  She has maintained her friendship with David since moving back to Korea after graduation.  We met up with Semi yesterday at her University - Dongguk University-and had a visit and went on a little adventure.

Dongguk University is a Buddhist University, so there is a temple on the campus (well maybe more than one, we saw only one).

According to Semi, the university is over 100 years old on this site.  The elephant is considered good luck. (These look very real, but are not...)

There are outdoor basketball courts, complete with stadium seating and lights.

After a coffee, Semi offered to take us up to N. Seoul park and tower since it was so close...we happily went along with this plan!

When the bus dropped us off, we still had a long climb to the top of the hill.  The electric bus refueled before making the return trip.

After a hike up the steep road we came to the viewpoint.  Here we found the geographical centre of Seoul.  

 This is the area where Semi lives...

 This is the area where we live.
There were lots of people there, and lots to see.

The View was spectacular.

At the base of the tower is a special place where lovers can "lock" their love. Couples buy a lock and lock it to the fence or one of the "trees" at the base of the tower.  They throw away the key and their love will never fail.  There are thousands and thousands of locks there! 

 We just had our picture taken.

We decided to go up the tower.  Really reasonable at 9000W (a bit under $9).

We took a LOT of pictures of Seoul.  Semi said she had never been up the N. Seoul tower before!  So we had a great view of the city and a great day together!

See the photos of Seoul by following the link:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrslkmack/sets/72157631230258186/