Suwon City/Zoe's Birthday

At dinner tonight we celebrated Zoe's birthday. Happy Birthday Zoe!
Before we left this morning, Zoe was interviewed by the local newspaper. Good job, Zoe!
We began our day watching a martial arts demonstration.
Caleb and Nathan looking at one of the "weapons" used in the demonstration. Basically a tree branch with metal shards hooked to it.
After the demonstration the men posed with our kids.

Lunch today was picnic style. This is Nathan's lunch-he's a lucky boy! These types of rice rolls are very traditional picnic food.
Suwon is surrounded by a wall and has four gates. It has just been named a national treasure.
The view inside one of the gates.
Gorgeous scenery!
The view of Suwon from inside one of the gates.
Daniel and Vannessa taking in the gate.

Our next stop was the tomb of the unknown king. The story is that the king who built the fortress of Suwon wanted to honor is father, who never got to be king. Apparently the grandfather killed his son. So, the king moved his father's tomb to this site.
Our group at the site of the tomb. It is one of the more ornate tombs in Korea.
The view from inside the forest we walked through today. Beautiful!
This is the tomb of the king. Only a few of the kids made it up the hill to see it, plus our tour guide. Good job!
Kristina giving our guide a gift.
Dinner tonight was in a beautiful park-like restaurant. Here the kids are enjoying the fish pond.
One of the reasons that today was so special, besides Zoe's birthday, was that two of my girls that we have hosted came and spent the day with us. Eun byol hosted Josselyn five years ago, and Yoo bin hosted Hanna four years ago and then came and spent a school year with us.