We got back to our hotel and waited only a short moment to meet two new friends. YAY. Please, see God's loving hand of provision in the people we met in Korea. We met some A.Mazing peeps there and He was in it all.
We met our friends at our hotel lobby (thanks, ladies). We took a 3 minute walk to the all-American Subway restaurant. Man, they get it right every.time. AND they had a bread choice we do not have in the US. Uh huh. I'd like to say we heard a lot from our new friends about their lives and ministries in Korea, But when it was time to leave Subway, I was the one carrying my sandwich out the door. Apparently I was doing most of the talking. =) Actually, I remember talking some but I was mostly asking Merilee and Mylinda lots of questions. Really. You gotta believe me. =)
We grabbed a cab. Actually, they grabbed a cab. We don't grab cabs in the heartland. =)
And we were off to an adventure of breath-taking proportions. It was dark and we were headed straight to the Seoul Tower. YAY!
The North Seoul Tower is as you would guess, A tower in Seoul. I really have no idea how tall it is. Ya'll could google it.
Anyway, There are two special things about the Tower.
One the view is truly amazing. I am so glad we went at night. The lights of the city were so beautiful. Really, nothing can describe it. So, you'll just have to go yourself someday.
Please, note two OTHER things.
1. Our new friends were so much fun to be with. We GOT to ride in a much too full swinging cable car to the base of the tower (YIKES). Then we GOT to hike some serious steps to the tower itself. Neither of our friends LOL when I nearly needed an inhaler to make it to the top. Kindness came flowing out of them in many ways that night. We really enjoyed our time with them.
2. Oh and do you remember the film crew we met at our traditional Korean meal on Monday? Did I even blog about that?? Anyway, We saw them again at the top of the Seoul Tower. How unlikely is that? In a city of 10 million. Funny and unlikely.
Ok, 2 paragraphs ago I mentioned the two special things about the Seoul Tower. One is the view. The second is the "Locks of Love" that lovers and more recently adoptive families Lock to the tower signifying their never ending love for each other. We bought a lock for Alyvia and locked it to the second tree on the tower path. We picked the second tree because she was turning two one week from that day we locked our lock of love to the tree.
We grabbed the next swinging, not quite as packed, cable car down from the tower. And the girls grabbed us a cab and dropped us off safely back at our hotel. Are we totally spoiled or what???
