Saturday

We met Carmen's mom and dad at Daegu Station on Thursday afternoon and, after a trekking across the city with plenty of luggage, we squeezed into our quaint cramped little villa and tried to get over the fact we were all in the same place . . . on the other side of the world.

We didn't waste much time before introducing them to Korean cuisine, hitting up our favourite little gimbap place down the street. There's always a bit of a learning curve with chopsticks and sticky rice, but nothing can take away from the edible dream that is bi bimbap.

Yesterday we took our first day trip - Donghwassa Temple. The trip there was our first experience on a city bus in Daegu and it was a nice way to see the entire city. Cate seems to have gotten over her car sickness and having Nana and Papa Ginther around makes trips like that a lot easier on Carmen and me. The weather was perfect and the scenery was lush and beautiful. Koreans built their temples in the mountains because they would be closer to the gods. Donghwassa is home of the largest Buddha statue in the world. After walking up a large set of concrete steps, it's a breathtaking sight when you turn the corner and see the massive monument surrounded by green mountains.