another long vacation trip

 *posting this on 01/02/2022 to fill up the missing parts of the blog (and for me to remember things by)

I am excited to be able to get a three-week vacation this year and it's a great setup because all the people I want to see is located in just one place, only less than three hours away either north or south!

Christmas angels along the NAIA 1 corridor going to the departure gates

Of course, since my flight has a long layover at South Korea, I went out of the airport to join some of their free transit tours ---

Had to climb a lot of steps to reach this place at the Heungrunsa Temple

View of the city from the Heungrunsa Temple (after climbing up a lot of steps!)

Steep climb to this monument in honor of the Incheon Landing Operation 

Really old tree at the Yonggungsa Temple in Incheon

my only airplane view photo as the first leg of my trip was in the middle of the night. this is already arriving in LA

Welcome again. 

Welcome to new experiences in this country.