Some of you may be wondering what a pension is. I like to describe it as a bed and bed and breakfast, without the bed or the breakfast. Here are a few pictures of our pension...
Here it is the outside, see it looks like a house, or bed and breakfast....
The bedroom / living area -
Our beds!
We did have a kitchen!
Although I am very thankful for a western toilet, please take note of the shower....see it? It is right there, to the left side of the photo - look up on the wall to the left side of the mirror, between the mirror and the cabinet -. Oh yes, that is right it is right there! Also notice the sink for brushing your teeth and washing your hands? That's right; it is in the picture above! The sink is in the KITCHEN! No sink in this bathroom! Seriously, I'm was just happy to have the toilet!
Here is our room when our beds are made -
Isn't this fun? This is about as close to camping as I like to get, and let me tell you after a night of sleeping on the floor with 6 people in the room you really do feel a bit like you were camping!
The first thing you need to know when staying in a pension or a hotel in Korea is that you really should bring your own pillows. Trust me on this one. They have pillows like sandbags in many places. The next thing you should know is to pack like you are going camping. I always take a roll of toilet paper with us, we didn't need it this time, but you never know. You also want to bring food that your kids will like to eat, because sometimes you just never know. Our kids love Korean food, but it was nice having breakfast in the room. The other thing is take some sort of coffee with you. We take the little instant Korean coffee packets everywhere we go now and this time I actually bought some of those cold Starbucks drinks and stuck them in our cooler this time and I must say, they came in quite handy! Oh, and you can't forget the napkins. Korean really have something against napkins and papertowels ~ you can rarely find them, and when you do they are tiny ~ just take your own! I would also suggest bringing handheld video games as well as a portable DVD player, and of course bring some games to play! If you do all of this you are sure to have a great time!
The first thing you need to know when staying in a pension or a hotel in Korea is that you really should bring your own pillows. Trust me on this one. They have pillows like sandbags in many places. The next thing you should know is to pack like you are going camping. I always take a roll of toilet paper with us, we didn't need it this time, but you never know. You also want to bring food that your kids will like to eat, because sometimes you just never know. Our kids love Korean food, but it was nice having breakfast in the room. The other thing is take some sort of coffee with you. We take the little instant Korean coffee packets everywhere we go now and this time I actually bought some of those cold Starbucks drinks and stuck them in our cooler this time and I must say, they came in quite handy! Oh, and you can't forget the napkins. Korean really have something against napkins and papertowels ~ you can rarely find them, and when you do they are tiny ~ just take your own! I would also suggest bringing handheld video games as well as a portable DVD player, and of course bring some games to play! If you do all of this you are sure to have a great time!
The kids playing UNO in the kitchen
They played UNO for hours...
Don't forget to bring your own cocktails like we did, or you might just get stuck with what they have at the local convenience store, like this "House Wine" that cost all of 2,000 won, it taste 2,000 won good as well...
We took this picture for my MIL - don't you own this blanket?
And a few pictures from outside the pension.
Garlic anyone?
The kids just wanted us to hurry and take this picture because it stunk amoung the kimchi pots!
Oh, one more thing, the owners of the pension spoke no English, and we speak no Korean. Thank goodness for our friend that booked for us! We had a great time here! Stay tuned for our hike and building of a rock bridge....
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