Friday, August 24, 2018 by Amy
Hong Kong Day 3
Today we decided to hike Kowloon Peak! It's about a 7 mile round trip hike to a beautiful rock cliff that overlooks Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon side! We were so excited for this hike! The first 3-4 miles of the hike took FOREVER! It felt really long and it was sooo miserably hot! We were all dripping and soaked through to the skin! I always sweat and get a really red face (thanks mom) but Spencer and Corbin never do! So when they're both dripping sweat you know it's bad! It was like hiking in a sauna. No joke!
Thursday, August 23, 2018 by Amy
Hong Kong Day 2
Today was our first full day in Hong Kong and it couldn't have been better! We woke up to a little bit of rain, but were hopeful that it would clear up and that we would still get to do everything we had planned...and it did! I was so grateful! We headed over to Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island first! We took a bus all the way to the top of the peak and then did the Peak Circle Walk which is about a 2.5 mile walk around Victoria Peak! It gave us gorgeous views of Hong Kong, Victoria Harbor, and Hong Kong Island! It's also through a bunch of thick trees and we saw some pretty huge spiders hanging out on their webs. I'm talking the size of my hand huge! I tried really hard not to think about it but I kept seeing them and it grossed me out a bit. It was a hot and humid day! Much more humid than Seoul!
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 by Amy
Hong Kong Day 1
We're in HONG KONG! Is this real life?! I'm so excited that we're finally here! We've been looking forward to this trip for SO LONG. Well, it's actually only been about a month but it feels like longer!
We left Seoul at 5:30AM and landed in Hong Kong right around 8:00AM. We pulled some money out of the ATM at the airport and we were off! We took a bus to Central on Hong Kong Island. Spencer dropped his passport and visa renewal application off at the South Korean Embassy (the official reason we're in Hong Kong), and then we hopped on the subway and took it across the harbor to the Kowloon side and up to our Airbnb in Mong Kok!
The first thing we noticed was the really bad smelling street food on the corner of our apartment building. The second thing we noticed was the insane amount of people! We're on floor 9 of our apartment building but unfortunately no windows, so no good views! We left our luggage, but we were too early for check in so we had a couple of hours to kill before we could come back. We went to the Wong Tai Sin Temple first. It's a famous Taoist temple in Kowloon. As it turns out, mom went there during Chinese New Year on her mission! The temple itself was really pretty and despite being structurally similar to temples we've been to in Seoul, it was really different! There were statues of the Chinese Zodiac characters and they also had a really pretty "Good Wishes" garden. We couldn't see the inside of the temple itself because we couldn't get close enough, plus there was so much incense being burned by people worshiping outside the temple that the air was a little smokey!
The first thing we noticed was the really bad smelling street food on the corner of our apartment building. The second thing we noticed was the insane amount of people! We're on floor 9 of our apartment building but unfortunately no windows, so no good views! We left our luggage, but we were too early for check in so we had a couple of hours to kill before we could come back. We went to the Wong Tai Sin Temple first. It's a famous Taoist temple in Kowloon. As it turns out, mom went there during Chinese New Year on her mission! The temple itself was really pretty and despite being structurally similar to temples we've been to in Seoul, it was really different! There were statues of the Chinese Zodiac characters and they also had a really pretty "Good Wishes" garden. We couldn't see the inside of the temple itself because we couldn't get close enough, plus there was so much incense being burned by people worshiping outside the temple that the air was a little smokey!
Monday, August 20, 2018 by Amy
Dragon Hill Resort & Spa
Not many pictures to show for today! We spent most of the day at Namdaemun market. We walked along part of the Seoul City Wall for a bit which was also really fun!
Saturday, August 18, 2018 by Amy
Bukchon, Dr. Fish, Temples, and Itaewon!
Today was the one day that Spencer didn't have to work during Corbin's trip so he got to spend the whole day with him! Per his request, we arranged to take Corbin to some places that neither of us had been! We started the day at Bukchon Hanok Village and then we went to Dr. Fish for some pedicures! In the afternoon we went to a couple of Buddhist temples! We ended the evening in Itaewon!
Bukchon Hanok Village was pretty cool! It's an area in Seoul that still has all the traditional houses! It's really cute! We had a really fun time! The pictures pretty much show everything there is to tell!
Bukchon Hanok Village was pretty cool! It's an area in Seoul that still has all the traditional houses! It's really cute! We had a really fun time! The pictures pretty much show everything there is to tell!
Friday, August 17, 2018 by Amy
Seoul Mates 💘
Corbin landed in Seoul last night and we couldn't be more excited to have her here! Since I've already written about the places we are taking Corbin, I'm just going to post some pictures of her stay in Seoul!
On Day 1, we went to Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House! Then we went to street food in the evening!
On Day 1, we went to Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House! Then we went to street food in the evening!
Friday, August 3, 2018 by Unknown
A Couple of Jobs
So I did a couple of fun sportswear jobs for Puma and Reebok where they had me jump around! I thought I'd share a few pics. Just for fun!
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