I enjoyed this episode very much. Thank you. In regards to your observation about Korea being very kid friendly, it has to do with Korean mothers. If the chinese have tiger moms, Korea has sacrificial moms. If western moms are, I need to survive for my child to survive, Korean moms are more, I need to sacrifice my life for the survival of my child. Both are honourable but Koreans take this to heart--a way of life. The entire culture is child focused, education focused. Has a lot to do with the 40 years of criminal japanese occupation followed by geo-political war where Koreans were heavily deprived. Koreans are probably the only people in the world who will sell their homes to educated their children so that the past is never repeated. Hays' development is to be admired. I think it has to do with the experience of travel and stimulation but also the easy going parenting and love shared by the entire family. I especially appreciate the fact that you don't overly coddle him. A lot of Korean moms do too much for the child and therefore, in my opinion, obstruct some much needed experiences and development. Thank you for whole-heartedly embracing our culture. Kudos. Oh. Chilis hung outside by the doorway means a son was born at that home. Traditionally speaking. Oh. Shopkeeper was excited because of the opportunity to practice some guerrilla english. You'll get that wherever in Korea. He'll be feeling good about himself for the rest of the week. Next time I'm in Kyungju, I'm going to let him know about your channel. He'll get a kick out of it.
The scar is fading quickly. We loved our time in Korea so, so much and will always remember it fondly. I hope we can return many times in the future! Thanks for watching!
We loved Gyeongju! I'm so happy that we got to visit. You're lucky to be from such a historic, beautiful place. It's always helpful to see it through visitors eyes. I feel the same sometimes about my hometown, but it's so nice to hear when others love it.
I'm always happy to watch your family with parents. Be happy with parents for life in Korea. Tongyoung and Namhae with good nature are good place to be recommended. Have you tried to eat mandu which is very delicious .
Tongyoung is my fav. City!!! Eat lots and lots of fresh and yummy food there and get the guided tour at 세병관 and Goeje city's War prisoner park is also interesting and fun if you like history. Geoje city is neighboring city to Tongyoung
Ten n Eleven, what a lovely grandpa n grandma! I love them so much!😘 The way Hays’s walking is so cute^^ Your family makes me think about next year's holiday and planning to go somewhere already! ✈️💜
I recentally took my kids to 낙안읍성 민속마을 (Nakaneupseong Folk Village) which is a village built some 600 years ago and 90 some households still reside in. There are various hands on experience which is great for kids. I also went to Yeosu nearby from there.
Another wonderful video of our visit with you guys. It was bittersweet watching as we are missing Hays's birthday today but great memories of our trip that are very healing. Keep up the good work - Love
How to pronounce Kyoungju? Here is a tip for you guys. I believe you know how to say 'young'. Just put 'k' sound in front of it. It becomes kyoung. Say it in the matter of you saying young. Ju sounds similar with zoo but just swap z with j. Or just say zoo. We all will understand it. All Korean alphabets have just their own unique sound. By the way, the purpose of the curtain at motels is to hide customers' identity. Some of them are having affair there.
I really enjoyed your videos. As you know traveling with kid is not easy. I respect you all including your lovely boy. 😀 I think that is not only wonderful trips but also tough events. I like your positive personality. I can see you have many ideas for the trip. It helps me(even I'm Korean. Hahahaha) I hope you can see the autumn scenery of Korea. 🙂
Thanks so much! That means a lot! It's certainly not easy, but it's totally worth it. So rewarding. Let us know if you visit any of the place we did! We love to hear from folks that take our recommendations. :)
Happy birthday Hays! This comment will be too late but, if traveling on the KTX to Busan, it’s tradition to drink Chilsing Cider and eat hard boiled eggs. You crack the egg by hitting it on the forehead of your travel partner.
The blue curtains are for couple's who visit love motels. The purpose is to block their cars from the outside so people can't see. U never know. Some people might be cheating 🤷 😕 🤔 🙄 😒
Now, most of the motels in Korea are "love motels," meaning couples go there for some alone time. So those tassle looking thingies are there to block the view of cars and people walking into those places.
Glad it made you giggle haha. We were dying filming this, but then when I was editing I was thinking "oh....this is nowhere near as funny as we thought it was" lol
Cities with Ju at the end of their names are often attached to old city centers that are more than a thousand years old. It is also recognized as the largest city in the region. Gyeongju was the capital of the Silla Dynasty in the past, and many buildings were destroyed by the Japanese during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, but it is a place with high historical value. We hope you enjoy your trip in Korea, where many cultures, charms, and modernity coexist.
@1:13, did y'all get a chance to visit the museum inside one of these tombs?? Gyeongju has some of the best artifacts preserved from the Shilla Kingdom, which was well-known throughout Eurasia for its supply of gold and elaborate gold-plated fleur-de-lis crowns that set them apart from its neighbors. It was also the kingdom that united all of Korea, with modern-day Korean being a direct descendant of Shillan language. Gyeongju is actually the Sino-Korean word (you will notice that native Korean words lack the diphthongs used in many of these Sino-based ones), as the original native word was "Seorabeol". And Seorabeol (meaning capital) was the genesis for the name "Seoul" for Seoul city. Seoul is the only city in Korea that uses a pure Korean word, I believe ☺ It was also lovely to see how everyone was their usual upbeat selves even though I'm guessing this trip took place immediately after Hayes' fall. I'm excited that the next one will be from the trip to Tongyeong, since the instagram pictures looked amazing.
We didn't actually! We almost did, and probably should have. But were just enjoying relaxing family time too much hehe. Tongyeong is next! I think on Wednesday. I'm really excited for it. It's another chill one, but has some beautiful scenery.
@@StephandPete ❤ You guys still went to almost all the must see sites of Gyeongju so that was really nice to see (and plus that incident with the balloon was just hilarious haha) - thanks for making such great content of Korea (and other countries) as always.
18:40 hahahaahahah hilarious... I regret not picking up a sweatshirt in Jeju, the store was chockfull of sweatshirts grammatically incorrect american idioms on it. It'd be so awesome to be able to wear it for special occasions. Glad to see you guys survived the country side. That's a country side city right? hopefully I didn't offend anyone.
Curtains are for that reason and that reason only. Also, you might have noticed that only the MOTELS have the curtains and it is to hide cars/licenseplates from being visible.
Oh wow! For the crisp images around the temple, what was the gear that you used? GoPro? Or upur other camera selections in the details? Cant wait to take our kids to the Hilton-Kyeongju after ur vid!
I was going to recommend this region but you already went there How was it ? I hope your family and you have a good time There is quite a temperature gap these days Stay healthy and bundle up ~^^
The curtains are there so that you don't see the cars and you don't know who's in there by passers-bys, because couples going to motels might not always be married to each other etc.
The curtained place you were curious to identify was a naked feature of a motel building with its parking lot where people consciousnessly desire to hide their car number plates from the eyewitness of spousers of theirs after an unpretty romance....
Hi Steph and Pete and family. Glad you all got to visit Gyeongju. It was actually where my wife and I had our honeymoon after our wedding in Korea. Although I'm Korean American, it was my first time visiting outside of Seoul as an adult at that time. We even stayed in the same Hilton hotel and probably went to one of the restaurants you visited nearby. We saw the same historical sites you visited in the video. We even rented a car to drive out to the coast to visit some of the temples out there and try freshly caught seafood at one of the roadside restaurants. Glad you had the chance to visit the area and share this place with your viewers. Honestly I knew nothing about it until I had the chance to visit. Of course, I have to thank my wife for selecting the Gyeongju for our honeymoon and knew far more than me as a native Korean. Now we're living happily in the US with our own young daughter, whom we have to take to visit all the places you've highlighted in your trips in Korea. Really enjoying your videos while in Korea and wish you and your family safe ongoing travels!
What a lovely comment! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. It’s so nice when we get to understand a little more about the folks who watch our videos. Sounds like a lovely honeymoon and I hope you are able to revisit with your daughter one day! Hays, as you can see, loved it. ♥️
