Happy Burfday!!!

 Derek got an audio interface for his birthday!

 And he got to have lunch at his favorite Mexican restaurant, TomaTillo. We had a birthday party for him there last year. The birthday card is compliments of my student, Lydia. This is after we had bought an audio interface for him and did some major souvenir shopping.

handsome guy!

Apgujeong, Seoul

 Since being married allows us to have sleepovers we booked a hotel in the richest area of Seoul to relax and explore one last time. Derek picked the hotel...unfortunately, we didn't get a room with a bathtub, but the room was amazing. Of couse, it helped that we were able to do our favorite thing in a hotel...WATCH National Geographic!  This is an intersection in the back streets of Apgujeong. ENTITLEMENT CAPITOL OF THE WORLD!

 Now, we are off to the French district of Seoul. A large population of French people congregate in one area near the river. They have great shopping and even better food! AND you can get milkshakes made with American ICE CREAM here! Totally worth the trip in the 80% humidity!

This is the way we cross the road, cross the road, cross the road! Notice I can always spot Derek!

This is a traditional Korean pose of "peace sign" and escalators! We are coming out of a busy subway and thought the picture would be worth sharing.

Gucci, Prada, LV, etc! My sister-in-law would love it.

 After dinner at D's favorite burger restaurant, we went for a walk through Apgujeong where most of the Korean celebrities hang out. We wouldn't know a celebrity from anyone else, so we just enjoyed walking. This is one of the most expensive shopping malls in Korea. We didn't even cross the street, just stayed on our side!

For Mom!

Walking along the river. Namsan tower is in the way back of the picture.

Self-timer is interrupted by a bus...