Tuesday, September 9, 2008

2nd hike (Gupabal)

Another sunday, another mountain. This time all of us heeded Klaus-Jürgens call and showed up at 9:30h at the subway station in Gupabal, north-west of Seoul. Thanks to our prior experience, everyone showed up well-equipped. Notice especially my gorgeous new hiking boot(s), which are accompanied by some extremely cheap pants and a very comfortable t-shirt containing some Modal. After a few steps, we were greeted by stone statues, intent to ward off evil spirits. Luckily, they let us pass. As before, our luck was wonderful: with every step we took, the sky became a brighter blue. Again, we had a beautiful day hiking along tiny creeks, through lush green forests and across barren rock to be rewarded by stunning views of the surrounding hills and the metropolis below. We passed a stone fortification built by Korean emperors ages ago and a massive Buddha statue greeting visitors to finally return after another six wonderful and exhausting hours of hiking to an intriguing local restaurant (the last picture displays the entrance) for some Korean-style pan cakes, grilled ginseng and maekju - or as westerners tend to call it: beer.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Gib´s zu Thorsten, du gehst nur so viel wandern, damit du das ganze Essen-gehen irgendwie kompensieren kannst und sie dich nicht nach den paar Monaten aus dem Flugzeug rollen müssen ;)
Wie sieht´s denn mit dem Kochkurs aus?? Schon in Planung, oder doch wieder verworfen?

Also auf dem ersten Bild siehst du aus wie... wie... na ich sag´s besser nicht. Aber beim zweiten Bild versaut dein Fuß irgendwie die Aussicht. Ich mein, jaaa du hast tolle neue Wanderschuhe, aber die hättest du uns auch wirklich anders präsentieren können, ohne so ein schönes Landschaftsbild zu verunstalten *ggg*

LG