Here's a new picture walk, from my house to bring Ryan a forgoten cell phone while he was writing at his favorite cafe.
Here's the front step to my house. Yes, house! I am so pleased to be out of apartements again. We rent a little one story 2 bedroom villa. Here you can see the tiny little garden I built here with random bricks from the neighborhood. I have osteospermum, columbine, pineapple sage, campanula, basil, one pink tulip, and some sprouting lettuce and spinach.
After turning to the right, (you can still see a little of my garden!), you are faced with a steep, crumbly hill. This slope has made nervous many koreans in high heels durring summer, and even myself have to hold onto the wall durring winter. It's really quite steep. It didn't help when a construction company dumped a big pile of sand at the top of it, and now the whole slope is made more slippery by sand everywhere.
You can still see the side of my house in this picture (on the left). Once reaching the top of the hill, you can look down and see the convenience store that is so close to us. This street is also quite run-down and steep, cars rarely drive here, all we get is the occasional motorcycle really (which you can see parked beside my house). I guess when you live on a mountain, steep hills is what you get.
Following the curve of the street you saw previously, you reach my bus stop! This bus takes me up the mountain when I don't feel like walking it. Busses here are really cheap. While there are no monthly bus passes, you load up a money card and it only costs 60 cents per trip.
This is the construction site along the way down the mountain. I have no idea what they're building but whatever it is has a basement, and is quite large. A small apartement building maybe? My area is highly residential, as many foreigners live around here.
Keeping on going down the street. Note the lack of sidewalks... but the cars are usually pretty careful as it is a residential neighborhood and lots of people walk around here. The PB is a Paris Bagette, a large chain here in korea with acceptable french bread.
Here's a small family run grocery store, and a hardward store beside it. The hardware store is closed since it's sunday.
And we've arrived at the cafe to find ryan!
Here's your cell phone, Ryan!
