Suwon fortress

Five of us met at Suwon Station to do some sightseeing. We checked in to our motel and walked to Hwaseong Fortress. After a ludicrously steep stair climb, we were greeted with a great panorama of the city of Suwon. Others with much better cameras and artistic talent took great pictures, so I stole those and posted them below as my own.

The main gate to Hwaseong, called Paldalmun.

Only about a third of the way up.

Who would make something so steep?

Looking out for the enemy.

Group shot at the halfway point.

What a contrast.

Dragon tram. Of course.

Towards the end of our 5.7 km hike we took a break to shoot arrows. The short bows had more of a kick than I expected and could really get distance on the arrows.

Champs, one and all.

After completing the circuit, we went near Ajou University where Lindsay is working to find dinner. Suwon is famous for its galbi, and we learned too late that it's mostly the size of the portions that makes them different. We put away what we could, then went to find an ice mug bar.

Galbi at a large venue called Bonsuwon.

After finishing your beer, you get to throw the ice tube at a target and can potentially win prizes. Of course, my hand-eye coordination drops precipitously after just one beer, so I wasn't able to land any free nachos.

The ice beer mugs, at a German bar outside Ajou.

Getting in the zone.

There's the target. Too bad I can't throw so well.

It was after midnight when we finished, which means the buses had stopped running. We took a taxi back to the motel and planned our transportation for the next day.