Yeouido Park

Last Sunday was a beautiful sunny day in Seoul and we decided to spend it at Yeouido park. The park is on a small island in central Seoul and it was packed because of the glorious weather. As soon as we arrived we realized that renting a tandem bike was the thing to do. We got on line and 5 minutes and $2 later we got a bike for one hour. Neither one of us had ever ridden a tandem bike so we decided that M should sit up front for the first go round. Since the park was so packed it was difficult to even get onto the bike path. The walking and biking paths are side by side but the walking path was being re-painted so the narrow bike path was chaotic with bikers and pedestrians.   M did a great job though. He was stable, quick, and was able to avoid the other riders and pedestrians. When it was time to switch I didn't do such a great job. It was really hard to keep the bike steady and I was swerving on the path. After about 3 minutes of this M told me he was scared for his life so we switched back and headed for the river. After our hour was up we walked back to the riverside where people where escaping the urban heat in the large, beautiful fountains. There were naked kids, young and old couples alike, groups of students, and of course, M and I enjoying the beautiful scenery. Have a look:

Here's our shadow on the tandem bike:

Here's the Korean version of us on the bike: