U & I

At long last, after nearly a year of longing, I finally climbed Buramsan. I may not have mentioned this mountain in my blog posts but from the moment I saw it on the bus coming into Byeollae that very first day I have been wanting to climb it. The peak on the right is  불암산  I went with one of the bilingual teachers from my academy. We started out by taking a bus as close to the mountain as possible. From there on we had to walk to the trail head, uphill no less. Both of us enjoyed taking in the view as often as possible. At the top of most mountains, there is an 아저씨 (ajussi) or 아줌마 (ajumma) who sells ramen or some such food to the hungry adventurers. However, because the top of 불암산 is pure rock, the rest spot is around 500 meters from the top. Grace and I were having a wee rest on a small boulder when an 아저씨 with a small dog came up the trail. The dog was very friendly and as we pet it Grace and the 아저씨 made some small talk. Eventually, he moved on ...