Here's a great view of, well, the smog!

Aaaah, Korea.

This is Incheon from the top of a nearby mountain which we walk regularly. We live on the opposite side of the mountain, but unfortunately Koreans don't like trimming the trees surrounding their look-outs so you can't see much on our side.

When we first walked up there, it was quite surreal to see how packed-in Korea is. I guess it does feel like that, but not quite as bad as it looks. This photo is heading in the direction of Seoul, which is just behind the mountains to the right.

There must be a dog restaurant near the mountain because whenever we walk up we always hear loads of dogs barking, which is really quite sad. Dog soup (Bolshitang) is a delicacy in Korea, and the dogs are killed very inhumanely. Apparently they beat them to death to get the adrenaline pumping, which allegedly makes the meat more tender. We will not be eating Bolshitang.

This is a pagoda at the top of the mountain we climb. It's a pretty short mountain walk, but it's straight up, so once you're at the top it's nice to sit and rest.

The Koreans are big on hiking, particularly the elderly, who are very fit for their age. They dress in serious hiking gear and often have a little picnic up the top.

Korea's water is undrinkable, but at the top of the mountain is a natural spring where a lot of people fill up water bottles. We do when we remember.

This is Wolmido Prominade, which is at the port of Incheon, a 30 minute train ride from our place (Incheon shire, if you can call it that, is enormous. We don't live near the water). A lot of ferries leave for the islands from here, and people mill about eating at the loads of hawker stalls, which are fantastic.

This is a food stall near the theme park at Wolmido. A touch different to our 'show' food. Hanging behind Wes is dried octopus tentacles and then there's roasted chestnuts and corn, which somehow manages to taste like stodgy rice.

Small hawker stalls, on the back of trucks, pull up at street corners all over Korea and stay open most of the night selling more traditional foods which you eat on the spot. Things like steamed dumplings, a spicy rice noodle mix called "tteok poki" and these fish paste sticks which boil away in enormous pots of miso broth. They are the best! (and taste a bit like gluten - not fishy at all).

A very staged shot of us - me with my new winter coat. I am slowly becoming Korean. Every second person has a coat with a fur hood. I love it! It's duck down and is like wearing a doona outside.

This is a monument of General Macarthur to commemorate the Incheon Landing. Macarthur was the head of the US Military troop which landed at Incheon, effectively putting an end to the Korean War. Korean police swarm this area, guarding the monument 24/7.

Me and said coat. Oh cosy! Take note of coffee portion size. Everything is small in Korea - maybe that's their trick to staying small. A coffee is about two mouthfuls. Even soft drinks are mini (same height as our cans but very skinny). Actually, I saw a news report the other day that said obesity is rising in Korea, as western chains swoop. There's actually a lot of junk food here - Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts on every corner and they're always packed.

Wes shots a hot choco. It was quite windy near the port today and got a tad chilly. This week we're expecting a few days of maximum four degrees. ouch.