The Jones' Korean Adventure

Today was a holiday - August 15th - Korea's "Independence from Japan" day - so we had the day off from school. Unfortunately, nothing "holidayish" was happening in Osan (besides a few Korean flags hung from windows), so Sam and I decided to make our own holiday fun, and headed into Songtan (2 subway stops down from Osan...the little town right near the U.S. air base). We had heard that there was a "black market" of sorts in Songtan...with tons of American items that had been smuggled off of the army base. With visions of "Dr. Pepper" and "oatmeal" in our heads, we started wandering through the streets.

This is near where we entered the elusive "Black Market" district. Not all of the shops sold contraband...this shope had tons of cool Korean dishes for sale. Not sure what they were, but they were neat to look at.
We also stumbled across a fabulous looking karaoke club...the only one I've seen where you can actually sing AND song!!

Here's Sam surrounded by many foods that we haven't seen in awhile! There were hotdogs, Cheetos, Ruffles, Dr. Pepper, tons of American candy, and even oatmeal. What did we buy, you ask? Absolutely nothing...hard to believe, I know! The oatmeal was ridiculously expensive, and we couldn't justify buying it. And as for the Dr. Pepper, we decided that Sam would buy some for my birthday...so if we had some today, it wouldn't be as special. We both agreed, though, that even though we didn't buy and eat anything, it was great to just SEE things from home, and know that they're only a short subway ride away!