February 22, Youngsan - Polish Pottery and Hunting for Landscape Plants

On the 22nd I had a doctor appointment at Youngsan Army Base.  I planned to take the 7am bus from Humphreys to Youngsan, which is in downtown Seoul.  I missed the bus by a few seconds!  So I decided to drive to Osan Airforce Base, where the bus stopped on its way to Youngsan, and catch it there.  Michael once took me to Osan after missing the bus at Humphreys and we got there in plenty of time to catch the bus.  Not so this time.  I missed the bus at Osan and had to drive to Seoul.  I had gotten my license a few weeks earlier but had not driven until a couple of days before the 22nd.  Now I had a long trip to Youngsan in Seoul and didn't know how to get there.  To the rescue came a serviceman who had missed the same bus and needed to get to Youngsan as soon as he could.  He came along with me and gave me directions.

The trip was not without its mishaps.  We took a couple of wrong turns but were able to get back on track pretty quickly.  I also entered the wrong lane to pick up my toll ticket, the fast pass lane, and didn't get a ticket.  It took us a bit of time to straighten this out when we arrived at the toll payment booth!

While in Youngsan I visited the PX to check out the Polish pottery.  I was hoping it would be on a good clearance sale.  I was able to pick up a few pieces for a good price, but most were only 25% off.  These are pictures of what was left.

I've been looking for landscaping plants - bushes, some annual and perennial flowers, etc. since I arrived.  I checked the Youngsan garden shop again but had not luck.  I did, however, find this bird feeder!

 

I successfully navigated back home from Seoul, making only a few wrong turns ;)