It was that time of year again… when Jennifer and I celebrate our birthdays.  This year was especially tough in that our old friends and family are halfway around the world.   Not that the friends were are making here in Korea aren’t real friends, they’re just new friends… and the process of building meaningful memories takes time.  Add to that that we’ve discovered that we are sharerers.  We do enjoy celebrating (just the two of us) but we really enjoy sharing with a group of friends.

We decided to buck up and head out and make the most of the weekend.

Friday we met up with Nicole & Pat and a few of their friends at Ttukseom Hangang Resort, which was great fun…

Ttukseom Hangag Resort, Seoul. Panorama

Saturday morning, I started to get an ear infection which was a bit of a hiccup, but we soldiered on and eventually made it to Craftworks Taphouse in Pangyo.  They have an Itaewon branch (natch), but this one was far closer and since my baby loves her some beer, we made it happen.

The best way to share these shots is from Evernote Food, so hit this here and check it out.

Next up… Sunday Bubbly Brunch Day.  We decide to treat ourselves to arguably the best posh hotel brunch in Seoul: Kitchen Restaurant in the W Hotel Walkerhill.  Aside from it being way too short time wise (two seatings, 11am & 1:30pm – and you can’t stick around), the food and experience here is fantastic.  Top notch.  Add to that one of our dear friends in Cayman arranged for this:

Kitchen Restaurant, Seoul complete with view of the Han River and birthday flowers & cake.

Absolutely an amazing gesture and one that we’ll never, ever forget.  It literally brought us to tears.  And it wasn’t because of this:

Unlimited Veuve Clicquot is a fantastic thing.

Well, maybe a little.

The rest of the brunch can be viewed here.