I came, I saw, I conquered Costco!

Wow! What is up with the snow in Denver? It's suppose to stay in the mountains isn't it?

No worries it will be gone in two day. The ski resorts must be estatic.

Well, I have experienced Costco in Korea. I thought I had stepped into a Costco in the US, same brands, same gigantic sizes, same everything. Priced a little higher of course. I understand it is for upscale shopping in Korean and only the wealthiest shop there. I bought the biggest jar of Skippy peanut butter I've seen in my life so every meal for the next month will contain peanut butter in some form, yes even salad dressing. I'm soliciting your best peanut butter recipes this month. It was quite an experience especially when you have to lug everything home in a taxi.

I found a pair of pants for 22,000won, which is around $20.00 bucks. There were only a couple of pairs left so for once I thanked God for making me a big boned girl. I'm sure they were left because they were to big for any Koreans.

A little about the city of Daegu. Some argue it is the 3rd largest while others say it is the 4th largest. Regardless it is 2.5-3 million people and while you are not on top of each other everywhere you look you see towering skyscraper apartment buildings. I asked a native how many people she thought lived in her apartment complex and she said about 10,000 and that's just one building. They have underground grocery stores and shopping under these complexes.

They have quite efficient and clean subway system as well. They also have the KTX bullet train that travels at about 200 kilometers and hour. You definitely need to step back when that train comes through the station. From what I hear rent is expensive here especially in the newer apartment complexes. Daegu is surrounded by mountains so hiking is quite popular here. The mountains are also where all of the temples are located. The monks have the right idea. A native told me the way to experience Korea was to go to the mountains.

Well since pictures are worth a thousand words I have posted some photos for you. Keep the emails coming. It's great to hear any news of the western world.

All the Best