Air Show!

  My friend, Mano, knows an engineer who works on base here in Gwangju.  Until recently, this was a US military base, but they have turned it over to the Korean government.  There are still some Americans here, but it is not really an "American base."  Mano's friend, David, had invited us to an air show.  Off we went.

 There were airplanes for the KIDS to climb in and out of and take pictures. (Note that this is no little kid, this is our friend, Mano.)

 I do like airplanes.  Not as much ass boats, but still, they are pretty nifty.

 More airplanes!

 The lines were too long, so we just walked around a bit.

 The runway was right in front of the mountains.

 This guy was on the bike... on his cell phone... how Korean!

 Kids sit on their father's shoulders in every part of the world.  Ahh, it makes me think of a little girl who used to sit up high on her daddy's shoulders, about 27 years ago...

 Airplanes!

 Ooooh, fancy.

Up, up, and away!

 There they go!

 Whooosh.

 Hooray!

 The jets went RIGHT OVER our heads.  

Someone (not me) hit the deck.  Ha ha.  It was funny. It was loud though.

 This mother was on the cell phone. Her child kept staring at me... I must be fascinating.

  The planes made a heart with an arrow, the Korean flag, and more.  It was incredible.

 There were maybe eight or ten jets in the show.

 Ahh yes, a group clearly ready for adventure!

Anna, Mano, David

 The group plus Hannah.

 A plane, as it was landing, with mountains in the background.

Some of the kids there were dressed like their parents, who clearly worked on base.  Cute!

 Hannah, taking a closer look.

 Anna, showing us all how to properly pose.

 No, we didn't plan this.  We were standing there, then the camera was raised and we both leaned.  Ha.

 One little girl thought the airplane needed her stuffed animals as passengers.

 More stuff on base.

 One of my favorite parts of the day was after the air show, when David took us to the mini shoppett on base.  They had American products, and we got a few treats -- like red licorice, A1 & W root beer, pop tarts (because we could), and more!  How very exciting, indeed.
   On the way to the store, I saw this tree.  You know how I am fascinated by most trees.

   After the adventures on base, it was off for a bit of lunch.  Anna and Mano posed for a picture:

 Then, when they weren't looking, I got them with a more natural expression...

JUST KIDDING.  It was a great day though, and thanks to the guys for letting us attend the air show.