New Core Outlet in Pyeongtaek

One of our hangout spots here in Korea is the New Core Outlet mall. Like many malls and department stores in this country, it has several floors and includes a movie theater and grocery store. It's not too far away from our place, so we go when we feel like eating at one of our favorite restaurants, Ashley's. Our last visit to New Core was one of those nights. There is usually a wait at the restaurant, so we got on the waiting list and walked around the mall a bit. We went to the home goods floor and looked at the all the things they had available. They even had a decent sized section for Christmas decorations to include some model trees with fancy ornaments. I guess to make things easier, someone can just buy one of those pre-decorated trees. I'm sure that's exactly what that one family was thinking as the biggest tree was being wrapped up to be delivered to their home. And no, that family was not us.

One really nice thing about Korean malls is that they offer lots of ways to keep kids occupied while their parents shop. The children's clothing floor has a little play area with a slide and some mechanical rides, which Elizabeth loves to ride. Also, some of the bigger malls have actual supervised play areas where kids can be left for a couple of hours at a minimal cost. At New Core, there is one of those play areas right next to Ashley's. Elizabeth really likes to make a stop there and run around a bit. Her favorite thing to do is the zip line like thing and she doesn't seem to have a problem riding it over and over again. One big plus is that she can burn some energy, which makes bedtime a lot easier. -T