The White and the Blue Houses

On our way to the US Embassy, we were taken to the Blue House - Korea's version of the Whit House. This is the street leading up to (and in this case, away from) the Blue House:

This is the "guard" who stands at the base of the road to the Blue House - ALL day. Let's hope she doesn't have to chase anyone on foot, as I'm not sure how far she'd get!!!

Here is the group in font of the Blue House:

And here is the first glimpse of the Blue House:

And, here it is!

This is a statue located at he entrance to the Blue House and this is the majestic backdrop for the Blue House.

So, you're probably wondering where the White House is, right? Well, not exactly here in Korea, but here's the next best thing: the emblem of the US embassy in Korea, which was next on our agenda for this day: