Namsan Tower is a dating spot for many couples in Seoul. Dan wanted to bring flOra to visit Mt. Namsan on their sixth month anniversary. We had a romantic time watching the sunset at the mountain. Upon arriving the ground floor at Namsan Tower, we saw thousands of key locks hanging off the fence. The locks hanging symbolize the sweethearts never part. Couples will throw away the key after hanging their lock.
flOra thought it was a romantic idea and wanted to do the same with Dan, but was a little unprepared without bringing our own lock. We checked the souvenir shop but as expected it was overpriced. We had a debate for about one hour about the meaning of the locks, the cost and our principal of budget travel.
At the end, Dan came up with a solution to hang up our own key for our suitcase. On our key, we wrote “Key to Love”. We found a solution between us to love and value what the other person valued. The key was placed at a spot that we could come back to get it in case we lost our other key!
When Daniel was young, he had a dream: to have an extended honeymoon with the woman he loves.
He did not know how she looks or where is she from, but he wanted to spend the first year of his marriage with his wife.
Inspired by the Bible verse, Deuteronomy 24:5 : When a man get married. The first year he shall not call to war or business, but stay at home and please his wife.
He thought what if people actually do it?
Life is short and full of hustles. Soon we will have kids, pursuing career, earning money and the list goes on and on. If we are to be married for 50 years of our lives, 1 year out of 50 is only 2%. Why don't we devote one year to just focus on marriage, enjoy and learn about each other, build a strong foundation for marriage, and create the memories that we would never forget?
We would never have the first year of marriage back. If we rush back to work the next day after our wedding and be occupied with other priorities in life, will we get to know each other’s needs or spend quality time together? So me (flOra) and my husband Daniel decided to give our best time and attention to each other in our first year of marriage.
This is part of our One Year Travel stories, specifically to Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea. Enjoy our stories and visit our blog to know more:
http://www.floridanventure.com/blog
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