On May 19th I had a rare pleasure of playing a hostess anda tour guide to someone visiting from Canada. My friend Pawel, whom I know from my grad-student days, his lovely Australian wife Nicole and baby daughter Maya were in town. Pawel had a conference to attend, and his little family accompanied him. Pawel and I belonged to a large group of grad students who hung out in the Grad Club, devoured cheap chicken wings and beer at Shoeless Joe's on Tuesdays, devoured more chicken wings and beer at the Brew Pub and had an overall good time in Kingston, at Queen's. Those were the times... Our one day together we spent visiting Gyongbokgung Palace, roaming the streets of Insa-dong, checking out souvenirs and art, having tea and lots of Korean food. We met at noon in front of the Palace and 10 hours later we ended up in my house for one last glass of wine and some cheesecake, Korean style. It was a very, very beautiful day. I believe that Pawel and Nicole enjoyed the spectacular view from Naksan Park, although the walk was a bit tiring with the baby to carry up the hill.