view of dongmyo where imo lives.
dong dae mun aka east gate.
on the right, ancient eastern fortress meets modern western worship.
across from the east gate is a huge neon mall.
this is solid proof that zombies are in us all.
a couple of times i've broken the rules and eaten galbi, either barbecue pork or beef. pork here.
the start of a single day.
my coworker minjung's wedding in suwon.
followed by an engagement party in gangnam, where i paid 22,000 won for all you could drink (beer and wine) and eat. nice. but single coffee not included, 14,300 won!
followed by a late night trip to j.j. mahoney's at the hyatt in itaewon. cover charge, 30,000 won. one beer, 25,000. i wasn't paying at this place, it's good that imo is rich.
the day ends looking quite......
flowers behind work.
chang-kyung-gung aka old palace in daehak-lo.
sha bu sha bu in daehak-lo.
soft serve plain, unsweetened frozen yogurt. didn't like it, but it was nice to see something not made of garbage.
the restaurant was making their own wine.
panda bears climbing up the side of the restaurant.
random ajoshi (uncle) sleeping on me for an hour on the train.
went to gwanghwa-mun to see hyunkyung play haegum at sejong-munhwa-hwaegwan (theater). i could only understand a couple words, but i was brought to tears.
a couple paek namjun pieces at the theater.
on the left, concept models for the road in front of the theater commemorating king sejong, the one that invented hangeul.
stopped by guklip-geukjang, or national theater, where sangil is the main character in a traditional musical play.
view from the national theater of namsan tower.
1 comment:
What great pictures! The next best thing to being there, since I am too far past my traveling prime. Lucky for you, you can enjoy it and have it always be a difference.
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