Free drinks on Canada Day at Big Rock in Gangnam.
We went on a Canada Day/Independence Day-themed booze cruise on Saturday and saw a great cover band; the hot lead singer obviously stole the show.
Some people liked the band more than others. This guy slept behind the speakers for the entire cruise.
View from the boat.
Shanda won second place in the Canada Day costume contest and was invited to sing with the Tragically Hip cover band.
Mel and I won a bottle of tequila!
Hanging out after the cruise.
Pip borrowed a bike but the owners didn't feel like sharing :(
We went for Chinese food and then to the Platoon Kuntshalle flea market in Hak-dong. The building is cool and is made out of old shipping containers.
The only flea market I've ever been to that was being DJ-ed. The place was a bit of a fail for us. It was like a club with a bunch of crap for sale on the floor, and there wasn't even very much for sale. It would be a cool place to get a drink if they dumped the flea market.
On Sunday we went to Seorae, a French village in Seocho. By "village" I mean "street". And by "French" I mean "Korean". Don't make a special trip to see this place, it looks just like anywhere else in Korea except for a bit of French on a couple of signs. There were some cafes, a wine bar and a Paris Croissant but you can find these kind of businesses everywhere in Korea. Le fail.
Monday night we started our new Korean classes and then met Nareesa at the airport bus stop near Yangjae Station. She was being cornered by a drunk Adjoshi practicing his English- WELCOME TO KOREA. Tuesday we went to Lotte World. This was our third time there but the first time in three years. They've taken down a lot of the Disney rip-off art, but the "magic castle" still remains. We went after 4pm so we got the evening ticket discount plus and additional "white face" discount which wound up saving us almost $20 each!
The very first ride we went on had a 40 minute wait!! Roar! The lines were fine other than for this ride, so we were able to go on almost everything we wanted even though we arrived late.
We watch some Russians posing as Latins do a dance performance.
Offensive graffiti while waiting to get on a ride.
Wednesday was our first day of swimming class at my school. The kids wore more clothes in the pool than they do in class. One of them decided to dress as a chef for the pool.
Wednesday was our second Korean class and then Thursday we were very happy to do nothing after work! Friday we went out in Itaewon with Nareesa and her friend, and then Saturday we met up with them in Insadong at Changdeokgung Palace (which we'd visited recently). We went to Jogyesa Temple and then to Myeongdong to shop.
We had a traditional meal of bossam for lunch. The bossam (pork that tastes like roast beef) was great but the side dishes were a little too traditional for me.
Saturday night we went to see a show of 5 short plays in Itaewon at RUF. Shanda wrote and directed a short for the show and it was amazing.
Actually, all of the shows were creative and great. There was even a puppet show based on Tim Burton's stories. It was one of my favorite things we've done in Seoul this time around.
The candlelit ambiance in the bathroom made for a nice pee.
Sunday we went to the COEX mall with Nareesa for some shopping and returning (I'm having a hell of a time getting my Wii online).
We had chicken galbi for supper and then went up the 63 building to finish the night.
Hope you had a good visit, Nareesa!
Some people liked the band more than others. This guy slept behind the speakers for the entire cruise.
View from the boat.
Shanda won second place in the Canada Day costume contest and was invited to sing with the Tragically Hip cover band.
Mel and I won a bottle of tequila!
Hanging out after the cruise.
Pip borrowed a bike but the owners didn't feel like sharing :(
We went for Chinese food and then to the Platoon Kuntshalle flea market in Hak-dong. The building is cool and is made out of old shipping containers.
The only flea market I've ever been to that was being DJ-ed. The place was a bit of a fail for us. It was like a club with a bunch of crap for sale on the floor, and there wasn't even very much for sale. It would be a cool place to get a drink if they dumped the flea market.
On Sunday we went to Seorae, a French village in Seocho. By "village" I mean "street". And by "French" I mean "Korean". Don't make a special trip to see this place, it looks just like anywhere else in Korea except for a bit of French on a couple of signs. There were some cafes, a wine bar and a Paris Croissant but you can find these kind of businesses everywhere in Korea. Le fail.
Monday night we started our new Korean classes and then met Nareesa at the airport bus stop near Yangjae Station. She was being cornered by a drunk Adjoshi practicing his English- WELCOME TO KOREA. Tuesday we went to Lotte World. This was our third time there but the first time in three years. They've taken down a lot of the Disney rip-off art, but the "magic castle" still remains. We went after 4pm so we got the evening ticket discount plus and additional "white face" discount which wound up saving us almost $20 each!
The very first ride we went on had a 40 minute wait!! Roar! The lines were fine other than for this ride, so we were able to go on almost everything we wanted even though we arrived late.
We watch some Russians posing as Latins do a dance performance.
Offensive graffiti while waiting to get on a ride.
Wednesday was our first day of swimming class at my school. The kids wore more clothes in the pool than they do in class. One of them decided to dress as a chef for the pool.
Wednesday was our second Korean class and then Thursday we were very happy to do nothing after work! Friday we went out in Itaewon with Nareesa and her friend, and then Saturday we met up with them in Insadong at Changdeokgung Palace (which we'd visited recently). We went to Jogyesa Temple and then to Myeongdong to shop.
We had a traditional meal of bossam for lunch. The bossam (pork that tastes like roast beef) was great but the side dishes were a little too traditional for me.
Saturday night we went to see a show of 5 short plays in Itaewon at RUF. Shanda wrote and directed a short for the show and it was amazing.
Actually, all of the shows were creative and great. There was even a puppet show based on Tim Burton's stories. It was one of my favorite things we've done in Seoul this time around.
The candlelit ambiance in the bathroom made for a nice pee.Sunday we went to the COEX mall with Nareesa for some shopping and returning (I'm having a hell of a time getting my Wii online).
We had chicken galbi for supper and then went up the 63 building to finish the night.Hope you had a good visit, Nareesa!
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