Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Seoul part 4 (Days 5 and 6): I'm a Peacock captain, you gotta let me fly!

The next few days Jeff and I were on our own. We had to get around with my Korean looks (thank you slitty eyes and wide-cheek bones) and Jeff's Hite/Chamisul-inspired Korean; it was quite entertaining watching him trying to converse with a taxi driver. Quick shout out to the cheese building:


This building (a cafe on the first floor) was a good place marker for where our AirBnB stay was. Cheese building in Seoul :: Blue gecko at the Electric Field at EDCLV :: A4 Speaker at Coachella. All saviors of my life.

On our days without Koreans we decided to check out touristy spots. 

So we did some wandering
At one point we were on the bus and I got off and looked back and Jeff was still on it. My whoops. Anyway, we're here now. One of the things that we both quite enjoy is checking out observation decks. I feel like, generally, people don't really like doing that stuff because they don't feel the need to pay for an extended elevator ride. I, however, dig that elevator ride, so those people can shaft themselves. The N Seoul Tower is a really cool though because at the top you can buy a lock, write a message, and link up! Similar to the love locks in Paris or the gum wall in Seattle.

We repped
Come on... how do you not like a nice up top view?
ESPECIALLY WITH A DRANK. *sponsored by Big Sean. All of that Cass Cass Cass Cass
Peter Pan ride at Disneyland, duh.
This is what N Seoul Tower actually looks like
Here's another picture of leaves. Because colors.
That night we went to Infinity and Beyond!
From our two clubbing experiences before, it seemed like our group was the only group of people that would be doing any dancing. Pretty much how it is in Taiwan, which surprised me a little because we know how Koreans be poppin' like corn. Also, there was a couple of black people one night. I mean, don't reinforce stereotypes... but... STEP UP YO' GAME. On this infinite drink night, we happened upon a young 20-something who was in the military and he was such a passionate individual. He said he loved music and all he wanted to do was dance!!! And boy, did he. He definitely had some moves. Ahhhh, admiration strikes again!

Sidenote: found this at a convenience mart.
Why have boxed juice if there's boxed soju?! $.50, Yezzirrrrr
If you're ever in Seoul, you have to check out the War Memorial Museum. It's a must must. Jeff and I spent a good couple of hours exploring the grounds... and it wasn't even open that day. But outside the museum there is already neat stuff to explore, so I can't imagine what it's like when it's open. 










Powerful stuff.

We also checked out a traditional Korean village. 

A Time Capsule. Which filled my My Sassy Girl desires.


Got Oyster Bimbimbap.


...at an indoor restaurant that was outdoors...?



Stupid place not worth mentioning unless you want to lose $20 each on 4 minutes of slots.
One thing I really dug about Korea was how open everything is late night. We could be walking back after a full day of activity and still find sooo many foods in the dark hours. Korea doesn't close!!

Korea motto

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