We caught a couple putting their locks together.
There were hundreds, maybe thousands of locks on the fence.
Many of the locks were decorated. Many couples would add their own tags and other things.
Close-up of the locks.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Seoul Tower
Amber and I went to Seoul Tower one night. It is the biggest date/love place in all of Seoul. I think we were one of the only non couples there. There is a fence around the base of the tower. Couples get paddle locks, lock them together, attach them to the fence and throw away the key. It is what the really serious couples do. Once they are locked together, they can never break up.
We caught a couple putting their locks together.
There were hundreds, maybe thousands of locks on the fence.
Many of the locks were decorated. Many couples would add their own tags and other things.
Close-up of the locks.
We caught a couple putting their locks together.
There were hundreds, maybe thousands of locks on the fence.
Many of the locks were decorated. Many couples would add their own tags and other things.
Close-up of the locks.
Deoksugung
Amber's first weekend here we went sight seeing through Seoul. Here are some photos from the Deoksugund palace.
This is me and one of the palace guardians.
The cherry blossoms were out! I am standing next to the servants quarters.
Yeah, we were very Korean and took photos everywhere!
We got to see the changing of the guards. This is the main gate to the palace. It was built in 1611 and named Daean of Daeanum which means "of great comfort". It was later repaired in 1906, they don't say why but it probably had something to do with the Japanese. It was renamed named Daehanmun which means 'Today's Seoul will prosper'.
These are some stone markers leading up to Junghwajeon which was the main throne hall. It was used for coronations and receiving foreign envoys.
The cherry blossoms were out! I am standing next to the servants quarters.
Yeah, we were very Korean and took photos everywhere!
We got to see the changing of the guards. This is the main gate to the palace. It was built in 1611 and named Daean of Daeanum which means "of great comfort". It was later repaired in 1906, they don't say why but it probably had something to do with the Japanese. It was renamed named Daehanmun which means 'Today's Seoul will prosper'.
These are some stone markers leading up to Junghwajeon which was the main throne hall. It was used for coronations and receiving foreign envoys.
Monday, April 20, 2009
South Korea v North Korea
South Korea and North Korea played in a world cup qualifying match. Tensions have been really high, so it was an interesting match. The North Korean fans were not nearly as lively as the South Koreans.
We had pretty good seats, right midfield.
South Korea won 1-0. It was a pretty heated match.
There was a nice orderly que to leave the World Cup Stadium Station. It only tooks about 20 min to get from the ticket turnstiles to the platforms...
We had pretty good seats, right midfield.
South Korea won 1-0. It was a pretty heated match.
There was a nice orderly que to leave the World Cup Stadium Station. It only tooks about 20 min to get from the ticket turnstiles to the platforms...
Bulls Fighting
Here are some more photos of the Bulls Fight Festival in Cheongdo.
On the train ride down, we hung out in the noribang on the train. This is a little room where you can sinf kareoke.
The train also had arcade games and inernet access. Very nice.
Everything in Cheongdo had the bulls. They were pretty cute.
The bull fighting was interesting. They mostly butted heads for awhile. Sometimes they would push back and forth quite a bit. Other times the bulls would just avoid each other and the fight would be over.
The arnea was huge. Apparently the US Rodeo team preformed, but we missed that.
After the fights we enjoyed some soju, Cass, and mochali (rice wine).
There is NO SMOKING on the beaches in Busan. We spent the night near the beach here.
On the train ride down, we hung out in the noribang on the train. This is a little room where you can sinf kareoke.
The train also had arcade games and inernet access. Very nice.
Everything in Cheongdo had the bulls. They were pretty cute.
The bull fighting was interesting. They mostly butted heads for awhile. Sometimes they would push back and forth quite a bit. Other times the bulls would just avoid each other and the fight would be over.
The arnea was huge. Apparently the US Rodeo team preformed, but we missed that.
After the fights we enjoyed some soju, Cass, and mochali (rice wine).
There is NO SMOKING on the beaches in Busan. We spent the night near the beach here.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Bull Fighting in Cheongdo
This past weekend we went to a bullfighting festival in Cheongdo. It is in the southern part of Korea near Busan. Bullfighting is very old here, over 1,000 years. It should really be called bulls fighting, because no one else fights the bulls. It is very different from Spain.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Bong-Eunsa
I went to one of the Buddhist temples in Seoul. This was my first temple here. The buildings were all really beautiful. There were alot of dragons. There were also many different temples to meditate in. This temple is the largest monk training center in Korea and focuses on zen buddhism. There were some trails around the hills, and the flowers and tree blossoms were coming out so it made for a really nice day.
The temples and lotus lanterns.
These are some of the statues on the grounds. The Buddha is huge.
Me with seom tree blossoms.
This is a photo of Mindy Teachers, Ellen Teacher, and Amy Teacher. So nice.
These doors were great. We went into this temple to meditate for a bit. It was great, I had done it in a long time.
The temples and lotus lanterns.
These are some of the statues on the grounds. The Buddha is huge.
Me with seom tree blossoms.
This is a photo of Mindy Teachers, Ellen Teacher, and Amy Teacher. So nice.
These doors were great. We went into this temple to meditate for a bit. It was great, I had done it in a long time.
Kring
This past weekend I went to check out a new art center in Seoul called Kring. It is a place for young Korean artists. It is one of the coolest buildings I have visited. after going to Kring, we walked over to the Coex mall, which is awful. It is very crowed and is a complete maze of stores. There is an actual paper ma to the mall. I'm afraid if I ever go byself I will get lost and never make it out. There was an Uno's pizza and that was good. We stoped and got pizza and nachos. Yum.
These are the stairs at Kring. They change colors.
This is a view from the second floor. There was a nice cafe and the best toliets in all of Korea on this level. The bathrooms were private rooms, about the size of my apartment, with TVs.
This is the exhibit on the ground floor. There is also a nice cinema.
This is the outside of the building.
These are the stairs at Kring. They change colors.
This is a view from the second floor. There was a nice cafe and the best toliets in all of Korea on this level. The bathrooms were private rooms, about the size of my apartment, with TVs.
This is the exhibit on the ground floor. There is also a nice cinema.
This is the outside of the building.
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