This weekend was much more relaxing than last week. I went to Seoul again on Saturday. I went specifically to try on the traditional dress, a hanbok, at the Korean Tourist Organization (KTO). Every other Saturday, you can go down there and try them on for free. You can also do a little calligraphy and origami, all for free but you do have to sign up, so there may be a short wait for your turn. It was kind of fun. You put them on to take pictures in them. While the girl who worked there was taking our pictures some random Korean girl was taking pictures of us too. Perhaps to giggle with her friends about later, who knows why, but it made me laugh that she was doing that.
After that we checked out Namdaemun. A large outdoor shopping market. I picked up a great $10 t-shirt, and some socks. This market takes a while to get through, and it was very crowded, and Koreans push. I mean push. If you are not moving and they want to, they will push you out of their way. That goes for everywhere, getting on and off the subway/bus, washrooms, markets, and of course the street. I don't care for it.
It was a good afternoon though. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed a coffee on the patio and admired Seoul. It is a beautiful city. It's clean, and calm (other than the pushing, but that's all over Korea), and doesn't smell of sewage. Ahhh, not smelling sewage..........I'm just kidding, you only get whiffs, frequents whiffs, of sewage where I am. So basically it was a relaxing day, and a relaxing weekend.
Hope you all had a great one too.
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