Chu-seok week

It was Korean thanksgiving last week, so we worked monday and had the rest of the week off. So, monday and tuesday nights became the english teachers' poker nights at the local bar. The bar owner, Damo, liquored us up then cleaned us out both nights.

On the wednesday, Brian and I met Brent Wilson (Hawkes Bay/Waikato fella)in Itaewon, central Seoul, and checked out the Seoul Tower, watching the city from on high as the day turned to night. Red snake eyes moved slowly across and aside big black vines, or at least the cars followed the rivers.

the following day, Brent and I visited a couple of temples and checked out Daedunum market in central Seoul. On friday, Chu-seok proper, we climbed a hill, and had a wonderful view of the city's pollution in the south, and to the west, more green hills and parks. The housing complexes all look the same. It seems there was one contract to one designer and construction company. It seems that the nations fascination with dominoes crossed into their dwelling choice.

One night, we chatted to a couple of British lads at our hostel and learned a few things about, well, hmmm.... it'd be the dodgiest conversation I've ever had. Using the words 'to put it one way' is just impossible. I won't tell you what Teddy Bear's foot and the Alaskan Pipeline mean.

And in other news, I bought a bike and found an 11km cycling-only track along a causeway 4km from home. it's a great ride, especially with the smog-walls I can only see 2km in any direction. think a road that leads into a grey wall that rests over the water in all directions.