Olympic Park
A couple of weeks ago a few locals offered to take a few of us out, get us out of Seoul and show us around a bit, That was to be yesterday. We met Hugh, Mary, Mat and Genevieve downstairs at 8am!!!! (after a party the night before) But when our hosts hadn't shown up at 8:30...We went back to bed, having arranged to meet at 11:30.
A few phone calls at 11:15 meant this became 12!
Off we went in search of ice skating at Lotte World. (like a big Myer Centre-department store with an amusement park inside)
Once we were there Ten Pin bowling was a much more popular option!
A couple of games later and we were off for DUMPLINGS!!!After some determined exploring (out of Lotte World now) we found a Japanese restaurant for lunch!
Then we spotted the Glass Cathedral (despite it being made of glass-guess the windows needed washing) and checked that out. It wasn't entirely open but from what we could see there wasn't any area that was directly under all that glass, like a building inside the building.
across the road from here we spotted The "BIG THUMB" which made for quite a few good photo opportunities (the best of which I don't have here yet)
While we lined up Hughes hand with the sculpture, we must have looked like Papparazzi trying to get a shot! There were shots where the thumb lined up better than this but I just like the intelligent look on Hughes face.
So, Olympic Park? Well the Seoul Olympics were in about '88 I think but there is a monument to them, statues of people participating in all sorts of sports and in the subway there was video highlights which still got us in after all this time. Basically they still celebrate the Olympic spirit here. The monument still has an eternal flame, presumably lit from the torch.
After a big night and a fair bit of walking this was where we started to wind down but time for a couple of group pictures here.
Only Mary thought to take the auto timer shot, and I haven't got that yet so... The second pic here is Mat, Gen, Mary Hugh ("Huge") and, of course Gill.
All In all a good day, not too much structure but everyone going with the flow, Oh the locals who were to take us out had left a note which we had missed so they redeemed them selves too!
I'd give it three thumbs up!
A few phone calls at 11:15 meant this became 12!
Off we went in search of ice skating at Lotte World. (like a big Myer Centre-department store with an amusement park inside)
Once we were there Ten Pin bowling was a much more popular option!
A couple of games later and we were off for DUMPLINGS!!!After some determined exploring (out of Lotte World now) we found a Japanese restaurant for lunch!
Then we spotted the Glass Cathedral (despite it being made of glass-guess the windows needed washing) and checked that out. It wasn't entirely open but from what we could see there wasn't any area that was directly under all that glass, like a building inside the building.
across the road from here we spotted The "BIG THUMB" which made for quite a few good photo opportunities (the best of which I don't have here yet)
While we lined up Hughes hand with the sculpture, we must have looked like Papparazzi trying to get a shot! There were shots where the thumb lined up better than this but I just like the intelligent look on Hughes face.
So, Olympic Park? Well the Seoul Olympics were in about '88 I think but there is a monument to them, statues of people participating in all sorts of sports and in the subway there was video highlights which still got us in after all this time. Basically they still celebrate the Olympic spirit here. The monument still has an eternal flame, presumably lit from the torch.
After a big night and a fair bit of walking this was where we started to wind down but time for a couple of group pictures here.
Only Mary thought to take the auto timer shot, and I haven't got that yet so... The second pic here is Mat, Gen, Mary Hugh ("Huge") and, of course Gill.
All In all a good day, not too much structure but everyone going with the flow, Oh the locals who were to take us out had left a note which we had missed so they redeemed them selves too!
I'd give it three thumbs up!
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