Bangin'

A quick pictorial update with captions! We are on our way out to watch Paraguay hump England in the World Cup, so I have no time to properly explain these pictures, let alone discuss recent events. Soon though, I promise!

The picture above was taken in the centre of Seoul, near Gwanghwamun subway station, looking up towards Gyeongbokgung Palace in the distance. Somewhat confusingly, the main gate of the palace, which you can see, is the structure actually named Gwanghwamun. But there is a station right beside the gate called Gyeongbokgung. A bit strange, but no big deal. Anyway, I forget the name of the armoured fellow overlooking the inner-city gridlock, but it's possibly King Sejong. What a massive road by the way, 6 lanes either side, 12 reasons to be thankful for the quiet of Jungsan.



Oh the first pictures of the infamous Noraebang! We have been a good few times now, and the novelty is nowhere near wearing off. We recently found some smarter looking ones that really, really look like the scene from Lost In Translation. Sixth floor, with glass walls, we will be singing Brass in Pocket there soon I'm sure. As you can see in this picture, the chairs are not to be trusted, as I was swallowed whole in the middle of Light My Fire. However, the show must go on, and like a true rock and roll star, even the cigarette remained intact. I should point out though, I was only holding it for some Korean guy.










I seem to remember this was during Lou Reed's "Perfect Day". Luckily the VIDEO of this performance will forever remain in obscurity as we haven't figured out how to post videos yet. Why do I look camp? That's a bit worrying! I love how for every song, on the screens you get an accompanying video of the Korean countryside, with deer running through valleys, and snow falling on temples. I have no idea why!

Really got to get going, so that's your lot. Still aim to post about our field trip to the English Village with all 60 Kindergarten kids, it was a good laugh. Here's a quick picture. Gotta run, there's a 1.2litre bottle of Soju with my name on it. Bye!