It's a 1950's World Fair and a Zoo and an Art Museum and...
Written by Kyle on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' confused
Looking for a nice, quiet day, we went in search of Seoul Grand Park, the closest large park to us. We imagined nice paths surrounded by trees and people having quiet picnics with their families. After a week of dealing with kids, it seemed like a good way to wind down on a Sunday. What we found, however, was really nothing like that.Feelin' confused
Instead, it looked like something you would see advertising the World's Fair in the 1950s. With the ski lifts taking people from one side of the park to the other and the odd futuristic building in the background, I half expected to see a sign advertising "The Wave of the Future: Nuclear Powered Ovens!", or some other equally incorrect prediction about future life.
Elephant ride thingy; Me at the zoo
Maybe they're negociating a deal?
It's all fun and games until someone gets a hernia
Fortunately, we did find one place of solitude: the Modern Art Museum. As there's not many funny or silly things to do in the grounds of the museum we were finally able to take a seat next to a man-made lake and relax. In the background, there was a singing statue (it is modern art after all) that at first sounded like a really bad saxaphone player, but after a while, it became a nice, soothing, meditating sound for us.
The quiet lake; A singing statue
Comments on "It's a 1950's World Fair and a Zoo and an Art Museum and..."
Why didn't I think of that before? That would have been a good idea!
Why have I never been in a pyramid with a bunch of girlfriends to pose for a photo. We have missed out!!
Loved the businessmen on the ski lift!! I guess every country has its oddities. The oddest we ever saw was a man in a business suit, standing on a motorized razor scooter, briefcase hung over handlebar, riding swiftly down an incline, through the traffic of Paris, holding on with one hand and a cell phone pressed to his ear in the other. I think business dealings on a ski lift is a safer approach! Glad you passed on the butterfly larva.
What a great experience. What fun! Amazing.
Tony Wiszowaty
Just wondering if people's weekdays are long at work and short at home that perhaps weekends are the time for lots of socialization and the kiddies. (...just as you two are looking for LESS of it! LOL)
I love the net under the ski lift. Did you flip off and land and bounce like the trapeze guys do in the circus?
by Kristine at April 21, 2009 09:40 PM