Well we are off..... Well not quite, actually sitting here in the departure lounge. I stuffed up a it by listening to my mother. Yes I know, what child ever listens to their mother beyond 3 years old?
On her trip, there were crowds around passport control and it took an age to get through security checks and passport checks. Well that was a Saturday afternoon, we arrived on Friday evening and were so early that we breezed through security etc and then had nearly 4 hours to stare at the shutters of closed duty free shops. Even the bars have refused to sell us a beer saying they can't serve beyond 9 pm, but it was 8:45. I was confused.
Luckily once we ventured over to our departure lounge, we have discovered free wireless that actually works! Even amelie can't YouTube for an hour and a half, so we will simply have to wait.
Our day involved the usual final frenzy of shopping. Amelie and Liz wanted to get some cute little kimchi pots and soju cups/ bottles and teapots. Liz wanted to make a cute display. Amelie made up a cute little tea set.
Liz finally visited the Namsang Music building. She found it as overwhelming as I did at first. It definately is if you are not looking to purchase anything. As I had obtained my beautiful Córdoba Uke at the UKEFAFE festival, big ticket items were out of the question. Attention switched to kazoos. Amelie has spirited away my other kazoo, so I sought to obtain a new one for WUG or Warrnambool Ukulele Club. Amelie spied a recorder, so we purchased one as it was only $15 for a good quality German brand, the good old basic Yamaha was under $10.
Next task of the day was to return to a restaurant we found before the Bibap performances. It served the most wonderful pork spare ribs. Not what some may think of in the American bbq sense, more the traditional korean version where the strip of meat extends from the bone in a curtain of carnivorous delight. Let us say the return did not disappoint.
Our last taste of Seoul was to wander home along cheongyecheong stream experiencing some of the acts and atmosphere of the Hi Seoul Festival. Late September into October has proved to be a great time to visit Korea. There seems to have been a festival of some sort ever day of our visit. There have been sights, shows and excitement to entertain.
The only disappointment has been the weather. Apart from a couple of days of rain it has been ideal balmy autumn weather. We had been expecting it to become colder with the impending winter snows. However autumn is later than ever. Weather tended to like home into May. Fine sunny, calm days with temps in mid 20's. We've had to wander everywhere in short sleeves. Not once did we need jumpers, let alone the down vests packed in anticipation of enjoying watching the leaves change... It didn't happen. There were a few leaves trying to turn, only a few.
Next post will be back in Aus and will include a few last minute photos. After that we begin to plan our next visit to Korea.
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