I woke up this morning and took a walk, as has been my custom for the last 3 mornings. Each day I venture a little farther from my apartment building, but this doesn't mean I don't still take that little slip of paper with me that contains my address in Korean. :) It's CHILLY here folks. Korea is not warm. It's a crisp -6 degrees this morning. I know that's nothing compared to the -20 that's headed for NB, but still...mitten and hat weather for sure.
My numb fingers did manage to snap a few photos on my walk. Take a look-see if you like.
First we have a church. Hardly recognizable as such, because it blends in so well with the rest of its tacky surroundings. Luckily it has a steeple. And if you look closely on the top floor you will see stained glass windows and a charming (read: campy) picture of Jesus. You can't see it, but on top of the steeple, there is a cross. At night this cross is outlined in red neon. Every church has one. There are churches on every corner (hmmm much like home), so this creates a surreal, eerie effect...red crosses floating in the sky amongst all the other neon flashing signs. To me, it looks more satanic than christ-like. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
And here we have a Baskin Robbins. Every now and again there are western shops. I've seen McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts as well.
Not too far from where I live, there is a park. And in this park, there are exercise machines! Yes, outdoor exercise machines. You can see a lady taking advantage of one in this photo. There were also 2 giant red balloons floating high in the sky. Not sure why, but it was interesting.
In this same park, there is a soccer field. I passed 2 early-morning soccer practices today.
And, for our charming finale, a "Sexy Bar." There are tons of these around, and this one is in the bottom of my building. There's one down the street called, "Victoria Secret Sexy Bar." There are also tons of "Love Motels" around, with flashing neon hearts, etc on the buildings. Apparently you can rent them by the hour, or if you're feeling particularly rich, by the night.
Today I'm going with some newly-made friends to an electronics market in Seoul. I'll hopefully be able to post some pictures of it later. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone! :)
