To be honest, we didn't actually have much time to write down all our activities, so this blog is based on the pictures we have. We decided to go to Namsan Village, a traditional Korean village located in downtown Seoul. It's really beautiful in warmer weather, with sun and leaves and flowers on the trees, but it was still pretty interesting. There was a small pond that people were... sledding on? Not sure what to call it. They had little wooden sleds with metal runners, and then 2 wooden sticks with NAILS in the end. The idea is, you sit on the sled, and with the nail sticks, propel yourself across the ice. We watched the children for awhile, wondering if anyone would get a nail in the eye, especially when we saw them chasing each other wielding these little weapons and aiming for each others heads. We also saw a grown woman slip up really badly and crack her head off the ice. We ran to help but fortunately her husband found her first. We also took some funny pictures of random Konglish.
After Namsan Village, we wandered over to Myeong Dong, and had the most delicious street snacks Chloe has ever tried. Tiny little bread loaves, with a cooked egg in the middle. SO delicious! We wandered around looking for food, and wandered, and wandered, and for some reason decided to head home and eat at Nolboo. It's a popular chain, and depending on the location, you can get soup, or BBQ, etc etc. We ordered beef, and while it was a bit more expensive, it was definitely worth it.
Oh, and NYE was spent having dinner with Chloe's co-workers, and joining Michelle at Ansan park to watch them light fireworks, set prayers on fire (?) and gong the bell.
Decorations in the snow.
Myeong Dong is always busy!
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