Keepsakes from Seoul
March 01, 2010
Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea
It's cold and windy today. It was raining this morning; then it turned to snow.
We decided to take care of some errands and relax. First, we went to the COEX mall, where we grabbed lunch, bought bananas at Hyundai Dept Store - where we ran into a Singapore colleague, Graham Lynch, and his girlfriend - and picked up a souvenir I've been looking at.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have some basic criteria for buying a memento. On this trip, two items have met my criteria.
The first, which I picked up in Insadong, are the three ceramic folks pictured above: a drummer, a dancer, and a flute player.
The second, which I bought today, is a fish gong.
A mogeo, or fish gong
Both are small (enough), musical in theme, and very cultural. So, now they are both going home with us.
We also booked tickets for a traditional dance at the Namsan theater on Wednesday night, and for MISO on Friday night. I can't get enough of Korean music and dance.
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