"THAT'S RIGHT,
I WENT TO KOREA TOO."
in April of 2003, I decided to visit Korea. I was convinced that Sanrio and the other Japanese toymakers were slipping, and Korean characters were the future. Also, since I'm a drummer, i really wanted to see the famous Korean folk drumming styles of Pungmul and Sam-Go-Mu! But I was scared of the food, so i packed two suitcases: one full of clothes. The other was full of nothing but SOUP! on my return trip, this suitcase would be full of nothing but kids' books about where poop comes from, and a stuffed octopus, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
I've broken the story into 11different pages, in chronological order. Enjoy!
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ANYWAY, without further preamble, here's the links to the pages:
page 1: general observations about Seoul
page 2: palaces ,tree mania, traditional drumming!
page 3: mo' palaces, shopping malls, art!
page 5: poopy books, Judas Priest Karaoke, insane mountain trees, musical theatre
page 6: more hotel adventures, and a trip across the country.
page 7: dancing with Army guys, and lunch with Charlton-Heston-worshipping pianists
page 8: mountaintop fortress, , schoolgirl adventures, and the plane flight back.
appendix 2: cute Korean characters
appendix 3: my obsession with Koreans' obsession with poopy.