Last Weekend -- late update

Last weekend (Nov 11 & 12) was a pretty slow weekend in terms of events. On Saturday I was not feeling well, so I decided to take it easy and do some of the stuff I needed to at home. I got a lot done on my scrap book, and started a lot of other projects. The problem that this caused a paper and picture scrap filled bomb to explode in my apartment. It took me until Thursday night to get it all cleaned up!

On Sunday I went to Seoul to go to the Seoul National Art Gallery, and did some shopping in Namdaemun and Insadong. I started the day at Namdaemun, and actually saw the gate (mun means gate) for the first time, even though I have been there many times). I also had lunch at a street food stall -- mmmmm seafood pajoam (pancake -- sort of). From there I walked to the art gallery. The Art Gallery is located on a really pretty street beside one of the palaces.The Art Gallery was cool. It had a huge modern electronic and technical art display on -- which is not my favorite -- but I enjoyed it. There was a great piece titled the emptiness of water. It was a huge piece of metal with holes cut out for all the enclosed bodies of water in the world -- but not the oceans. I really liked it; it is neat to look at Canada like that -- we really do have a lot of water in our country! From there I walked to Insadong. The walk from the Art Gallery (near city hall) to Insadong is always interesting, 'cause there are many embassies in the area, including the American, so there are often protests and events there. It is always fun to see the number of riot police ready to move in at the first sign of trouble. I have yet to see a violent protest here, but Claire saw one in Osan one day. Just before Insadong I stopped into one of the biggest book stores in Seoul -- their English section is the size of a small book store on its own -- and bought a couple books about Korea that I wanted -- including a cookbook. Then shopping in Insadong before heading home -- I love Insadong.