Okay, so aside from the usual randomness and wandering, the COOLEST thing we did that day was check out LoveLand. I heard was a statue park...okay, no, they really meant LOVEland. Korea, a country of sexual repression which doesn't even really sell tampons, you can find, but very pricy, small selection, etc., but has, as far as I know, the only park filled with statues of men and women in explicit, and hilarious, sexual poses.
It's the kind of place you really have to experience for yourself, but there were boob hills with nipples on top and a car, rocking ever so slightly, with noises coming from it, though no people inside. It was great watching all the people peering into the car, expecting to find dummies and finding nothing. The best were the "ajamas," the older women who cracked up at every display. I saw a couple pushing their perambulator with their little daughter inside. The woman at the shop demonstrated a battery powered toy that "helped" itself.... It was kind of fantastic, but I don't think I would have appreciated it outside of Korea.
...and then I had a lovely dinner of ribs and cream of broccoli soup. Mmmmmmmmm.....
On the ferry, I learned to play a dice game called Farkle...Rules kind of hard to explain here, but SO much fun. Must play with my students when I get back, as soon as I figure out where to buy six dice of the same color.
Then I pretty much slept, for some reason the ferry kept turning the lights on and off throughout the night, so I slept inconsistently with weird dreams. I caught up on my sleep when I got back home.
Lucy missed me.
I went to the gym.
I met with friend and bought a crepe with a piece of cake in it and a copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies at the biggest bookstore in my area.
That is my Chuseok in a nutshell. Tomorrow shall be a day of housecleaning and lying on my bed reading. Shall update if anything interesting occurs.
Reminder: On next trip to JeJu, if such occurs, check out the Teddy Bear Museum and find Zapatos...supposedly near the City Hall. Rumoured (did I just spell that with a "u", yes I did) to have excellent Mexican food, the best in Korea perhaps.
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