Monday, July 8, 2019

Here and There

A few pics I haven't really had enough for a post about. For years I have not quite managed to get the "money shot" at an FC Seoul game, the dramatic fireworks from the home end at kick-off.


Koreans have a bicameral mind about developing their sports programs: academics seem to be the only goal of education, but then you encounter these "under-18" soccer programs. The entire floor below me when I lived at Sinjeong station was occupied by the Yangcheon-gu Under-18s who lived there with their coaches and also had their own bus.

Not sure if this their ultimate goal, or just a dig at a certain Cheeto-in-chief:


Found in Asian public toilets, top in Seoul, the bottom in Beijing:


That says "dung bread", a poo-shaped chocolate confectionery in Insa-dong:


Yep, it says Khaosan Road (after the one in Bangkok), which I once described as bushy-tailed backpacker Nirvana, world-weary expat hell, but is just a pocha/hof in Sadang area.


One of my favorite things, an automated book-lending kiosk in Beijing!


Two final shots: lastly, some awesome Korean BBQ in my old neighborhood at Hyochang Park with my old Yong-in and everywhere buddy Max and his friend Andrew. And a great burger with shredded pork and a choco shake from a restaurant at Terminal 2 called Shake Shack: