Well, the contract has been signed, and the countersigned contract has been returned, my SMOE school has been informed, my airplane ticket has been bought (for way too much won), so it's now pret...
After years of Covid closures, the Cherry Blossom Festival finally returned to Junjungno, the street that circles around the top end of Yeouido at the Korean government's legislative cente...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2023/04/2023-yeouido-cherry-blossom-festival.html
Having bought a (used) iPad, part of my needs for upcoming vacation in Thailand, I also needed a charger or power bank, whatever you call it, so I headed on Saturday to Sindorim TechnoMart--which...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-saturday-in-seoul.html
When I came to Korea, Lo! these many years ago, Halloween was a phenomenon seen only in Itaewon, the "foreigner district". Times change, so does Korea. Here are two shots I took in my west-of-the...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2022/10/halloween-in-seoul-2022.html
There is a new way to do your grocery shopping in Korea, and it is self-service. No, I don't mean self-service check-out! The whole shop is unmanned! Pick up your basket, select your items,...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2022/09/new-shopping-phenomenon-in-seoul.html
As a long-time trivia fan--including a pub trivia host for a time, back in the day--this trivia YT channel I've been following recently is holding a submission contest (random drawing style)m so ...
The weather was fine when leaving work today, which you can see in the blue sky. As I noticed the weather, I also noticed the fall colors, and pulled out my iPhone for a few shots. First up is th...
A new mandu pocha--not really restaurant, not actually a covered wagon--opened in my neighborhood about a month ago, and I finally passed by at a time I was hungry and headed home. For th...
Had dinner with pal Adam by Dangsan station, junction of lines 2 and 9 that I traverse pretty regularly. As you can see above, the air quality was, um, good, and 0-차 at the CU was immed...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinner-in-dangsan.html
Some random pictures of my local street market, just a couple blocks straight out exit #6 Deungchon Sta. on line 9. Fruit and veg, of course, and seafood, lots of seafood: The shrimp kep...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2021/10/my-street-market.html
Went to dinner last night with old pal Adam, and he located a good place for 0-차, and sent it to me on Kakao. Guro Digital has a wonderful eating street, but this post is not about that....
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2021/09/old-ish-mural-by-guro-digital-complex.html
Spam, or other brands of spiced ham processed meat food product like "Ri-cham", are the most popular Chuseok gifts. Chuseok, of course, is the Korean Thanksgiving holiday, the mid-autumn fes...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2021/09/chuseok-at-emart-2021.html
Springtime! And election season! Starting with election season. School elections first. March is also the time when flowers start to bloom here in The Big Big City, the earliest barb...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/its-that-time-of-year.html
I realize Ihave not posted in about eight months, and there is a reason for that, which I may get into later (Oh, I'm fine, no worries, aside from this terrible Covid pandemic), but there are o...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/12/christmas-cake-2020.html
Sadly, this year's Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival was cancelled--not just the tents and shows and activities, access to the street was closed down. Frankly, every year looks pretty similar, ...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-post-where-yeouido-flower-festival.html
As the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted virtually every aspect of life here in Korea and around the world, my annual "first blossoms of spring" post serves this year particularly to remind us t...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/03/spring-2020-is-coming.html
I had heard of this place, and was excited that my buddy Adam organized a dinner trip to the eastern side of Seoul, just past Wangsimni sta. on line 5, the Majang Meat Market. It was pr...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/03/majang-meat-market.html
STATUE OF PEACE, PEACE PARK After arriving at Uijeongbu station on Line 1, a full one and a half hours from Gangseo-gu, I came out of the station (exits 4,5 and 6) expecting, based on the map...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/seoul-uijeongbu-peace-statue-budae.html
Trying to fit some high culture into my winter vacation/Seollal holiday, I dropped by NMMCA, and spent over two hours there: it is quite large with a about eight galleries, and had several things...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/seoul-natl-museum-of-modern-and.html
For years I've wanted to take the World Cup stadium tour, but I generally only get over there on game days, when of course they don't offer the tour. I finally made it, and it cost a minimal ...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/seoul-world-cup-stadium-tour.html
I'm spending my winter vacation/Seollal holiday in Seoul, doing some of those things I never seem to get around to. First up was a visit to the recently completed Lotte Tower, world's sixth t...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/seoul-lotte-tower.html
Ah, Korea's Christmas cakes! Gotta love 'em, and so I do. This year's iteration harkens back to my first Christmas cake, back in 2008 . Today at school, we had an elaborate afternoon snack,...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-cake-2019-and-stuff.html
Regular visitors to my patch of Seoul know I am a sucker for a photo op with a mascot. I have shots with dozens of characters, from sports mascots 턱돌이 (Mr. Stone Jaw) to the Doosan Bear to ...
I made my fourth visit to the Seoul Lantern Festival, after a few attempts were delayed by the weather; however, the weather last night was brisk but clear, and I made it up there around six ...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2019/11/2019-seoul-lantern-festival.html
There isn't really a lot to blog about here, except for readers who might want to keep an eye open for next year's event. Breweries (lots) and restaurants (a few) set up tents in the street...
http://seoulpatch.blogspot.com/2019/09/2019-sinchon-beer-festival.html