One of the topics for Korean lessons last week was 쇼핑하러 가요, let’s go shopping. I quite like shopping but things have changed in the pandemic and with no events or reason to browse, I guess we don’t shop like we used to. It’s smarter to be outside rather than in a mall these days too. Nonetheless, we still have to buy things don’t we? … Continue reading The Goods on Gangnam

The Han River is vast. Over 300 miles long. It cuts right through Seoul and viewed from the top of one of Seoul’s mountains it’s incredible. Stroll across one of Seoul’s many bridges over the Han and you’ll soon feel its immense width, over a kilometre wide in some places. To take exercise across and along the river is a must do in Seoul. I … Continue reading Some Snapshots of the Han River

“We are guileless in our dreams” I read inscribed on the stone rail of a bridge I crossed on the way to the museum and art gallery in Seoul Grand Park. The sentence was a poem and I stopped for a moment to look out across the frozen lake. There was still some snow on the side of the lake though I suspected it might … Continue reading Winter layers