Monday, November 16, 2009

"This Was A Real Nice Clambake"

This weekend was pretty fun. Saturday, Hwayoung and I decided to go window shopping in Insadong and Dongdaemun. I've been trying to find Christmas gifts for my family, but it is not easy to find something that I think they would enjoy and is also special to Korea. I may have to forgo that way of thinking. (sorry family!)

For dinner we found our new favorite restaurant thanks to the advice of my Korean friend Jinny. It's an semi-upscale Italian chain called "Mad for Garlic". Yes, almost everything contains garlic -- I love it!

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On Sunday, Hwayoung, her friend Chang, and I decided to go to a Shrimp Festival held in Chochung-do. Our expectations were high, and I was hoping to see large crowds, and maybe even people dressed in Shrimp costumes dancing about. This is what really happened:


 

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Although the "festival" was a bust, we did enjoy some really good seafood. It's too bad the traffic going back into Seoul on a Sunday afternoon was horrific. It took us nearly 4 hours to get home!

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Even though I am definitely not a seafood fan, I still appreciated your pictures and video. As Anne and I would say, "if it's from the sea, it's not for we..."

Nice pictures and your video is great- you have a talent and I think you should look into doing something with it.

-Pat

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