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Luc and I finally made it to Seomun Market. 4000 shops, that's for sure. There was so much going on, it was hard to keep it straight, and it was hard to figure out where we were. We were there for 3 hours, yet did not see all of it. I think though, that it is hyped up more than it should. I found only one place had had some traditional stuff, and I know there is more, I just couldn't find it. I only spent 7.5, and I brought a lot more to spend. I found some really nice fabric, but didn't buy it just yet, it will be there for awhile. Some owners do not want to sell you just the fabric, they want to make a whole traditional outfit for you. What am I going to do with that?
We went down the seafood district, which was interesting. A lot of rather large squid and octopi, fish on strings, etc. We went down the meats section, where there were huge pheasants, rabbits, etc ready for the taking. We did see puppies in cages, as you can see from the picture. The puppy I'm holding wasn't for the eatin' but her was the size of my hand, definately not ready to be sold. But he was only 15 bucks! 15!! My puppy was brave, the one Whitney held was shaking something fierce. I wanted to take him! Koreans only eat one type of dog, a traditional dog, which is apparently pretty ugly.
Then, we went down another aisle, and there was this Korean drag queen. Koreans are so conservative, and so it was really weird seing this completely lewd drag queen stripping. He took off one pair of underwear, then another, and lifted his shirt to show fake boobs, and then of course he comes up to the foreigners, grabs MY hand and puts them on his boobs, then he tried to get me to touch his woohoo, and yeah, that wasn't happening. All this and young kids were watching, everyone was laughing. Yeah, it was weird.
I'm going to have to go back to the Market to really spend some time looking. It's hard when you're in a group, everyone wants to move on. I had planned on going downtown today, but I'm pretty sick. my throat is ridiculous, I still don't have my full voice. I can't get a proper sleep here becuase we have no blinds, and the sun shines directly into our bedroom. First paycheque we're getting blinds. I'm going to spend today cleaning and napping. Tonight we're supposed to be going over to Bev and Rod's for spaghetti.
3 comments:
Hey Erin....a traditonal Korean oufit is something you should consider. What a treasure to bring home and remember your time in Korea. Please consider it.
I hope you start to feel better soon. If not, you may need to seek some medical advise.
Love you! MOM
P.S. Keep those pictures coming...I love them!
We all loved the pictures of the market. Shannon thinks the little puppy you are holding looks just like Shamus did as a young pup. I love the hat you are wearing, someone very special must have bought that for you!!!!!!
I agree with your Mom, you really should consider a traditonal Korean outfit. It would be a wonderful keepsake. I really believe you would be thankful you did in years to come.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Love Ya
Aunty Kathy
the outfit is HUGE though, there is a ridiculous amount of fabric, and what would I really do with it, how would I get it home? I can get books on it, if you guys are interested.
I'm starting to get annoyed at the sickness now, my voice is half back, but my throat is sore and the cough is stupid. I spent the day sleeping, i didn't get out to Bev's.
The puppy did look like shamus. They were advertising him as a "teacup" breed, meaning small, but you never know. If it had been a cat, I probably would have taken him. 15 bucks, c'mon.
aunty kathy, i wear that hat nearly every day :D
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