Han River Cruise (At Night) Part II

Thursday during summer vacation, myself, Katrina, and Spenser all went to the Han in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the Rainbow Bridge from the river.  However, sadly, we came up a bit short as the tour we took didn't go far enough down the river to reach Banpo Bridge.  Nevertheless, it was a pleasant experience and one I rather enjoyed. I would recommend taking the Hangang Cruise if you get a chance.  It was only 11,000 won or about $10.  I am going to miss the prices in Korea, that's for sure.  Anyway, have a look and see for yourself.

(A few Koreans standing outside GS25 watching the Olympics - judo I think)

(Two more new buildings going up - I will say, the economy in Korea appears to be booming.  Whether or not it actually is, well, I couldn't say.  I'm not an economy expert...)

(The sun setting over the park along the Han)

(A slightly different view)

(The 63 Building, so aptly name due to the fact there are 63 floors.  It's pretty famous in Korea.)

 

(An older lady selling some goods, some goods that light up)

(Getting to be nightime)

(My beautiful girlfriend)

(Another night shot of a bridge)

(Myself on the boat with the city behind me)

(Katrina posing for a picture)

(Sweet bridge)

(Another sweet bridge)

(Same bridge with the 63 building in the background.  It's the tallest one in the picture.)

(Under the same bridge)

(Different bridge)

(A few of the buildings along the water)

(The National Assembly building - the place where the Korean Legislative Body meets)

(A cute shot of the couple)

(My buddy Spenser came along - 63 Building again in the background)

(O' Captain, my captain for the evening)

Start of Vacation

To start off summer vacation last week, a few of us at the office decided to go out for a night of fun.  I am going to miss the fact that drinking in public is acceptable.  Sometimes, it is nice to go into a convenience store, grab a beer, and sit outside and have a drink.  Or, have a drink in a park.  Can't do that in America but it is a-o-k in Korea.  So, we had a few drinks and then went out to a nearby city.  Nothing major, just a fun time.  

(Josh preparing for the evening)

(Spenser making some last minute calls to get the gang together)

(Katrina and Spenser before we hopped in the taxi)

(Harry Long with 'Double A,' a friend we picked up for the evening)

 (Not sure what's happening here, but Katrina and Drew seem to be excited)

(Spenser Rodriguez swinging away in the batting cages)

(Katrina getting her photo with Double A and the rest of the gang hanging outside the batting cages)

 (Drew, who doesn't seem too pleased to have Double A)

 (Spenser and Double A)

 (Harry hanging out)

(Josh was saying something serious about the governments attempt to do something or other, perhaps along the lines of brain control, not sure)

 (Katrina and myself at Crazy Duck)

(The Ninja Josh bustin' a move)

 (I think he called this dance Mein Kampf, but I can't quite remember)

(Josh preparing for a Judo chop in this one)

 (And now he's breaking the board - I liked this shot because of the light)

(Nice little tree outside)

(Drew at the chicken place right before he left for the evening)

 (Spenser trying to figure out what to order - ended up with chicken in a sauce along with quite a few chicken necks)

 (Josh was pretty hungry after all of his dancing)

(Chicken Time)

Date Day - Hongdae and Rainbow Bridge

Last Saturday Katrina and I went on a date.  We ended up going to Hongdae, at some delicious foods and went for a stroll around Hongdae.  After that we headed to Banpo Bridge, also known as the Rainbow Bridge.  It's special because, at least I believe, it is the longest fountain bridge in Korea.  This was one of the last things to do before I leave Korea and I was happy that Katrina and I were able to make it out there.  It is definitely something worth seeing.  Anyway, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

 (The sign says it all)

(Some graffiti in Hongdae)

 

 (A little more...)

(Some more graffiti)

(Katrina with the Tree of Life)

 

 (A little different view)

(You feeling OK?)

 

(Bathroom in Hongdae)

 

 (This was just a fun store we went into with some rainbow banners hanging from the ceiling)

 (Divine)

(Katrina at the Rainbow Bridge)

 

 (View of the Banpo Bridge from a distance)

 (The show begins while it is still light outside)

 (Date Day Couple)

(Getting a little darker out and you can start to see the lights a little bit)

 

(Yep)

 

(One of my favorite pictures from the day)

 

(Another nice photo)

 

 (Tried to get the reflection in the water)

(Black and white shot of the bridge while the fountain is off)

 

(Sadly, while it was romantic, there were also several people around taking photos)

 

 (A bit of the rainbow colors)

(Perhaps my favorite shot of the evening.  I think here you can really see the rainbow colors.)

 (Different view)

 (Again, a little more of the rainbow colors)

 (Interesting building)

 (Skyline past the Han River)

(Another view of the skyline as we walked back to the subway station)