Lime's Tour Continued [Seoul - Day 2] 13-3-10

After, we made our way back to Gwanghwamun which was a really long walk because no buses go there from Samcheong Dong. This is a statue of Sejong Daewang the fourth king of Joseon Dynasty. Earlier that day, Lime told me that he created the Korean alphabet Hangul. We went to the bus stop to go to Lime and Rosalie's university. I remember sitting at the back of the bus feeling exhausted, dizzy and tried to sleep.

For dinner we went to a street stand to eat Duboki with some other Korean street food. Duboki is one of Lime's favourite and young Koreans love it which is why a lot of street stands are near her university. It tastes like Cheung Fun and the sauce is sweet and spicy. To be honest I thought it tasted okay but the sauce was too sweet for my liking.

I remember we were feeling really cold and drank a seafood soup to keep warm but the taste made me feel sick. Lime is quite popular in Korea so she was getting a lot of calls from her friends telling her to hurry and go to the concert at her university. Lime plays the keyboard and is a singer for a music club known as Sorinarae. Website link: [Sorinarae]

We ran to her university (Kankook University) after finishing our meal. Her university is huge and has a big lake with the view of the mountains. It's probably 10 times bigger than my university.

 

The concert was Sorinarae's 30th anniversary. The concert composed of many different acts from the music club. The young and old generation from the club performed which was interesting to see the style and transformation between them. One of my to do list was to watch live music and I was able to experience it on my second day which was great. Lime knows some of the performers from her generation so it was funny to hear her cheer and scream for them. Rosalie came late to the concert because she was teaching English. Rosalie joked if I understood what they were saying which of course I don't, but it was still entertaining to watch. The concert also had MC's who were entertainingly funny and video footage of the club members. There was a couple who got married that day and went up the stage to talk about their love life. I think the male is a member of the club. They showed a video of him talking and expressing his love for his wife before they got married which I can tell was touching based on the girls reactions from the audience. My eyes kept closing and I nearly dosed off towards the end because I was physically and mentally drained. All in all it was a fantastic concert. It was a shame Lime was not performing because she is now really busy with her new job. To see what her university is like and to learn what she does was a great experience.

After the concert Lime stayed at her university to celebrate with her club and me and Rosalie made our way back to her home. Rosalie asked me if I wanted to go anywhere else but I was too knackered to do anything. Here you can see a map of the university. At this point I was still impressed by how big their university is. Rosalie told me that they even have their own hospital which is highly impressive.

I didn't have a big dinner so on our way home I saw a bakery called Paris Baguette. I'm a big fan of baguettes so I asked Rosalie if it tasted good and she said it's really popular. With my expectations raised high we went inside the bakery and saw only a few small baguette sandwiches with weird fillings. Oh my God, I feel cheated. How can they name a store with the word baguette and not specialise in selling it? I was expecting top of the range french style baguette sandwiches but all they sell is fancy bread, pastries and cakes. I end up buying a chicken wrap which didn't taste nothing special. Walking back to Rosalie's home she told me she was free the next day but I remember it being White Day and told her she should spend time with her boyfriend. She said in Korea it's common to only meet your partner a few times a month so it was okay because her boyfriend knows shes busy. Once we get to Rosalie's home her mum asks me where I went, but I completely forgot the names of the places because my brain is empty. After a tiring long day, I finally rest and hope to get some sleep.