Goodbye Celia [Out in 홍대 (Hongdae)]

( Atop 홍대's [Hongdae's] famous "Children's Park." )

Celia's Last Night in Korea
2014/02/28 @ 홍대 [Hongdae]

Time seems to go by so quickly over here. It felt like Celia had just arrived, but she's already gone. Not only was she fantastic at her job, but she was a wonderful person to be around. She always had a positive attitude and embraced just about everything. She will be greatly missed around these parts.

Seeing as though she was on the way out, we decided to do Seoul right, which obviously meant 홍대 [Hongdae]. We went out early for some 닭갈비 [Chicken Galbi], she got her first tattoo, we had a beer in the park atop the bathrooms, we drank, we danced, we had pizza, and took a pleasant taxi ride home at a reasonable hour.

( Like most days, we started the journey at our local CU. )

( We went to Bar 다, the best bar in Korea. )

( Wyatt )

( Celia )

( TJ & 은령, modeling glasses and... chicken? )

( Above the park in 홍대 )

( Andrew may have been breaking a law, but probably not. )

( Andrew )

( Beer tastes better on the roof. )

(  은령 & Andrew )

( The twins, Celia & Wyatt )

( Wyatt successfully crushed three beer cans in one hop. )

( Russell had to "go" too. )

( I climbed down to get some group shots from below. )

( "We did it!" )

( Celia! )

( Climbing up and down required evading this barbed wire. )

( Does that mean we weren't supposed to go up there? )

( But if we hadn't, this hilarious picture of Celia & Wyatt wouldn't exist. )

( Everyone managed to climb down without incident. )

( It's kind of funny that we are able to do this with tons of people walking past every few seconds. People look up and shrug their shoulders. Another reason I love this country. )


( It took us quite awhile to climb down. )

(  We hung out here and waited for Ryan. )

( Next, we went to Thursday Party for drinks and darts. )

( 은령 was practicing. )

( Ryan came! )

( Andrew & 은령 )

( Darts = Unity )

( Andrew, again )

( I played, too. )

( It was nice being at Thursday Party on a Friday. It was far less crowded, at least it was in the beginning. )

( Ryan )

( Hmmm. Maybe it was crowded? Wyatt looks uncomfortable. )

( Alyssa made it out, too. )

( I'm not used to having my own photo taken. )

( He is. )

( Wyatt & Celia )

( Celia with the Fiste boys. )

( Ryan, myself & Celia )

( I know the photos end here, but the night did include Club FF and Monster Pizza. )

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How to get to Hongdae:

Hongik University Station [홍대입구역] (Seoul Subway Line 2) - Exit 9 / Exit 8 

Exit 9 is the most common exit that will take you straight to the fun. I personally like exit 8; it's a little farther away from the action, but far less busy. I've included a map with the places in this post starred. 

Sangsu Station [상수역] (Seoul Subway Line 6) - Exit 1 (((For Club FF)))

( Map to Club FF, Bar 다, Thursday Party )

( Club FF )

( Bar 다 )

( Thursday Party )

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Two Trips to Two Zoos

( Orangutan: showing off his muscles )

Children's Grand Park
10/01/2012 @ 어린이대공원 [Children's Grand Park]

Erik, Ji-hyun & I took a trip to the children's zoo in Seoul, out by 뚝섬 [Ttukseom]. The zoo was pretty small and sad, but it was still a fun afternoon followed by another night out in 홍대 [Hongdae].

( Alien  Possession Sculpture )

( Metal Beast )

( Giant Frog Sculpture )

( Camel )

( I guess that zoo employees are part of the cast. )

( Zoo Architecture )

( Erik & I on top of the 홍대 Park bathroom )

( One more )

Seoul Grand Park
10/02/2012 @ 서울대공원 [Seoul Grand Park]

Josh & I went out to the other park the very next day. I was there a little over a year ago, and it was as great as I remembered it. It was a super fun time hanging out with the animals.

( Skylift Couple )

( A view from the top )

( Disembarking )

( Park Bridge )

( Flamingos )

( The majestic giraffe )

( Desert Foxes )

( Riding the rhino statue )

How to get to Children's Grand Park [어린이대공원]:

Children's Grand Park Station [어린이대공원역] (Seoul Subway Lines 7) - Exit 1

Walk out of the exit and look to the right. The entrance to the park and the zoo can be seen from Exit 1. Entrance is FREE!

How to get to Seoul Grand Park [서울대공원]:

Seoul Grand Park [서울대공원역] (Seoul Subway Lines 4) - Exit 2

Walk out of Exit 2 and continue to walk forward until you get to the tram-style train station. You can either take the train, or you can turn right and walk for about five minutes and take the sky lift. Both routes will take you to the entrance of the zoo. If you take the train, the next stop is the Seoul Land amusement park.

Elephant Train: 800 won one-way ticket

Sky Lift: 5000 won round-trip ticket

Entrance: 3000 won

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