Seoul subway dancer

I have no idea if there is any meaning to this dance, or the dancer, but I came up from the subway at a transfer point and this guy had a huge crowd gathered around. They apparently found him as entertaining as I did, and I was definitely not the only one taking video...

Out and about in Seoul

I'm packed and about to head to the airport, but I thought I'd post a few pictures from my walkabout yesterday. I ended up spending several hours in the Olympic park, which is massive.

There are places in here where it's easy to forget you're in a city at all. Check out the size of these fields ... and there are quite a few of them, with people walking, biking and jogging all over the place. There are also random sculptures from artists around the world, who were invited to submit them for the Olympic games of 1988.

Notice the persimmon tree - I was told they intentionally leave a few persimmons on every tree, for the birds.

Earlier in the day, I took a walk up Inwang mountain - it too can make you forget you're in a megalopolis.

I think the purpose of this sign is to recommend that you bring your picnic lunch in a paper bag, or if you can't find one of them, a wool sock is OK.

Finally, here are a few of the Gyoengbok Palace, which is where I started my day.

They have a great changing of the guards ceremony, which is a big local tourist draw. Everyone but me got their picture taken with a guard, or with the guy banging the massive drum...