Gyeongbukgong Palace

We survived a torrential downpour while touring the palace. Ran to the safety of the National Contempory Korean History Museum.

Exploring Hongdae.

Dalkgalbi for our first group meal

Spicy but delicious

First meals in Korea

A few of my meals in Seoul. Lunch at the market, breakfast croqette with cute coffee, and first time trying 호벅 죽, a pumpkin porridge that reminded me of my butternut sqash soup, but I don't serve mine with kimchi.

Hongdae on Friday night

Despite being up for 20+ hours i could not help but explore the bustle of Hongdae.

There were so many people. Wow - I forget what this looks like. So I see lots of new things here. And, in addition to the many street musicians (Hongdae is the largest area for buskers in Seoul) I also saw a bunch of groups that looked more like dancers than straight musicians. Budding K-Pop stars - see the guys above. This street is near your hotel - across from the “music” street is the “fashion” street - so, of course, I thought of Lauren. She will geek out here. I was pretty tired though and went back to the hotel early to go to sleep. Talked to Eric at 2 in the morning! Cause I was wide awake, but went back to sleep. There were some funny things - I seriously saw a women walking a sheep on a leash into a cafe last night.  No, I did not have anything to drink - it was real. 

Blue Nile Cafe

Had a wonderful time eating Ethiopian food with our class. We also had a coffee ceremony for the first time.

Food History Presentations

I really enjoyed the food history presentations last night from our students. Did anyone else get hungry? A have a few more foods on my list to try on this trip.