On Saturday a bunch of us left our kiddos with sitters and headed to Seoul for the afternoon to see a show. Our first stop was for a little shopping. I got some flip-flops and a T-shirt for $8... I'll be putting those in the closet for a couple of months until it gets warm! Then the real adventure began. We took the subway to the theater. We have taken the subway before, and it has always been cumbersome, but we just thought it was because we had the boys with us. No, it's just cumbersome.
Here we are on the first train. Yes, crazy Americans taking pictures on the subway. At this point we were traveling at a leisurely pace on a non-crowded train. The girls, Amanda, Christie, Lynn, me, and Kathy.
And the guys, Mike, E, Brian, and Patrick.
Then we had to transfer trains. This second train was beyond crowded. I couldn't take a picture, because it would have been a feat to just get the camera out. Think no personal space. None. You are pressed against other people on all sides. We couldn't hold onto any of the hand holds, but there was really no need. We weren't going to fall down, because there was nowhere to fall!
We had one more transfer to make, an at this point, we were way late for our show. So we were running. What we didn't know is this was the longest transfer of all time. We ran through a tunnel, up stairs, down stairs, through another insanely long tunnel, up and down more stairs. We looked at a map later and found out that the two lines are actually a whole city block apart! No wonder it felt like we were running forever! Here are Mike and Kathy running through the station. It was actually their wedding anniversary. Nothing says romance like a sprint through a Korean subway station!
We finally got to the show, winded, but ready to enjoy it. It was so much fun. It's a percussion-type show with cutlery. Think Stomp meets Benihana and you've got the idea. Not much plot (or many words) so the language isn't a barrier, although there was some English with a Korean accent. "Cabb-ag-e!" (They pronounce the final 'e' here, making cabbage a three syllable word, I know it's wrong, but it makes me chuckle every time.) Here's the whole group after the show.
After our earlier adventure we decided to take cabs, not the subway, to dinner. The girls all climbed into one, and somehow I ended up with all the husbands. Here is a picture of us in the back seat, a little crowded, but it took much less time!
Lastly we had a wonderful dinner at a not-so-kid-friendly restaurant. The best part was dessert. Lots of chocolate! At one point we realized our bus home left in 15 minutes, so we sort of had to run to catch it, so I worked the chocolate off! Anyway, it was a great day and I was glad that we were running through the subway as a group instead of by ourselves! Thanks for planning it Lynn!
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You're welcome....we had a great time too.
Love the title of this post....and a great description of the show. You have to send your pictures out to the rest of us. I want the one of the McKee's running through the subway station. :)
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