Day 10 : Timing

Up at 6am and out the door for a run through Naksan Park. What started as a simple morning jog quickly turned into an adventure. I got lost weaving through a maze of tiny hillside apartments, narrow alleys, and hidden staircases. Not the worst place to lose your bearings though. Every wrong turn came with sweeping views across Seoul and the occasional tucked-away coffee shop that looked like it hadn’t changed in decades.

Back to the Airbnb for a half day of work. One giant Americano carried me through, and before I knew it, we hadn’t left the house until midday.

A couple of buses later, we made our way to Seoul Forest. Our timing hasn’t exactly been first class this trip. A few weeks too late for the cherry blossoms + a few days too early for the Seoul Garden Festival. That said, we still lucked out, wandering through some of the festival exhibits before they officially opened. The butterfly enclosure was a highlight, along with the deer.

Next stop was Lotte World Tower and the surrounding department stores.

We ran out of time to head up the tower, so settled for a late lunch instead. Not a bad consolation prize. Wandered over to the lake and stumbled upon a cool looking Star Wars day exhibition……,which opens in a week…..

Then came the moment I’d been waiting for. Baseball at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. I was genuinely pumped. Found the “foreigners tickets” line, queued up… and watched the tickets sell out with one person left in front of us.
Timing.
Again.

Braved the packed peak-hour train back across the city and into the underground maze of vinyl record shops. After a long wait for Ben, we eventually made our way to the night market for dinner. Street food win. A massive chicken skewer for about $5, while Krissi went for spicy rice cakes (tteokbokki). A couple of desserts may have snuck in as well.

Lost count of how many buses today - but one more to get home.

Quick beer and off to bed. Still haven’t turned on a TV all week. Nor have I started my book….

24,000 steps.
2 meals involving chicken.
And a day that didn’t go to plan… but somehow worked out ok.Okumaya devam et