Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Two days of rain

The last friday in the office. Last subgroup meeting, concluding presentation in the group meeting. The end of my time here is drawing near. Sadness engulfs me as I realize that next Friday, I will be sitting on the plane to Germany again, while rain pours down outside from morning til night. It sure was a great time here in Korea and after the group seminar, almost everyone tagged along for exciting dinner, different types of Korean wine, singing at a Norebang and finally some beer again. It was so fun I actually forgot (!!!) taking pictures. The next morning, the rain still has not ceased. Pouring without mercy, the national museum sounds like the perfect place to go after lying in bed a bit longer than necessary. In front of the museum the reflecting pond was almost alive as rain drops beat down on it, a few steps further under the shelter of the museum's roof, there is a folklore musical performance. Inside, we learn about the beginnings of life in Korea from the stone to the bronze and iron age. Our initially slow and fascinated progress hastens as we grow weary and time wears on. We see porcellaine vases, golden Buddha statues, ancient scriptures, buddhist stupas and countless other things before we leave the permanent exhibition without even getting the chance to see any of the special exhibition part of the building. Definitely worth going to and coming back a second time. After so much culture, we stopped by a different shopping area, shared a huge sushi plate along with ramen soups and finally hit a krispy kreme donuts for a correspondingly lovely desert.

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