common ground

I've probably said this a hundred times now, Seoul is full of treasures - full stop. Common ground is a shopping mall made from 200 shipping containers. Our visit wasn't about shopping for once though, but to enjoy the urban atmosphere. It reminded me a lot of Frau Gerolds Garten in Zurich. To get an idea of how cool this place is visit http://www.common-ground.co.kr. Big city life I'm gonna miss you!

soccer sunday

Sunday, fun day! We went to watch FC Seoul playing in the world cup stadion in the middle of Seoul.   It was an amazing day. Sun, fun, soccer and beers - what a girly thing to do. We have decided to sit in the middle of the fan crowd so we could capture the full atmosphere of the game. The stadion provides over 60'000 seats, it was host of the 2002 world cup held in Korea and Japan. During the half time break there were entertaining audience games on the big screens such as beer drinking competitions. What a fun idea! To finish the day we went for dinner in Hapjeong including a visit to the hyped Monster sunglasses flagship store - perfect for some Korean selfie action. 

hangover picknick

Last Friday I cured my hangover from the previous party night with a chimek (chicken & beer) picknick with the girls along Han River. Koreans love picknick and so do I, they really know how to! This time we went to a park near the World Cup Stadion, which was absolutely stunning. We were about the only people there so it even felt a bit awkward after being in the crowded city all the time. I never expected such a quiet, peaceful and green place in the middle of Seoul. There's really nothing Seoul has not to offer.

seoul jazz festival

Only good girls write diaries, bad girls don't have time for that. So I really need to force myself each and every time to keep this blog updated. It will be such a precious memory of my great time here. Also I feel obligated to show all my friends, who thought I would go to some underdeveloped chaotic place, how amazing Seoul is.

Last Sunday Shu, Julia and me went to the Seoul Jazz festival. The ticket was quite expensive but great music, sun and beers are always an argument. So we got there by 3 pm in the afternoon and it was a huge picknick gathering. Many people were sitting on the ground fully equipped. Picnic blankets, small folding tables, parasols and of course a whole lot of food. Other than expected this is how Koreans do festivals. Julia and I were totally unprepared for this, so luckily we had Shu with us who thought about everything.

The festival was a lot more quiet than a festival in Switzerland. After the last concert at around 11pm everything just shut down. Trying to make the best of it Julia and I were probably the loudest girls on this ground. I'm sure we annoyed some Koreans with our not so skilled singing and dancing but I guess being the only blonde person on the terrain is a good excuse for many things.