Seoul Olympic Park.

After a day of rest it was time to actually get out and see Seoul in the day light. Drew and I actually got up around 7am to get ready and head out on our hour long journey to the 1988 Summer Olympic Village. But like most days, its a about the journey. The subways here always create the opportunity for a story and with the nifty iphone camera you can sneak great photos to help illustrate what I’m seeing daily. Like the guy in the first photo below. Just hops on the train to sell his CD’s and wont leave until someone buys one, and every time someone does… I’m not sure people are buying them because they enjoy what they are hearing, or they are just trying to get him to move trains and save the rest of us from suffering.

Our first stop first stop today was at Seoul’s largest Mall the COEX. But with Drew needing to be at school by 2 our stop was quick, but we did find a very interesting store… So now I have found two stores named after my siblings Tate and Rory… When will I have a place named after me… Also, why in the hell did I have to travel all the way around the world to see a Bennigans again…

The Olympic Village here in Seoul was actually pretty well put together for being 20 years old. Sure the rainbow color scheme was big back then, so I’m not going to hold it against them. Today they still use the baseball and basketball venues as I found both of their baseball teams team buses and this is where we will be seeing the Korean Basketball All-Star game this upcoming weekend. The outside of the main stadium contains a very interesting set of monuments to commemorate Olympic games pasted and how their Korean athletes fare, check Drew reenacting some poses below.  As for my reasoning of wanting to visit this location, I’m not really sure why I’m so fascinated by the Olympic stadiums and villages (This makes my forth visit: Athens, Munich, Salt Lake & Seoul) but if I’m in a city where the Olympic games have been held I usually end up there. Maybe it’s the thought of all the great athletes that walked the same hallow grounds or the fact that this event brings the world together every four years and its some very special. Hope you enjoy the pics… More to come. PS I turn old tomorrow.