The Weekend!
Well, oddly enough I had a semi-eventful weekend. Too bad weekends start on Friday, 'cause I was boring on Friday. I think I just came home, watched some movies and chilled at my apartment. I'm trying to conserve money so I can spend it when I have guests next month or on my summer/fall trip home.
Saturday I woke up early-ish, did some cleaning and a load of laundry before heading off to Gangnam (the bar/restaurant/"young" district in Seoul). I got coffee at the Coffee Bean and read "The Bonesetter's Daughter" for a little while before heading to Aveda to get my hair done with the girls. Meghan, Jaclyn and I got our hair cut (don't worry, I just got my hair trimmed), Charlie got her hair treated and Ava got her hair styled. One might ask why we did all this... we had tickets to the Opera! But, more about that later.
After getting primped at Aveda we headed out to find a restaurant. We were looking for a turkish restaurant but couldn't find it, so we ended up eating at "India Gate." It was FANTASTIC!!! Jaclyn and I shared the beef set which was 2 soups, an appetizer, a salad, beef curry, beef tandoori, and naan! It was so good, but a little pricey ($26 a person), but hey, hair cuts were only $11.
After dinner we headed to The Seoul Arts Center to see "Don Giovanni" composed by Mozart. We had decided to splurge and get the mid-ranged seats ($64 as opposed to the $120 top price seats). Good thing we did, we were in the left wing on the stage floor in the 2nd and 3rd rows!!!!!! The view was fantastic and the opera was well done.
After the opera I took off pretty quickly. The last bus to Osan was at 11:40 and I got the last seat on it! The trip home normally takes about an hour and 15 minutes, but somehow on a Saturday night I managed to get home in under 45 minutes!
Sunday I was boring again and just chilled around my apartment.
Exams start this week at my school, so Friday I have no classes and some of my other classes throughout the week are going to be cancelled so the students can prepare for the exam. Upcoming this weekend is the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul. On Friday I plan on checking out the Lantern Exhibit at a temple near Gangnam and on Saturday I will be heading into downtown Seoul to attend the Festival and maybe even stick around for the parade! I hope the weather isn't bad, we had another yellow dust storm today, but I remembered my mask, so I haven't been too affected by it.
I hope you all had a great weekend and have a good week!!^^
Saturday I woke up early-ish, did some cleaning and a load of laundry before heading off to Gangnam (the bar/restaurant/"young" district in Seoul). I got coffee at the Coffee Bean and read "The Bonesetter's Daughter" for a little while before heading to Aveda to get my hair done with the girls. Meghan, Jaclyn and I got our hair cut (don't worry, I just got my hair trimmed), Charlie got her hair treated and Ava got her hair styled. One might ask why we did all this... we had tickets to the Opera! But, more about that later.
After getting primped at Aveda we headed out to find a restaurant. We were looking for a turkish restaurant but couldn't find it, so we ended up eating at "India Gate." It was FANTASTIC!!! Jaclyn and I shared the beef set which was 2 soups, an appetizer, a salad, beef curry, beef tandoori, and naan! It was so good, but a little pricey ($26 a person), but hey, hair cuts were only $11.
After dinner we headed to The Seoul Arts Center to see "Don Giovanni" composed by Mozart. We had decided to splurge and get the mid-ranged seats ($64 as opposed to the $120 top price seats). Good thing we did, we were in the left wing on the stage floor in the 2nd and 3rd rows!!!!!! The view was fantastic and the opera was well done.
After the opera I took off pretty quickly. The last bus to Osan was at 11:40 and I got the last seat on it! The trip home normally takes about an hour and 15 minutes, but somehow on a Saturday night I managed to get home in under 45 minutes!
Sunday I was boring again and just chilled around my apartment.
Exams start this week at my school, so Friday I have no classes and some of my other classes throughout the week are going to be cancelled so the students can prepare for the exam. Upcoming this weekend is the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul. On Friday I plan on checking out the Lantern Exhibit at a temple near Gangnam and on Saturday I will be heading into downtown Seoul to attend the Festival and maybe even stick around for the parade! I hope the weather isn't bad, we had another yellow dust storm today, but I remembered my mask, so I haven't been too affected by it.
I hope you all had a great weekend and have a good week!!^^
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