Oh yea, forgot to mention… yesterday’s beers were non-alcoholic… even the gf was surprised haha! Cass Lite, Hite Zero and Heineken Zero! Not bad, and a far cry from what I used to drink here. They have rice wine, makoli, but I haven’t had any just yet. How many cards do you read at a museum? Don’t blame TikTok or computers, pottery is to blame for our sedentary lifestyle! hahah So says one of the cards at the museum that the invention of pottery contributed to a more sedentary lifestyle for nomads. Took a few thousand years for TikTok to come around. National Museum of Korea -big, main floor was ancient history of Korea -second floor was donated items (bronze helmet from Berlin Olympics in 1936, guy didn’t receive it till 1986. Now it’s in a museum.) -cafe: can’t have coffee unless you have a seat -third floor was an international exhibition, India, Japan, China, Greece and Rome. -学完就忘 - forgot as soon as I finished. Went to a restaurant tucked away not too far from, had grilled meat with chicken and some sort of onion and then some sort of sushi-roll looking thing but it was made with mostly eggs and carrots, i think. Served with ketchup and mayonnaise. Odd, it was okay, not sure I’d have it again. Found it because it was recommended on Chinese social media. Everybody else in the restaurant was drinking… except us. The group next to us was a young group, spoke some English. Asked why I wasn’t drinking, said I was trying not to any more as much! Over to Insadong, some shopping street, but it was quite dead. Maybe we didn’t go to the right place. -Talked to one lady who was just off work as a barista, broken English, has a bf two years younger, from Seoul, says the city is neither great nor terrible. Still cold, but not as rainy today. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com, newsletter at stevensirski.substack.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message
