Seoul Trip Report > 08 Jun 06

08 Jun 06

International Cat Rescue

As I was heading to the subway this morning, I saw some movement near some garbage bag. There were two kittens, probably no more than a couple of months old, rooting around in the garbage. I took my camera and got a picture of them. As I did this, a small group of people gathered. An old grandma-type woman grabbed the kittens by the scruff of the neck and held them up for me to photograph. Finally, an employee of the fried chicken restaurant grabbed them and put them into a milk crate, so I’m going to presume that he will adopt them out. When I go by tomorrow, I’ll try to ask him how the kittens are doing.

Kittens; the tabby is rooting around in the garbage bag. Tabby held by scruff of neck White kitten on display

Tae Kwon Do

I met the same guy I was with a few days ago, and we went to the Gangnam station and decided to see the World Tae Kwon Do Federation headquarters. (Yes, that really is the URL.)

Taken near Tae Kwon Do foundation Outside Tae Kwon Do federation Area for athletes to rest outside Rock near Tae Kwon Do federation buildilng

As luck would have it, a tournament of high school students was going on that day, and we just walked in and watched for a while.

Tae Kwon Do tournament competition Ta Kwon Do tournament Blocked kick That kick got through Referees' conference Kick to the head

Remainder of the Day

We ate lunch at a place called e-cook Shabu, where you choose ingredients from a buffet-type line and dump them into a large bowl of boiling broth and let it cook. It was pretty good. After lunch, we parted company and I just wasted time going around here and there.

Today’s Signage

An eclectic collection of subway advertisements, a statue in front of a Chinese restaurant, and a weird sign.

Clever advertisement Attractive advertisement Statue of sterotypical Chinese man in front of restaurant. Hubba Hubba Photo Processing