tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post178699784699243371..comments2024-03-29T07:31:49.016+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: the long-ish walkKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-72100658669146839382019-04-08T14:23:24.451+09:002019-04-08T14:23:24.451+09:00Charles,
I saw lots of families in tents, but the...Charles,<br /><br />I saw lots of families in tents, but there were also couples and singletons. One couple had a largish tent in which they had set up a table on which was a cute little tablecloth, a bottle of wine, wine glasses, and some French-looking edibles like fruit and cheese. Very posh.<br /><br />Lots of screaming kids, crying babies, and yapping toy-breed dogs. Sort of a happy madhouse.<br /><br />John Mac,<br /><br />I'm guessing that Pyeongtaek is largely farmland if you're getting all the smells of nature. <br /><br />Yeah, spring in Seoul is quite nice... at least when the micro-fine dust isn't clogging our lungs.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-39233971800337028322019-04-08T08:59:15.095+09:002019-04-08T08:59:15.095+09:00I think the whole pitching-a-tent-on-a-tiny-patch-...I think the whole pitching-a-tent-on-a-tiny-patch-of-ground thing might be related to having kids, so you have some sort of "home base" for them to come back to and nap when they get tuckered out. At least, that is the best explanation I can think of, because I've never quite understood the fascination with it.<br /><br />We're still waiting for the cherry blossoms to come out in full up here on campus, although they were in full bloom down at the subway station over the weekend. Is it just me, or does it feel like the blossoms are a bit early this year?Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-10639065040396279412019-04-08T07:38:16.881+09:002019-04-08T07:38:16.881+09:00Love the photos. Brought back some nice memories ...Love the photos. Brought back some nice memories of walking that same stretch of river, at least as far as the Banpo bridge. Springtime was always my favorite in Korea. Well, in Seoul anyway. Down in Pyeongtaek it always smelled like manure in April.<br /><br />Anyway, your post brought this old song to mind:<br /><br />If you're going to Yeouido<br />Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair<br />If you're going to Yeouido<br />You're gonna meet some gentle people there<br />For those who come to Yeouido<br />Summertime will be a love-in there<br />In the streets of Yeouido<br />Gentle people with flowers in their hair<br />John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.com