I like all your photos, thanks, Nathan, but the one of the lady comforting her
feet or legs is somehow quite affecting. There’s a lot of life in that face,
contrasted with the brightness of the socks and bags and with the modernity of
the surroundings.
Chris
On 3 Dec 2013, at 15:57, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Today I had the first serious working day but thankfully, no formal dinner in
> the evening, so I was able to prowl on my own. I had received a request from
> my daughter to buy her some particular Korean nail polish and lipstick, so
> following her instructions (all research on the web, she has never been
> here), I took the metro to one of Seoul's main shopping districts, Myeondong.
> On the way, I looked at my fellow passengers in the metro, and this old lady
> was quite uninhibited about taking off her shoes and stretching her legs. In
> fact, I have noticed this during my travels in East Asia (Japan, Taiwan and
> now Korea) that the old people are sometimes just as delinquent as the young
> ;-)
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2945971913&k=rxNg5Kv&lb=1&s=O
>
> Once in Myeondong, I bought the cosmetics my daughter wanted. How did I know
> exactly what to buy? She had sent me pictures and I had them with me on my
> iPad, so all I had to do was to walk into the shop and show them what my
> daughter on the other side of the world wanted. Afterwards, it was dinner
> time, and today I decided to go posh and actually eat indoors, spending the
> grand sum of 10000 won (7 Euro) on a delicious meal prepared in front of me.
>
> This is what it looks like (one of the neighbouring tables):
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2945972063&k=KP4TWnj&lb=1&s=O
>
> And this is what it looks like, ready to eat:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2945972234&k=TH3Vr6s&lb=1&s=O
>
> Just like yesterday's street food, this was delicious, and also very filling
> (not in the picture is a buffet of salads that was included in the deal).
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