Not really. But Jason and I are back from Himeji, so I decided that it's time for a new blog. You can now find us at
http://jollyrogerses.blogspot.com
Monday, October 24, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Seoul sites
(sorry for the delay on this post - we're trying to catch back up)
We didn't just eat in Seoul, although the food was probably our favourite part of the trip. Fittingly, one of our main activities was also food-based. We went to a show called Nanta. This is a non-verbal, rhythm-based show similar to Stomp. The storyline revolved around chefs preparing for a big meal, and using kitchen materials as the means to create the percussion sounds. The show was pretty funny, too. It was well-done overall.
We took a tour of the Changdeokgung Palace, a World Heritage site. The palace is set within a large garden. To see the garden, you have to take a tour, which we did. The garden (and the palace) were nice, but not spectacular. It was a nice enough way to spend an afternoon, though.
We also went to a baseball game. South Korea has a professional league; it's a step down from the Japanese leagues, and probably roughly equivalent to Double-A baseball in the U.S. The crowds were quite a bit more passionate than American minor-league games. It was a lot like Japanese
games with chanting, but the Koreans mixed in quite a bit more singing, including some song set to the tune of "Livin' la Vida Loca". Although the visiting team wasn't from Seoul, the stadium was split pretty evenly between home and away fans (one of the benefits of a small country is being able to follow your team on the road). Like in Japan, the fans chanted or sung while their team batted and were quiet when they were in the field. There were some other American fans there who either didn't understand or didn't like that tradition and kept trying to get the visiting fans to cheer while their team was in the field. This included some weak efforts at starting the wave. This was later done more successfully by the official cheerleader. Each team had one male cheerleader who organized the chants and songs, complete with a megaphone and a little stage set up in the stands. Each team also had four female cheerleaders who danced during the appropriate moments and backed up the male leader. Another interesting international baseball experience for us.
-Jason
There are more pictures and videos on the picasa site. Chelsey has just updated the picasa site, so if you have an old link, it probably won't work anymore. Please let us know if you have trouble accessing the pictures.
We didn't just eat in Seoul, although the food was probably our favourite part of the trip. Fittingly, one of our main activities was also food-based. We went to a show called Nanta. This is a non-verbal, rhythm-based show similar to Stomp. The storyline revolved around chefs preparing for a big meal, and using kitchen materials as the means to create the percussion sounds. The show was pretty funny, too. It was well-done overall.
We took a tour of the Changdeokgung Palace, a World Heritage site. The palace is set within a large garden. To see the garden, you have to take a tour, which we did. The garden (and the palace) were nice, but not spectacular. It was a nice enough way to spend an afternoon, though.
We also went to a baseball game. South Korea has a professional league; it's a step down from the Japanese leagues, and probably roughly equivalent to Double-A baseball in the U.S. The crowds were quite a bit more passionate than American minor-league games. It was a lot like Japanese
games with chanting, but the Koreans mixed in quite a bit more singing, including some song set to the tune of "Livin' la Vida Loca". Although the visiting team wasn't from Seoul, the stadium was split pretty evenly between home and away fans (one of the benefits of a small country is being able to follow your team on the road). Like in Japan, the fans chanted or sung while their team batted and were quiet when they were in the field. There were some other American fans there who either didn't understand or didn't like that tradition and kept trying to get the visiting fans to cheer while their team was in the field. This included some weak efforts at starting the wave. This was later done more successfully by the official cheerleader. Each team had one male cheerleader who organized the chants and songs, complete with a megaphone and a little stage set up in the stands. Each team also had four female cheerleaders who danced during the appropriate moments and backed up the male leader. Another interesting international baseball experience for us.-Jason
There are more pictures and videos on the picasa site. Chelsey has just updated the picasa site, so if you have an old link, it probably won't work anymore. Please let us know if you have trouble accessing the pictures.
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