Seoul Dreaming

I had a short week at work this week, thanks to the previous long weekend. I wish I only had to work 3 days every week. Sigh. Decided to visit Seoul Tower, finally. It's been on the "to do" list for quite some time, but things always seem to come up and it gets pushed back. After a hard night out on Friday, me, B, and Jamie Lynn (James) hit the subway.

We hiked up to the tram entrance, and I had to admit, it was a beautiful day. Not too cold, the sun was bright in the sky, a coffee in hand, friends to make me laugh...I don't need much more. I'm scared of heights so a tram up a mountain isn't exactly soothing. B kept saying if we fell we'd probably live. I think he changed his mind 10 seconds in. And imagine that, we didn't die. Always a plus.

boarding the tram

The sun was just setting by the time we got up to the tower. There was some really cool artwork around and in true Seoul style, tons of people.

A popular thing to do is put a lock on the fence of the tower. Couples, friends, families, any type of relationship you can think of, has been solidified on this tower with a hunk of metal and a secret combination. There were millions of locks. Literally, millions. Heartfelt messages were sprawled on some locks, with pictures, dates, and promises. You're supposed to put the lock on the tower, and then together throw the key off the top of the tower. As cute as that sounds, there were also messages cut in half, locks broken off and thrown over the edge...let's just say love can be fleeting.

me & b after we put our lock on the tower

i wasn't kidding. millions of locks.

It was a great evening. We rode the tram back down to the busy city and enjoyed the view all the way. It feels so good to get out of the busy city sometimes, even though I was still in the heart of Seoul. Even though I've been living in the city for the past however many years, I still think I'm a country girl at heart.

"Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the things that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - MT