Recently Katie and I went with some friends to the new City Seven Mall here in Changwon. The mall is significant because true malls don't seem to be that common in Korea. City Seven is quite large, and though all the shops weren't open yet, we visited on grand opening day. The mall had hired a group of weird Russian circus-folk -I really have no other words to describe them- to kick off the opening festivities. In addition to the gymnasts you see here, there was also a juggler, unicyclist, fiddler, and an opera singer...
...not to mention a couple of very scary clowns. The other one played a mandolin, but I didn't get any photos of him.
Katie spotted this cute baby, not an uncommon sight here in Korea. Moms typically carry them around in papooses like the one pictured.
In honor of the birth of our nation, we went to the Outback Steakhouse. I am not unaware of the fact that we were eating Australian beef in an Australian-themed steakhouse. However, Outback is an American company (based in Tampa, FL, according to Wikipedia), and what could be more American than eating a chunk of beef? We each got the fillet and it was amazingly delicious, almost exactly like back home. Plus, there was... I can scarce type the words... sour cream on our baked potatoes. Heavenly.
Remember, I said these photos were random. In order to cross many larger streets in Korean cities, you have to take underground walking tunnels like the one you see me descending into. They are typically cool and dank, and Katie has been a little frightened of them ever since we spotted an enormous spider residing in one.
In the U.S., tunnels such as this would be perilous places, inevitable magnets for rapists and muggers. Or, they would at least provide irresistible shelter to dozens of homeless men. But in Korea there is nothing to fear, no matter the hour, except spiders, of course. The tunnels are actually very convenient since it can take a long time to cross an intersection using crosswalks.
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Did the Outback have the good bread?
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