Thursday, July 1, 2010

A Puzzle

This very official document with cheerful waving scholar (our city mascot) is a parking ticket.  It came in the mail. In this picture you can see our car, a close-up of our car (so you can be sure to see our license plate) and a little map showing where our car was parked (next to our local metro station).  You would think, judging from all the cars parked on either side of us, that we are located in a parking area.  But this is not the case.  It would seem that we (and everyone else in the picture) were parked in the loading zone.  We didn't know this.  There aren't any signs or markings on the curb.  Somehow, we are just supposed to known these things.  So, now we know. 
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  1. Mama PeckJuly 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    Wow. Who knew?? LOL I often said it was an adventure every day living in Korea.. some good, some bad, but, always an adventure!

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Sunday, July 26 2009

Sunday, July 26 2009
Remember this sign?
We have learned something really interesting about this "welcome sign" which we thought was a big billboard that was pasted onto an old overpass. It turns out that this is a defensive emplacement known as a rock drop. It is a big concrete box full of rubble and rocks. In the event of an invasion by North Korea the panels underneath the drop will be opened and release the rubble across the roadway, hampering movement into South Korea.

SOLAR ECLIPSE!

SOLAR ECLIPSE!
Might look like the moon - but it's the sun!
On Wednesday July 22 Asia experienced a solar eclipse and we got to see it! Miraculously the expected day of monsoon rain did not materialize and the sky was mostly clear for the duration. During the eclipse, which occured around 11:00 a.m., the sun was much too bright to view directly - we had to be satisfied with reflected images. But, as the sun began to re-appear, just enough clouds came in to allow us to look - and take a picture. It was quite something to behold and we feel lucky for the opportunity.

On A Clear Day...

On A Clear Day...
We had 2 days of church meetings in the Seoul area. Today the weather was remarkably clear and I was able to get a great view of the city skyline and the radio tower. Usually the sky is too hazy for a view like this. Pollution, rain, high humidity or dust storms are contributing factors.