Josh and I took the Subway into Seoul again to meet up with Mr. Lee’s nephew. We were not sure exactly what the itinerary would be, possibly a trip to the “Underground Mall”.

The subway ride is pretty long, approximately and hour and a half. Josh and I brought our Kindles along for the ride, it really makes the time go by fast. Seoul is only twenty miles away but there is no express train like there is in NYC, the train stops very frequently. On the plus side the subway seats are heated which is very nice (if you are lucky enough to get a seat).

We met Mr. Lee’s nephew at the Yeoksam subway stop and got into a cab to find a restaurant. We tried a French restaurant. The food was OK. I finally tried quail eggs – I didn’t really care for them. Josh had some Mussels and I had Escargot, (I like snail).

The food was mediocre but the company was great. Mr. Lee’s nephew lives in China, he works for his father who runs a factory there. I learned a lot about China and South Korea (I will have to expand on this in a separate post).

After lunch we went to National Museum of Korea. It was completely renovated a few years ago to make it more “family friendly”. Outside there were many activities going on; kids flying kites, playing games, jumping on some sort of seesaw. There was a group of “break dancers” which I though was very amusing. I was told that South Korea has one of the best “break dancing teams” in the world.

We went to the Korean side of the Museum first. Korean culture is often overshadowed by the Chinese and the Japanese. I remember Mr. Lee telling us they have 5,000 years of history that is unique to Korea. There is a lot to see in this part of the exhibit. We did not have time to see it all, but that side of the museum is free so we will have to go back some other time.

The Inca exhibit is the current feature attraction, it changes every two months. We were able to tour the entire exhibit. I got chastised by one of the staff members for taking a picture, which was odd because my flash was off. The signs said no “flash pictures” and I saw many other people taking photos in the Korean side of the museum. Maybe the rules were different on the “Inca” side, I’m still note sure.

After the museum we went to the COEX mall (underground mall). We didn’t spend much time there but did a brief walk around after Mr. Lee’s nephew parted with us. The aquarium is in this mall somewhere so we will definitely have to go back there soon. Now that we know how to get there by subway it won’t be a problem.

On the subway ride home I finished reading Confessions of An Economic Hitman, by John Perkins. This book like many of the others I have read recently was very educational. I highly recommend it to anyone who is ready to throw away their premises on what the U.S. government is really about and the true motives for war. This book accurately describes our government as a Corporatocracy. This book reminded me of the movie Avatar, and some parts actually made me sick to my stomach, (24,000 people starving every day all in the name of progress). It is truly disgusting what the U.S. has done to the people in third world countries to gain control of the natural resources.

Enjoy the pictures.