WHEN YOU CAN'T GO TO THE LOUVRE . . .
BRING THE LOUVRE TO YOU!The recently opened National Museum is hosting an exhibit of paintings from the Louvre. Parents of one of our students gave tickets for all the teachers to go. Elizabeth decided today was the day for us to go. Unfortunately, Venus d'Milo and Mona Lisa weren't able to make the trip from Paris to Seoul.
I don't know what the crowd is like at the actual Louvre, but the numbers here were ridiculous. If you wanted to see the paintings up close, you had to stand in a slow-moving mass that continued all around both galleries. I opted to view most paintings from a distance (the center of the room.)
The National Museum itself was not so crowded, and we moved freely through the multiple galleries. It is interesting to learn about another culture via its artifacts. The museum opened just a year ago in a huge building on the southern boundary of the U.S. Army garrison in the center of Seoul. We didn't try to see it all, but we did spend about four hours soaking up some history.
We had dinner with John and Kay Slack at TGIFriday's in Sadang which is on the way home. (I drove by the way.) John met us at the museum, and Kay joined us for dinner. It was a pleasant end to a pleasant day.
posted by Seoul Man @ 7:27 PM
1 Comments:
WOW!!!
I've been trying to track you guys down. It's amazing I found you in Korea! That's great. How long has it been? 30 Years? Much too long. Last I remember you were teaching in PA and we were probably in Hawaii. Hey, Bud, it's time to catch up on the news, don't you think? So much has changed. It's been 20 years since I taught school. Not so for Suzie, we're still homeschooling our last 4 of 7. Somehow we've got to connect and "relive" old times. Think you can handle it? It'll be hilarious, I'm sure!
Dan & Suzie
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