Last week was the Geezler's spring break. Woohoo, no homework! Here's how we spent the week:
We made our own pasta. It took less time than I thought it would. I thought it would be difficult to roll out using just a rolling pin but it was very easy. Geezler wants to do it again.
Geezler wove a coaster using this tutorial. The tutorial was easy to follow and Geezler could manage almost all of it on her own. She only needed help in setting up the weaving, changing to new yarns
and in the finishing.
We made wings for Polly Pocket dolls to make them into fairies (using this printable set of wings from Filth Wizardry ). I was awfully tempted to try to replicate her amazing Pixie Hollow play set made from salt dough but there was no way that was going to be able to go into a suitcase to be taken home .
We had a girls' day out at the mall. We bought accessories and books, including a big stack of Korean and Japanese craft books for me.
We filled in the down time during the week reading "The Adventures of Frog and Toad" and watching some "Blue Planet" DVD's (I prescreened episodes; I'm all for letting me kid know about the reality of herbivores and carnivores but even I found some of the episodes distressing). BBC wildlife documentaries are amazing!
We spent the weekend in the Myengdong area of Seoul, which is famous for its shopping. It has several department stores selling designer goods, and the neighbourhood is full of boutiques, some aboveground and some in underground shopping arcades. On weekend evenings, crowds come out to shop and the sidestreets fill up with stalls selling clothes, accessories and food.
On Saturday we made a visit to one small section of the nearby Namdaemun market , then went for a nap. After dinner, we headed out to join the throng that comes out to shop.
This guy was selling some of just about everything in his snack stand (if you click to enlarge, you'll see some big grilled octopus tentacles in that silver bowl in the front; also, you'll be able to spot the Burger King down the street for those who want a most Western style snack). We decided to to go instead with the infamous tornado potato, although in retrospect a 6 year old with a pointy stick in a jostling crowd might not have been such a great idea. As far as I know, nobody sustained any puncture wounds.
We left the hotel just at 8:30 on Saturday,March 28, Earth Hour. Our hotel had passed out flyers letting guests know that they were participating and requesting all unnecessary electonics be turned off. Just as we left the hotel, one of the huge screens on the street was turned off and we noticed several others off for the hour as well. Several of the big office towers in the area, including Shinsegae, had their signs and lights off. You'll see from the pictures that there were an awful lot of lights on in Myendong but we did see a few stores that had turned off their signs and were using only minimal lighting inside. Mostly, though, it was a loud, brightly lit scene.
On Sunday, we mostly just strolled around taking in some sights. We walked outside the Deoksugung Palace and the Seoul Museum of Art, then strolled past the Canadian Embassy and a few other sights before heading home. This set of sculptures was near the art museum. For some reason, I found these distorted, squashed down figures very disconcerting.
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