Hanging with the Vagabonds

The main point of this little jaunt was to see Seoul through the eyes of our hosts, my brother and sister-in-law, having lived here for a couple of years.  Our first day accomplished that in spades - or did it?

We walking to a little place in Itaewon called "Tartine" where we had a big breakfast that collectively included bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, french toast, real toast, bagel, cream cheese, jam, maple syrup and wicked hot chocolate.

Then a stroll through the neighbourhood where we were stopped constantly by other vagabonds to say hi, share a hug or a quit chat.  Picked up a few things at the local market, then went off to see a middle school production of Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night School" produced by a teacher friend.  Next was a huge American Thanksgiving dinner with about 40 others.  We ate turkey and drank sochu shots in a penthouse apartment with views over a night time Seoul


A potluck thanksgiving in Korea
 

Then we had to change clothes to move on to a local bar, the Rocky Mountain, full of vagabonds and those connected to the large US Army base down the road.  Our Vagabonds joined a few others to become the headline band for a fundraising bash. We drank Red Rock beer and danced until the place shut down, somewhere about 2:30am, the street full of drunk young people swirling around busy streets, coming in and out of nightclubs, bars and discos.

The Total A$$holes at work rocking the place

Now tell me honestly, if you didn't know we were here in Seoul would you ever guess?

But this is their life here.  Being at the hub of a large social network of teachers, artists, dancers, actors, singers, musicians, and a selection of corporate executives and army operatives. American, Canadians, Koreans, Britons all jumbled in a lively mix, our two Vs. at the heart of it all. 

We got what we wished for in only one day!

And what a way to beat jetlag.