michael lambe

I just got back from Korea today and I’m well-tired. Glad to be back but I did have a great time there; lots of good food, country walks, friendly people etc… I’ll be writing more about the trip and posting lots of pics once I get them developed. In the meantime here’s a teaser from the few pictures I took with my mobile. The picture below is of our first Korean draft beers on arriving in Seoul. In Korea beer is “mekchu” and “Cheers” or “Kampai” is “Kombe!” Sadly, Korean draft beer is generally speaking thin, watery and barely deserving of the name.
So we switched to Heinken.
These bollards are everywhere in Seoul. Koreans don’t like paying parking fees, so they’ll park anywhere else they can which presents a problem for pedestrians. These bollards are there to stop them.
In this season you can see this everywhere you go: chilli peppers laid out to dry in the summer sun. That’s what makes the kimchee so hot hot hot!
We spent a lot of time on buses. A long time on buses can do things to people’s minds.

Once I get those pictures developed I’ll post some pictures of the fantastically beautiful Korean scenery. (Oh! Those mountains!) And of the very nice people we met there. Watch this space…