When I was in Dondaemun yesterday I walked by a shop that sold calendars. I'll tell you in a minute what caught my eye initially. It was the first I had seen calendars with things about Korea instead of Monet and kittens. I was excited as I looked through several. I chose this one because of the hanji.
Then I chose two more that had gorgeous pictures of Korea. These pictures are worthy of framing they are so good. I paid less than 5000 WON ($4.70 USD) each which is an unbelieveable good deal. It also got me to thinking that these would make great Christmas gifts especially for those on a tight budget. It's a little late for this Christmas but it's something to think about next year. I took some pictures of the calendars for you to see.
Now comes the part where I tell you what caught my eye. Skip over the next two pictures if you don't like to see boobies. That's what I saw when I walked by and I was shocked!
They were right next to the calendars of women in hanboks. It's just not something I see in the U.S.
I also bought a newspaper for the first time. I thought actually living in South Korea when Kim Jong Il died was pretty amazing (scary but amazing). I bought the newspaper as a keepsake.
This was the front page of this particular South Korean newspaper.
Mourners in North Korea.
Family tree.
And I left wondering how this sweet and innocent looking child could grow up to be such a monster. I will never know the answer to that but I hope this family tradition stops now.
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