This was the second or third day in Seoul.

We went on an outing up to the top of Namsan Mtn. It's a "mountain" (hill to you North Americans) in the center of town. You can take a gondola or a short hike up to the top. The view from the top was incredible. I couldn't believe how huge Seoul is.... 14 million people live in a space smaller than all 5 boroughs of NYC put together. It accounts for a lot of the same high-rise apartment buildings all over the city, and the country for that matter (South Korea is made up of 80% mountains).



There was a wonderful pagoda at the top:



And observation towers:



We also found classes of children everywhere. Koreans love their children. They place much value in their education and provide as much as they can to make their children's life as comfortable as possible. They even have Children's Day in Korea. I'm told everywhere in Seoul is festive with celebrations honoring the children.

Anyway...here are the children.



Oh, and I musn't forget the men's bathroom. At the top of the tower at the summit of the mountain they had these urinals where you could stare out over the whole town while taking a leak. Good times...



I'm thinking of writing a book on all of the different types of toilets from around the world. It'd be rather comical don't ya think?