Another miscellany

Since I have been stuck in the lab these past couple of weeks, I haven't managed to do a great deal of sight-seeing. As a matter of fact, I think that I have seen most of the sights of Seoul (as defined by Lonely Planet). A week and a half ago I visited the War Memorial Museum in Yongsan. It is a large place and has a good exhibition on the Korean War, about which I knew very little before visiting. Outside there is a large display of military hardware, which the children love playing around. Of course, it is nothing compared with the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset! Below is the front entrance to the War Memorial Museum and a selection of missiles.





Randomly, here is a picture of Seoul Tower:



Since it rained for the first time in yonks on Sunday, the air has become a lot clearer and it is possible to see right across Seoul to the nothern hills from my flat (note Seoul Tower on the far hill):



One more thing: Umbrellas. In a country where I am at least 6 inches taller than average, umbrellas are nothing other than vicious!