Whilst away in the country I had a small epiphany! Now not one to get all poetic but the scenery was absolutely breathe taking. And i think it helped me realize that there was something missing to my experience in the city. The mountains are preserved and Koreans don't believe they should be touched. This is the History of Korea.
The city is not really older then 50years. The high concrete skyscrapers are magnificent in one sense, but more anonymous. The only identity is the electric billboards and vertical neon signs.
I haven't been able to put my finger on what I was missing until now. And its the lack of imagination, and inspiration I have when I look round the city! I'm so used to beautiful European cities with centuries of buildings to look at and allow my mind to think of these pockets in time and imagine these historic scenes!! Over summer I visited Budapest and Milan, oozing with elegance and fantastic structures from past times! Even Leeds and Manchester and London have places in my heart.
Yes Korea does have some old palaces and traditional buildings that were not destroyed in any of the 100's of invasions Korea has survived.
But I think now I need to look deeper. I cant just drift around the city and be struck with these buildings that of are works of art!
Im on it!!!!
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