Welcome back!
As you can see, I'm in quite a bit of pain from spilling hot tea water all over my arm, so the tour today will be short and sweet.
***The photos today are courtesy of the lovely Laura Parks, the extraordinary Paul Wilson (who hopefully won't be mad that I stole some of his pics), and some other random people who also hopefully won't be mad that I "borrowed" their pics. We're all one big happy family...right? And just so you know, I have seen all of these things for myself, except for the t-shirt.***
We're on our way to visit Lucky Strike for Halloween, but there's plenty to see on the way!
Have you eaten? If not, we can stop in here and you can grab a sandwich.
Perhaps you're in the market for some new undies, YES?
"Didn't you see my panty and brassiere? Well... is that yours? No! How about this one? It's mine!! My underwear! Why don't go to yes? Yes? Yes!! Yes let's go to Yes!!!"
Hey, look! Check out that guy's shirt! Koreans love putting random words together. I love it too. And of course, no shirt is complete without dancing smurfs.
It's getting darker out now, and as you can see, Korea is second only to Vegas when it comes to neon lights. Here's one of several Sexy Lady Bars.
The papers all over the street are advertisements for bars, clubs, and restaurants.
Establishments hire people to walk around and drop brochures on the ground, and sometimes they even drive around in trucks throwing the shit out the window.
If you aren't having luck at Sexy Lady, go for broke at Ho Bar.
If you're REALLY lucky, you'll find Cute Candice there.
We've finally arrived at our destination, Lucky Strike. Do you see those bills plastered all over the over the walls and ceiling? Think of all the beer they could buy....
Meet my friends Tremendous and Lindsey. What? You want to to take our picture? Well...ok. Lauren, what are you doing? You want me to wear what? Bunny ears? Sigh.....ok. I'm ready for a picture now!
Oh wow. We got here just in time. Here's what you just missed. He takes a glass and stacks it on top of another glass, then stacks another glass and another. He fills up the top glass until it overflows, and then he lights the alcohol on fire. The burning liquid continues to flow down the side of the glasses until it fills the glass on the bottom, which provides ample opportunity for the bartender to light his cigarette off of the fire, and then when the bottom glass is full, he lets the alcohol burn out and hands the delicious nectar to the birthday girl. You might be a bit worried, as of course this is a fire hazard in a crowded bar that only has one exit.
But it's also one of the coolest things I've ever seen, not to mention that the resulting cocktail is tangy and refreshing.
Since we're here, you might as well stick around and have a drink. We'll continue the tour in a few days.
Kambe!!!!!!
