Flappy Oyster

Today is Easter Monday which means that yesterday must have been Easter Sunday. It is very easy to be totally oblivious to that here in Korea. Back home I might complain about the mass commercialism of Easter, while stuffing the contents of a Cadburys gift pack into my mouth. Korea doesn't do Easter.

I am not religious so all Easter has ever meant to me is another chocolate holiday. So I miss Easter eggs when I am over here. Though trying to explain this to my students is funny- eggs? made of chocolate? why? chocolate rabbits? Teacher, are you kidding me?

But I did actually see something quite Easterly yesterday. I spent the day at a recording studio with a box of chicks.

I was at the studio because Crwys was playing some drums for Rory's new CD. What the chicks were there for, I just don't know. I actually spent most of the day sitting out in the sun, nursing a hangover.

The weather has been so strange this last week. Last Thursday the whole city was covered in fluffy whiteness and by Saturday we were walking along a sunny beach. On Sunday I was wearing sunglasses and wondering why I hadn't put my sandals on.

I was glad for the sun. I had hidden the fact of the snow from my mate, Margo, who cancelled her last trip here after the big downfall a month or so ago. But I kinda knew that it would be gone by the time she got here. And sure enough, she made it in the glistening sunlight. And Crwys arrived just ten minutes later. I love having people to stay here in Gangneung. I am so proud of my Korean hometown. The bus journey over from the west is a gorgeous one of snow covered mountains and views of the ocean. When people get here I have to take them to the beach asap.

Crwys took time out from complaining about how cold it was to play a game or two of squash the gopher

while Margo got busy with the fish tanks outside the multitude of seafood restaurants

When the complaining got too loud I took them to do one of my favourite things- drinking wine at the beach. We went to the Mailbag, a beautiful wine bar with ocean views. It was too cold to sit on the balcony but we did do a fair bit of foreigner spotting

and I am not saying that drinking that early went to Margo's head or nothing but....

only the one bottle of wine later and it was time to go back to my house and get ready for our big evening out. We met Rory for dinner before going back to his house to play some drinking games- mainly how much beer we could drink in a small amount of time. Tania came over to meet us and then we hit the bars.

Or rather they hit us- all you could drink for 20,000 won (about a tenner) at the Warehouse- nasty nasty! And rather fun.

People have told me that there aren't enough photos on this blog so here goes

We ended the night at Bumpin with the wig wearing brigade. Margo tended to her new found fan club while I got maudlin about leaving soon. All in all a great night.

Thank you for coming over to Gangneung, Margo and Frodo, see you next weekend!