Pizza and soju picnic by the Han :)

 I've been to the Han River many a time during my stay in Korea but last Sunday's trip to the river was a little different to usual. Being there with my friend Seoyoung felt more like I was a Korean than a foreigner and I'll get to why in a second. After lots of chattering, a nice stroll and up and down the river and learning some new Korean words, (Seoyoung always likes to teach me.. and then test me.. some new Korean to add to my vocabulary) we decided we were hungry and that we should eat dinner soon. Now I was expecting to leave the park to go and find a restaurant for dinner but my friend had other ideas. She suggested, due to the lovely weather, that we get pizza or fried chicken (the two most popular fast food choices among Koreans!) from the 'delivery people' that hang about near the station *insert light bulb moment... "Ohhh, so that's what all those people who try bombarding me with fliers every time I walk out of the exit are doing! Oh I see!"* Usually when I go to the river park I see many Korean families or couples or groups of friends eating these kinds of food and I always wonder where the nearest pizza place is, never putting the two and two together with the people that have just pretty much mobbed me on the way in! Duh! But I always just thought they were simply advertising their restaurant as opposed to offering a delivery service right there in the park! I suppose it just always shocks me, even now after all this time, to see just how convenient this city is. You want to eat pizza right next to the river in the park? Yep, someone will be on hand to bring it to you. It's amazing. They apparently deliver to beaches and mountains, too! LOL!

So that's what we did. We ordered the a pizza (which came really quickly) and bought extra snacks and beer and soju... because what kind of picnic in the park would be complete without soju?! We listened to K-pop, tutted in disgust at all the overly affectionate couples around us, and then laughed a lot, ate till we were full, drank our alcohol and chatted happily. As far as Sunday evenings go, it was one of the best.

Having all the experiences I've had in Korea has been great but it is lovely sometimes to experience things exactly how the people of this country experience them... especially when that involves eating pizza and drinking soju! Hehehe! fun times :)