The countdown begins. I stopped writing about Korea in I stopped writing about travel in I very nearly stopped writing. The last one was October 5th, I know my travel is a privilege, and yet it had become a core part of my sense of self worth. When covid took that away, I lost a large part of my self. October was surprisingly good. I finally visited the famous pink muhly grass here in Gyeongju, a great chance for flower closeup photos.
The park it resides in is regularly replanted with seasonal flowers and filled with picnickers and kite fliers. The pink muhly is a type of grass that is, well, pink.
There were workers around to make sure everyone wore masks when not posing for photos, and the paths were clearly marked out. People in Korea were as usual very considerate of others taking photos in the area.
It was a beautiful day. I took a trip with a good friend up to Seoul to celebrate Halloween at Everland where the whole park was decorated for the holiday. The daily case count was under at the time, so we felt safe and had a good time.
I even incorporated a spooky mask into my makeup for a full on monster face. There was a parade, and a zoo with a penguin feeding show, new baby pandas only viewable via cctv video , fennec foxes and many more. We mostly looked at decorations, and then we stood in line for like 2 hours to ride the T-Express rollercoaster which was actually entirely worth it. Some of the photos made it to my Insta, but I never got around to writing about it.
