Namsan Tower and Pretty Things

Over the weekend, I went to Namsan Tower in the center of Seoul.  Namsan Tower is a tower (go figure) on the top of a mountain in the middle of Seoul.  You can ride a cable car up the mountain to get to the tower and then go inside the tower and go to the top.  It provides spectacular views of Seoul, with a 360 viewing observatory.  Couples go up the mountain and leave "love locks" in the hopes that their love will last forever.  It was kind of fun to see all the different languages present in the love locks.

Overall, it was a very touristy area but definitely a fun visit with spectacular views of the city.  The cable car ride was the best part but even that had it's draw-backs.  They cram about 20 or 30 people into the car and if you are at the end you get stuck with a not so great view or not being able to see at all.  I didn't like that.  I also did not like the rude bitch who cut in front of me so she could get the prime spot.  Hate line cutters.

Falling in the Rain

So, this past Tuesday it was raining super hard.  I was walking to work early because I had a presentation to do at 11:30.  On my way to work, I fell down on a bridge and hurt myself.  Luckily nothing was broken but it ended up causing a huge gash in my knee and my knee to swell up.  I went to work anyways, with a bloody knee and asked if they had a bandage because I had stuff to do (the presentation).  Well they took me to the school nurse, and canceled my presentation.  I have to make up the presentation but it was nice to go home and put ice on my knee because it hurt horribly.  It seems to be healing pretty well, especially because the nurse said "you are queen of healing."  On Wednesday, my knee looked so much better than it had the previous day.  As of today (Friday), it is starting to scab up, which I am taking as a good sign.  It has also stopped bleeding when I move (which it had been doing for the first 2ish days).  I am hopeful that it will heal soon enough but I know that I will have a scar.  Oh well!