Well our 2nd day in Korea was a full work day. We did not get to do any more shopping but we did have an awesome dinner and karaoke night. The work was interesting though because we got a deep understanding of the market and shared some of our current plans. I could feel a cold coming much to my dismay knowing tokyo was coming up. So Nikki and I left the meeting early to go change. I was in a skirt and heels, and while I was walking back to the hotel an elderly woman stopped me. She kept point at my feet in great dismay. We figured she must have been concerned about my feet in such pointy shoes.

Dinner consisted of having lots of beef cooked right there on grills built into the table. We ate lots of meat and drank lots of beer! I'm so glad I was able to to eat meat again! We also drank shots of some kind of liquor made from sweet potatoes that was amazingly light and tasty. We were asked to do the shots in a "wave" where one person after another drinks their shot as we go around the table. It's definately true that socializing and work are blended and expected! Good times.

We then left for karaoke in a part of town where the young people go. People get a private room and no alcohol is served in these places. It is considered rude not to participate and sing. Nikki and I sang the Go Go's "We Got the Beat" and I did a solo of "I'm Your Venus" ala Bananarama style. Once the night was over, Nikki and I escaped the group for a few minutes to run to one of the cute shops. We quickly bought a fuew trinkets and lost the pack in the meantime. It was totally worth it! We got a cab easily and made it back without any trouble. Finally we got some cutesy stuff! Check out my photo album for shots of us doing karaoke!

Overall I get the feeling that Seoul is an interesting city and I think next time I'd want to spend more time exploring the city. On eof my favorite moments was when I waas in the mall taking a picture of characters on a huge sign. I turned around only to find that almost everyone behind me was either photographing or video taping me in action. I bowed to my audience and blushed. They in turn bowed back. A true tourist moment...