A logic of its own

This weekend, Andy and I paid an impromptu visit to Lotte World, the local theme park. It was a complete rip-off combination of Disney World and Universal Studios. They have a castle, and an around-the-world theme, and people wearing suspiciously familiar cartoonish costumes, and even a Mummy ride (called Pharaoh's Fury) which I know for a fact wasn't around before Universal Studios built their own. Many of the rides followed a logic of their own. For example, we went on a water canoe ride that took you through a Turkish-themed indoor area thing, then took you up a hill and dropped you in Jurassic Park - complete with animatronic triceratops, T-rex, and stegasaurus. Another strange ride was the hot air balloon ride - you rode in a car modeled after balloons, and the track circled the ceiling of the theme park (it was indoors). Nice view, and a very peaceful ride... until you reach the end, where the track inexplicably takes you through a cave that is frighteningly Mummy-themed (imagine scary Mummy voices, red lights, and smoke). I imagine a lot of unsuspecting kids got a bit of a surprise.

Pictures to come.

To change the subject, the yellow dust has come to Korea. This is a gust of dust-bearing wind from China, which our students have been warning us about for months, but really it has only manifested itself in a slightly hazy sky. Nevertheless, I have been wearing a precautionary mask, and the dust is expected to stick around for just one more day.

Also, yesterday they tested the holy-crap-North-Korea-is-invading sirens. They sound just like tornado sirens.