We decided to visit Olympic Park, but it was kind of a bust.

I don’t remember the Summer Olympics being in Seoul at all. But The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) boycotted and was joined by Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua. South Korea then embraced democracy.

This is the giant thumb seen in the background of the photo above. French sculptor Cesar Baldaccini created it. This is one of the only seven large thumb statues existing in the world today. Another one is in La Défense area of Paris. It is 16.4 ft tall (5 meters).

We then stumbled upon the “Gangnam Style” statue. “Gangnam Style” was a huge hit by PSY back in 2012. In the video PSY holds his hands like this.

Next up, Lotte Tower.

Lotte Tower is a 123-story tower that is 1821 ft. (555 m.) high. To go up you have to first enter a luxurious mall.

Bvlgari had a very interesting display that you could walk through.

I thought this cafe was really cute.

Even the waiting area to go up in the elevator was beautiful with this decorative ceiling.

The views were pretty incredible. This is the Han River. I don’t know if the green stuff is Astroturf or what. Please excuse the streaks on the window.

The blue stuff is for new construction. We saw that at ground level. My son and his friend were reminded of an old game called Sim City.

Sim City game (Google image)

Seoul has mountains around it, which surprised me.

Can you imagine working on this tower? I cannot. Gives me vertigo just looking at those guys.

Of course they had a glass floor. I have acrophobia, so didn’t even attempt it.

Great weekend, everyone!

{carole}