WEDNSEDAY DATE NIGHT

Last month, Maureen and I came up with a geeky idea that we now call WEDNESDAY DATE NIGHT. Basically, we take turns planning a night out for the other, and keep the destination a secret.
I will quickly go over the Wednesday Dates that we have been on.

1) Namsan Tower
I am scared of heights, Maureen knew this and that is why she took me to Namsan Tower on our first date. The toughest part for me was to take a cable car to the tower. The darn thing was filled to its capactity and it shook (as I cursed) the whole way up.
Jokes of vertigo aside, the view of Seoul from Namsan reconfirmed my belief that Seoul is a huge metropolis.

2) Movie Night - "The Last Duchess"
Maureen had been talking about this movie called, "The Last Duchess" and so I decided to surprise her with our first movie experience in Seoul. We went to a massive twelve storey high theatre in downtown Seoul. There are two differences worth noting between Canadian and Korean movie theatres; first, snack foods are much cheaper in the theatre; second, Koreans use an evil thing called assigned seating. As we walked into the theatre (fully equipped with theatre treats) we noticed that there were a dozen people sitting in one big clump. Our ticket numbers recquired us to clump ourselves to the clump, thus adding to the clump. Maureen and I broke away from this pattern of thinking, and decided to choose our own seats. This backfired when the owners of our new seats showed up. We got the boot. Having noticed that Koreans take assigned seating a little too seriously, we proceeded to clump ourselves to the clump. I enjoyed the movie.

3) Cirque Du Soliel
Maureen wrote about this date in her most recent blog.

4) Bau House
Earlier in the week, Maureen mentioned that she really missed her pets. Her comment got my creative wheels turning. I did a little clacking on the Internet, and somehow found a ridiculous solution to her little problem. I took her to Bau House, a cafe packed with noisy, smelly, drooling dogs. There were at least thirty dogs of various shapes and sizes running around Bau House. The tables were chewed, the couches were ripped, and the place reeked of dog. Shortly after the beagle urinated on our table our cheesecake arrived.

5) The Old Tea House
Continuing with the animal theme, Maureen took me to a bird cafe on the next date. The Old Tea House had a quaint setting, littered with candles, old books, paintings, and bird droppings.
This is an example of the type of business that might have thrived eighty years ago in Canada, but still exists and thrives in Korea.

6) E-Mart
Writing this now, I realize that the dates I prepared are kinda lousy compared to the ones Maureen prepares.
Last Wednesday I took Maureen to an E-Mart. E-Mart is this place that is alot like Wal Mart, but it has several floors of shopping madness. The prices are fairly cheap, and the selection is great. We bought a small Christmas tree and some decorations for our apartment.

7) ????
It's Maureen's turn for date night. Where will she take me? What will happen? Ohh... the suspense...