Andy Warhol

Dan and I are trying to explore Seoul more frequently. We decided to visit the Seoul Museum of Art. On our way to the bus the sky looked like the end of the world was upon us. The yellow dust from China had taken over. I seriously wonder why it's called Yellow dust there is nothing yellow about it, it resembles a volcano explosion with ash floating in the sky. We didn't realize that it was yellow dust until we saw copious amounts of Koreans in Seoul wearing masks. Before we headed to the museum, we stopped in Itaewon to locate a travel agent. After searching for 1 hour we finally found an agent only to be told a flight would be an astronomical price we decided to research ourselves. Before hoping on the subway we stopped at a Turkish kebab stand. We heard really good things about this place and decided to see what the fuss was about. I tell ya Korea has really made me courageous with food. I had a chicken kebab and adventurous Dan had a lamb kebab. It was absolutely amazing now every time I head into Itaewon the kebab place is a must stop. We eventually made our way to our destination trekking through the yellow dust. The Seoul Museum of Art was featuring an Andy Warhol exhibit. I was beyond excited to see his work up close and personal. The exhibit featured Warhol's work through out his career incorporating paintings, photographs, and installations from both his public and private collections. His interpretation of popular culture through art transformed images with an abstract expressionism changing the way we view visual art. It was great to experience Andy's "15 minutes" so to speak in Seoul. After the exhibit we walked to Myeongdong a popular shopping area in Seoul to rest our feet and check out the new H&M. H&M in Korea had a decent selection of clothes but it was overpriced defeating the purpose of shopping there and way too crowded. We ended the night at our local Fish n Grill with a strawberry soju cocktail.