Today I met Woosik for the first time since he got back from London. He graduated in May and moved back to Korea. It was great to see him after six months. It was difficult for the longest time to coordinate our schedules to hang out, but we were able to set a time and were able to hang out.
We went to Lotte World, which is one of the most popular amusement parks in Korea. Half the park is indoors and the other half is outside, which allows the park to be open year round. I was amazed by the design of the indoor portion of the park. The architects of the park used the space very wisely, building several huge rides in such a small space including a looping rollercoaster, log flume, and raft ride. The outdoor area also utilized its space very well, especially with an underground rollercoaster (which was my favorite ride).
We were not aware of several variables that proved to be a challenge in our mission to ride every ride. First, it rained....a lot. Second, today was the first day of summer vacation for Korean students. I'm pretty sure at least half of the Korean students in Seoul were celebrating at Lotte World. We didn't accomplish our mission, but we still had a great time catching up while exploring the amusement park.
A few of the memorable moments from the day include:
1. We went to the 4D theater in the park and watched this very funny pirate adventure story while being jostled and squirted with water.
2. While in line for the log flume, the girl listing the rules said: "You will get wet on this ride, but don't worry, the water is purified so it is safe." You would never hear that in line at Six Flags!
3. Riding the looping rollercoaster with two middle school girls behind us screaming like it's going out of style.
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