Young people (and sometimes old people) who are in love bring two identical locks to Namsan Tower, mark them with an affectionate comment, and leave them linked forever on the chain link fence surrounding one of the platforms overlooking the city of Seoul. There are thousands of these locks . . . don't know if anyone takes the time to remove them when the relationship goes sour.
Many of my Saint Louis friends have asked me to keep them posted on my experiences as a Fulbright Fellow teaching at Yonsei University in Seoul. This blog is a response to those requests. I returned to Saint Louis on July 5, 2009; however, I'll continue to add photos to the Blog until I run out of photos or time.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Young people (and sometimes old people) who are in love bring two identical locks to Namsan Tower, mark them with an affectionate comment, and leave them linked forever on the chain link fence surrounding one of the platforms overlooking the city of Seoul. There are thousands of these locks . . . don't know if anyone takes the time to remove them when the relationship goes sour.
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I'm told that people throw the keys into the abyss and say "our love will last until one of us finds the key." I wonder how many people have been hit by falling keys.
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