Talking of exercise... the favourite form of exercise in Korea is also one of the least expensive... walking! Every morning, hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of the citizens of Seoul religiously set out for a walk. It's the same in the evening. And, not surprisingly, one of the favourite places to walk is Olympic Park - a real oasis in the midst of the busy city, full of measured pathways so that you know exactly how many kilometres you have covered. And (of course) beautifully kept!
Given the number of people who were in Olympic Park on the morning I took these photographs, it was quite an achievement to make it look so deserted.
2 comments:
I love these images, Iain. It reminds me of walks around Central Park in NYC where, if you ignore the honking of horns all around you or use an iPod to remove yourself from the city soundscape, you can get a sense of peace and calm amidst the incredible hubbub. Hope you don't mind that the first image is my desktop background at the mo! Very calming.
Peter, glad you like them. amazing thing about Olympic Park, Seoul, is that you can't even hear any traffic!
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