https://www.thduggie.com/thduggies_blog/2008/korea-in-cliffsnotes thoughts and family activities in an industrial suburb Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://www.thduggie.com/thduggies_blog/2008/korea-in-cliffsnotes#comment-8072 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:26:29 +0000 http://www.morbidcornflakes.ch/thduggies_blog/?p=165#comment-8072 […] Work finished a little early on Wednesday, so I headed here, where I’d already might or might not have been a year ago on August 30.  Most the other jewelry shops had already closed, so I was quite happy to find this one with the lights still on, though later I found out I’d walked up a few minutes past closing time.  The first thing the father said was he remembered me.  A few minutes later and after some conversation that didn’t betray the fact the son suddenly asked, “You’re from Switzerland, right?”  I showed them a photo of Janet wearing last year’s purchase – I keep a few wedding photos on my iPhone – but either they didn’t make the connection or they’re used to their pearls being used for important occasions.  I won’t say what I got this time, but I will make the next photo link to a map of their location.  It’s the best little pearl shop in Seoul as far as I’m concerned.  […]

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