15 April 2023
Repeat soup curry rain night
Nampo in the rain
Rain update: still is.
Local Lotte department store update: closed today only - no idea why.
I waited around a bit later than normal for the rain to stop, but it did not. This meant it was first time to descend down into the subway shopping streets and head underground to the nearby Lotte department store, pictured a couple of days ago. It was shut! There were signs up all over the doors saying it was closed today only. The supermarket was still open but the food courts, restaurants and most importantly of all the rainy roof garden were all closed. I do not think this is a regular Monday thing, I suspect it was closed for stocktake or something like that, or maybe they are filming a Korean zombie movie in the store, I will never know.
So then I had to go out in the rain. It was starting to subside, and as I type this I think it is almost over. I have to be really careful about not getting my camera wet, but still felt obliged to stand in the traffic and take photos of light reflections on wet streets.
And then I spotted a place I have eaten at before, one of my favourite types of food, Sapporo style soup curry!
Yep, still raining. The hill in the distance is now a cloud.
I have walked the entire length of this underground pedestrian mall before. It strangely has entire sections selling giant digital LED wall clocks. Tonight I decided to just photograph a section with nothing at all to see.
After discovering my planned dinner location at the Lotte department store was closed, I had to head out into the rain. Very quiet on a rainy Monday night.
The Fuzzy Navel was an option, but I checked and mine was not fuzzy enough.
It may be Monday, but there are still plenty of places open for food.
Sapporo soup curry, with 17 kinds of vegetables (it is what the menu said). I got the pork option. Delicious. I am not sure I counted 17 different vegetables, maybe 15. Should I complain?
Now for some neon reflections. I think I took a photo of this street this morning too.
BIFF square.
OK, I am wet enough. Time to head back to the hotel.
I am confident it will stop raining shortly and it will be good weather for a long hiking day tomorrow. I plan to do a hike I have done previuosly, in reverse.