14 November 2022
Hiccups
Gwangju Lotte for dinner
After a long day hiking it was inevitable that dinner would be somewhere close and easy. So off to the Lotte it was.
However I have the hiccups. I have had the hiccups on and off since drinking a bottle of water near the summit of the hike. It is very annoying. They went away twice but came back again soon after. None of my usual tricks like standing on my head, sticking my tongue in my belly button or putting a finger in each ear hole and nostril while drinking a glass of straight cordial are working.
I have had not had the hiccups like this for many years. I read once that someone permanently got the hiccups with COVID, maybe that is me.
42,000 steps today. Tomorrow is a non hiking day. I have no plan. Onto the pics.
The local Lotte is quite small. I do not know if it is the only department store in town, I suspect there is one on the other side of the city in the business district. Still it has a cinema and a decent food basement.
Since there will not be a lot of photos this evening, behold the seating area of the basement food places. I prefer to sit at the bench and watch mine being made.
Apparently, Jeju style noodles. Looks a lot like Japanese style ramen. Except that it a lot more pork! Broth was also fishier tasting, which I think is the Jeju seaweed.
The guitar makes this shot perfect.
Gwangju has a xmas decorations street. I wonder if it exists all year or if they re-brand for each season that requires buying plastic lighting of some kind.
Well, I have seen worse, somewhere I once saw a sign that just said 'The Head'.
Hello.
I did notice that a lot more things are open tonight, Monday, compared to last night, Sunday.
Near my hotel all these places were closed last night. Now everything is open, but still quiet. That is enough pics of quiet streets.