If there's one thing that is almost always a part of my kitchen, it's music. You can't be the child of a DJ and a music enthusiast without rocking out to tunes more often than not while cooking dinner, entertaining guests, or cleaning things up after a meal. So what would my Seoul Kitchen blog be with some mention of the music of Seoul? Now, actual music is one thing; and music that makes your soul sing is something else. This beautiful Spring season, I would like to share with you some of the songs that my soul has been singing as I walk through the streets of Seoul.I don't have to walk very far before inspiration strikes. A new coffee shop/art bar that popped up recently is giving the street a little color...literally. The latest addition to the artwork featured in the gallery is actually a painting of Marilyn Monroe on the sidewalk outside. You have to step over her face in order to walk in. It's great!! and it was definitely a delightful surprise that brightens up an otherwise rather drab, albeit lively, side street. One look into Ms. Monroe's seductive eyes and at her inviting smile and I'm already singing, "I wanna be loved by you..."
Right now, cherry blossoms, magnolia trees, and every other kind of fragrant flower imaginable is blooming and saturating the air with the fresh smell of springtime. And to celebrate, Seoul is promoting the annual Cherry Blossom Festival everywhere! I have yet to see a single area of the city that doesn't have at least a couple of blossoms blooming somewhere. These beautiful trees completely line the streets on post and just make you want to skip along humming, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..." all along the path.Truth be told, I'm not a very big fan of flowers. I've never had a green thumb, I'm not the kind of girl who truly appreciates roses on Valentine's Day, and until recently, I wasn't likely to stop and smell anything that was growing out of dirt or near grass because it just wasn't my thing. But, for some reason, this year is different; living here has obviously brought a little extra estrogen out of me and I'm not afraid to change or ashamed to share with the world that I have a tiny tune playing in my head as I walk along not only stopping to take in a deep whiff of these wonderful weeds but sometimes snapping pictures of them too, just to brighten my day later on.
The music of Seoul is more than just the songs playing on the bus, blasting out of the nightclubs, bars, restaurants, and electronics stores, it is the chirping of twitterpated birds and the hum of every happy person walking by enjoying these lovely Spring days before the oppressive heat of Summer. Sometimes it seems that everyone is singing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" right along with me and other days I may just be singing "Love is All Around" all by myself. Either way, I'm a happy girl surrounded by these big buildings, beautiful blooms, and the synchronized sounds of my Seoul Music.
