Tonight, we headed to Jamsil Stadium to watch a Korean baseball game. Jamsil seats 25,000 fans and was used during the 1988 Summer Olympics. The place was abuzz when we arrived.
As our family made its way to the ticket booth, we navigated through dozens of street vendors selling every kind of food and drink for fans to take inside. The ticket clerk wanted to know which team we were cheering for so she could put us on the appropriate side of the stadium. Uh, uh ? Thankfully, Levi thought fast. Tonight's game was the LG Twins (from Seoul) verses the Lotte Giants (from Busan), and Levi decided since he was born in Seoul, we would cheer for the Twins. Sounded like a good plan!
Now, baseball might be America's favorite pastime, but Korean fans take cheering to a whole new
level. They put the FAN in FANatic! There are platforms placed among the seats where cheerleaders and singers lead the crowd in choreographed music and dancing to American songs like "We're not gonna take it" and "I've been working on the railroad". I don't know if you have to attend some kind of pre-baseball school, but somehow the entire crowd knew what to do and moved in unison. It was quite a sight to see!
We watched the game and then after consuming a bucket of fried chicken, French fries, popcorn, Pringles, candy, and several sodas, we called it a night and headed back to the hotel. The kids insisted they weren't tired, but they were snoring within minutes. A great night.
And, oh, the LG twins won the game 5-4 so Levi made a good choice!
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