Korea COVID Travel BlogSo due to the bars ands pubs closing at 9pm due to the new Korean COVID restrictions at 8pm I was in quite a rush to get across the main road from the theatre, to the local bar we have been frequenting.
I annoyingly made it to the main road just as the crossing finished. Now the crossing times in Korea are much longer than the UK, so now very thirsty I was keen to get the process going I pressed the nearby button as you would in the UK. This was a mistake. This button does not start the crossing.
I jumped as a loud Korean voice boomed from a speaker above my head followed by beeps. It turns out after later translation the button enables the visual impaired crossing mode. After 5 minutes of waiting the crossing opened and the full audio spectacular of the crossing was unleashed on everyone attempting to cross the road. More loud Korean voices (I presume now telling me it’s safe to cross) plus beeps and tones.
I chuckled under my mask, be it slightly embarrassed as I crossed.
I needed the beer when I finally arrived!
