Korean Basketball League KBL

With winter here its a good idea to stay indoors or find something to do inside and one of those things is watching a basketball game.

The temperature in Seoul has now plummeted to -12 as I write this and I expect it will fall even lower in the coming weeks so heading outside is almost out of the question. I remember travelling around Seoul in past years during the winter and it was always an uncomfortable experience no matter how many layers of clothes or protective garments I was wearing...



So one fun activity you can do is go and watch a basketball game at your local "gym" or basketball stadium. In Seoul you can go to the Sports Complex Station on the green line and follow the signs to the Gym where you can join in the chanting and cheering. The weekend games are usually played on a Saturday or Sunday at 2pm and 7pm so you may get a couple of chances to watch a game. The seats are usually around 8,000 won and you can take your snacks and things there to enjoy during the game.

I went and saw the Samsung Thunder v Inchon (ETL Elephants?). There was a lot of excitement during the game and a half time singing show as well as some free gifts if you are sitting in the Samsung supporters area. There were also some t-shirts catapulted into the crowd by the cheerleaders which was interesting to watch. ^^

Here are some information links and photo's:

Korea for Expats page which has all the games and prices in English ^^
http://www.korea4expats.com/events-in-korea-K-League-Basketball-December-2012-Around-Korea-6994.html

The Korean KBL page:
http://www.kbl.or.kr/main/main.asp























Well that's all for this week. I am trying to stay warm here as best I can. The first heavy snow of the year fell last week so perhaps there will be a white Christmas here. Lets see what I can do for next week... maybe I will show you some sights of winter?... ^^ Anyway until than have a good and warm week!^^