The Lake Park and Spectacular Musical Fountain

Opposite us (maybe 5 min walk) is the huge, man made, Lake Park. It takes about an hour and a half to walk around – in a leisurely manner. It loads of different paths and areas, heaps of trees, wildlife (even the occasional squirrel), pagodas, bridges linking different areas etc etc. Its a really nice place to hang, and is very important in a city with no gardens (there are only apartments here). On any given day you will see families picnicking, people power-walking (in full uniform of sun visor, pollution mask, gloves and full tracksuit), and teenagers wagging (or having their photo taken, or having art class).

In the Lake Park, there is the Spectacular Musical Fountain (actual name). And, when we first saw it, we were sceptical as to whether it could live up to its name. But, come night fall, there is a (spectacular) performance of choreographed water, music and lights – and the water moves in every direction – reaching amazing heights in all different colors. As if it wasn't spectacular enough, it has choreographed FIRE that comes out of it. Damn skippy its pretty nifty.

The music is a little odd, and the flames – while spectacular – do seem a little old fashioned. Tim believes that the Ilsan Local Body Government has a secret time machine. With which they sent someone forward to 2020 to bring back the tech required to create such a visual spectacle, and then back to the 1980's to retrieve the Hair Metal sound track.