Decent flight but terribly hungover, I followed Scott's quite detailed directions to his flat in Sinchon, Seoul. This included an hour long bus ride that luckily dropped me virtually at the door. The previously described week in London left my immune system decimated and I pretty much got sick on arrival in Seoul. This wasnt great, but as I had Scott's place to stay at and no flight out (hence timeline to squeeze into) I could relax and get better, which is precisely what I did to start with. Unfortunately Seoul was experiencing it's first week of snap cold.. it was below zero.. this I wasnt expecting, cold sure, but not this cold! It hampered me getting better a little but still enjoyed it nonetheless. I'm just glad I hung onto the winter jacket and thermals i'd been dragging around.
I went out several times with a few of Scott's friends, had a few nights on the drink and generally just enjoyed korean life as Scott does, which was great. I didnt have any big plans there.. I spent nearly 12 nights in Seoul and became very fond of the place. The city is big and wide roads carry heavy traffic for most of the time. There are over 20 million people in the greater Seoul area so it's quite a busy place. There's a pretty good nightlife, wth absolutely no shortage of bars and clubs to attend and everyone is very peaceful. Though I'm sure it exists, i can't really imagine much violence there at all.
Seoul is not a great place for vegetarians. There was one restaurant i frequented that was 100% vegan with many options right by Scott's place in Sinchon. I must have dined there at least 10 times. I'm sure there's more options around, but they aren't obvious.
There isnt really any need for a detailed acount of my visit. but here are some highlights of the visit include:
- Going down to one of the US army base's and watching Scott teach baseball to 10 year olds.
- Bungee Jumping off a 45m platform over a big lake
- Dining at a traditional Korean restaurant (shoes off eating on the floor, kimchee pancakes etc)
- Spending time with Scott, and meeting some of his unbelievably generous friends. Guests, it seems do not pay for things in Korea.. (Thanks Sooyon and Jeesoo!)
- Hiking up a mountain in the heart of Seoul with Sooyon, a friend
of Scott's who offered to take me, and having a 360 degree view of the
city.
- Visiting the Korean War History Museum. This place was amazing! I spent about 4 hours learning what the country went through during that time which is really quite recent.
- and spending some great times catching up with Scotty! Thanks again bud!
I went out several times with a few of Scott's friends, had a few nights on the drink and generally just enjoyed korean life as Scott does, which was great. I didnt have any big plans there.. I spent nearly 12 nights in Seoul and became very fond of the place. The city is big and wide roads carry heavy traffic for most of the time. There are over 20 million people in the greater Seoul area so it's quite a busy place. There's a pretty good nightlife, wth absolutely no shortage of bars and clubs to attend and everyone is very peaceful. Though I'm sure it exists, i can't really imagine much violence there at all.
Seoul is not a great place for vegetarians. There was one restaurant i frequented that was 100% vegan with many options right by Scott's place in Sinchon. I must have dined there at least 10 times. I'm sure there's more options around, but they aren't obvious.
There isnt really any need for a detailed acount of my visit. but here are some highlights of the visit include:
- Going down to one of the US army base's and watching Scott teach baseball to 10 year olds.
- Dining at a traditional Korean restaurant (shoes off eating on the floor, kimchee pancakes etc)
- Spending time with Scott, and meeting some of his unbelievably generous friends. Guests, it seems do not pay for things in Korea.. (Thanks Sooyon and Jeesoo!)
- Hiking up a mountain in the heart of Seoul with Sooyon, a friend
of Scott's who offered to take me, and having a 360 degree view of the
city.
- Visiting the Korean War History Museum. This place was amazing! I spent about 4 hours learning what the country went through during that time which is really quite recent.
..and they had some giant missiles
- Checked out some crazy 15th century palaces- and spending some great times catching up with Scotty! Thanks again bud!
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