Last week we spent in (south) Korea, and although it was more expensive than the other trips we’ve made it turned out pretty good. The climate, temperatures, and general colours were very much those of Sweden during fall which wasn’t that exciting but it was very nice to get rid of the creeping moist in Hong Kong for a few days.
From the Seoul tower we had views of the mega city Seoul in all directions. Seoul is the worlds second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo and it was a mighty view at night with the lights extending to the horizons.
We bicycled along the Han river and got some nice views of Seoul:
We’ve had so much good food like bibimbap, Korean barbecue, and some special mix between Italian and Korean cuisine. We also tried live octopus (chewy as hell), silkworms (I don’t recommend it), and dog (I didn’t try the dog).
When being a westerner in Asia and maybe even as tall as Richard or blond like me you usually attract some hidden or not-so-hidden looks from the people you meet. But in Korea we almost felt ignored had it not been for a group of girls:
