First day in Korea. The flight was rather comfortable. I ended up siting in the very back row where the isle seats become from 3 seats to 2 seats with space next to the window. There was plenty of leg room particularly because of the way the seats were designed for my particular area. Also ended up siting next to a very nice Filipino grandpa.
The food was pretty nasty. I'm thinking on the flight back i may just not eat. The bibimbap was so so.. and the scrambled eggs for breakfast was pretty nasty. There was one very attractive stewardess on my isle, that made my flight a whole lot shorter. I took my notebook thinking i would need it to keep me occupied during the 12 hours - but it really wasn't necessary. I watched 3 movies off the on board entertainment system, and slept during the other 6 hours.
The drive back to my parents house took an hour, and the first impression i got from Korea was the quality of air. It's pretty nasty here in Seoul. You can see the layer of smog in the air.
I am now at my parents house, and it's in a very tall building. I am currently on the 26th floor which is the last floor in this building. The house is a 3BDR apartment with hardwood floors. Pretty typical of what I'd expected from what I've seen in Korean dramas.
After breakfast, my dad and I headed over to the neighborhood hot spring sauna. The place dug 800 meters underground and uses the water as an oasis. The water has a slight egg scent, as would any hot spring. They have this really cool room which stays at 130 degrees F, and has a huge 50" flat screen. It was really nice inside. Afterward, we stopped by the convenient store to buy some drinks. I'm pretty sure 10 years ago, a can of coke was $0.20 cents. It's $1 now. Times sure have changed. Actually.. maybe not. Jja Jang Myun (Korean bean paste noodle) is still $3.50 here.
Another difference i found today was that there aren't that many trash cans on the street - compared to California.
Lunch for today is sashimi. Unfortunately i could not take my camera with me, because of certain circumstances, but the food was bomb. It was a full course of sashimi, tempura, bibimbap, soup. $25 per person. Only down side was having to sit Indian style for the entire lunch.
What to eat for dinner.. hm..
Ended up skipping dinner and took a nap. Went out around 10pm to roam the night life near my parents place. Two things i found out:
1. Cars and motorcycles have the right of way here. Don't play chicken with them.
2. Every block is covered with drunkards.
I wanted to hit up Gang Nam or Ap Gu Jung Do, but I'm too tired and jet lagged. Will maybe do it tomorrow.
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