Korea's got Seoul

Bangkok's International Terminal (Suva)

Korea: Today's stop on the Asia tour brought us to the very modern and trendy Seoul, Korea. We managed to squeeze in a quick tour of a few palaces in the downtown area. These were here in the 15th century until the Japanese colonized Korea and the palaces were burned down. Since then, they've been reconstructed and walking through the grounds feels a little bit like walking onto the set of the Last Samurai (so says my chapina prima). The Japanese influence is present in the food, the written and spoken language and the culture. We liked the city's modern feel, cleanliness and ease with which you can get around. Wasn't as humid as Thailand either.

I bid you adieu for now, my plane to SFO is boarding. See ya'll soon.