Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Day One in Seoul... Where the driver is always right and the pedestrian always wrong
Day one of my South Korean adventure. Thus far, it's pretty much just been hanging out at the hotel, eating, and a short (4 hour) nap because I'm still on US time. Which is 13 hours behind Seoul time. I have a lot of catching up to do.
This is a very brief introduction of what it's like here, but it's primarily focused on a very unfortunate Korean snack food. What snack food you ask? Well you'll just have to watch it and find out...
Make sure to watch tomorrow's installment, which will be far more interesting. I will be doing a piece to introduce you to a little bit of Korean culture... the kind that isn't pink pens with fluff on the end and hello-kitty style pop art. I'm talking about the real Korea. The gritty, dirty, grimy truth. Which I have uncovered in less than a day. It's that dark.
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4 comments:
Sean! I didn't know you'd be in South Korea! Hope it gets better after the fish. Here in Italy I made the mistake of ordering "assorted fried fish" while on the Isle of Capri... They came to me little, fried, battered and whole (teeth, eyes and all) and looking like they'd probably been alive at the time I ordered them. I actually had to ask the waiter to take them away (my stomach isn't as strong as yours!). Anyway, best of luck, have a great time in Seoul!
Gaby
"small dried fish."
oh man, its just like bear grylls, only better!
Sean, I didn't realize you were actually a clever writer. Nice blog.
Hello Sean,
Well written and I'm looking forward to your take on Seuol tomorrow.
If you go to a Korean restaurant try 'Nakim bo kam' -- I believe that's the correct spelling -- which is an excellent squid dish.
ttyl
as always,
/* Phil */
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