Well, it is the middle of the day here tomorrow, and 10:00 p.m. yesterday in the eastern part of the U.S. Or, it is Friday, December 4th here and Thursday, December 3rd back where you all are. This is the last day of the work week and you have one more day. Got it? Neither do I. Daylight doesn't show up here until about 7:15 a.m. And when it does, you're not sure if that's morning fog or smog. By noon, you realize it is smog.
There are so many cars and so much traffic. And when there are not that many cars on the road, they drive like maniacs. I guess to try and catch up for the time they lost waiting in traffic earlier. Or it's just too much of a temptation - the open road just makes you want to put the leather on the metal.
This hotel is very westernized. It has done a very good job of mixing the east and west, but they really are trying to appeal to the internationals. The buffet restaurant had all a westerner would want. It's just done in a Korean way. The food is very good.
The service is outstanding and the place is spotless. They are very attentive at the door, in the restaurant, etc. and they are very neat. It makes you want to fold your towels after you use them and take off your shoes when you enter your room. They even give you slippers is you want to do exactly that.
Today, I needed some photocopies. $3 per per page for a color copy.
Here is a new idea - you know when you take a shower and the mirrors all fog up? Not here. Oh, most of the mirror fogs, but the spot that is immediately over the sink does not. Can't seem to figure how they do that.
When you enter your room, you slide your entry card into a slot and all the lights go on in your room even the TV. When you leave, pull the card and all the lights and the TV go off.
They use every bit of space they have. They build straight up - as high as possible. Some of the residential buildings are not very large as to square footage to each floor, but the buildings go way up and are topped off with a green spot either real or synthetic.
Tonight we had dinner with the parents of Yong Min Lee, a junior. His father, Tae Sung Lee, is vice president for Samsung Digital Printing Division. His mother, Mee Young Ham, is a middle school teacher. We had an Italian dinner in Seoul. Very nice. I even ate calamari. The picture here was taken at the restaurant after a good meal.
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