pretty futuristic looking airport with maglev train, sadly not going in our direction.
they had michoko birds running around :)
pretty futuristic looking airport with maglev train, sadly not going in our direction.
they had michoko birds running around :)
this guy has breathing gills on the outside (endangered)
they also had random land animals like these cute chipmunks, which they called squirrels
the general who successfully defended the city until he died
buildings where you can open windows, nice (and unusual)
they had a very nice collection of French wines, some priced up to $4000
We ate those puffer fish, poor things
the roof had a viewing area/dinosaur park for kids
the poor baby octopus didn't know that they could escape
I'm not sure I'd want to eat this
nice guardian statues, they reminded me of the similar ones in Nara
the tombs now look like big mounds
one was escavated to show what it looks inside
the oldest bell in Korea, dating 771
tame bunnies running around our hotel
black octopus, as big as the ones we found in the ocean on our own
fish heads, fish heads, happy merry fish heads...
last big lunch, way too much food again
happy bird was scooping off flying ants as they popped from the hole
one of the 3 busses that drives to the top
the new lotte tower that is being built
viewing platform on top floor was basic, but worked, outside of dirty windows
South Korea was invaded as far as this corner until the UN and US got involved
Thankfully Seoul was taken back quickly
France was one of the many countries that helped out
some army recruits were visiting
and a replica of the boat that was recently shot and sunk by North Koreans
in the naval battle of Jinpo, Korea had managed to build cannons that could fit and work inside their superior boats, and use them to defeat an army of Japanese raiders that greatly outnumbered them (1380). Sadly the Japanese only came back more numerous and stronger later
shooting balastic missiles with a bit laser from an AWACS like plane, nice but we're not quite there yet ;)
the original CGA graphics card was huge
they actually designed and built an original Apple 1 replica
impressive what we could 'draw' with just a few colored pixels back in the day
nice collection of gaming portable computers
I remember those mice, cleaning the rollers and the ball
I almost forgot when we switched to optical mice, they are actually pretty impressive
my old Amstrad CPC 464 was there
I totally forgot about that Amstrad Pen Pad
Found a nice temple on the way
this is what it was supposed to look like
the top level had an observatory
lion chat knows he got abused, poor thing
even this one, not happy with its collar :)
this one, still not looking happy, but that could be the breed
this fancy one didn't seem as pissed off
this little kitty was beautiful and playful. I was even allowed to pick it up
this cat was super nice, it came and licked me, and then climbed on my back. Quite rare for a cat café
entrance to the DMZ area and passport check
it's really just a long tunnel that gets low enough in places that it's quite uncomfortable if you're my height (1m77)
apparently there are still real mines left in there
the DMZ is the no man's land area between the 2 yellow lines, with the border in red in the middle
you're allowed to take selfies, but not to take pictures without yourself in that area
the south korean soldiers stand there all day with their fists clenched starting at the opponent (a single poor north korean guy with no so good looking clothes) on the other side
I actually feel sorry for the guy, he looks more scared than mean
I assume they are short on staff but are watching back nonetheless :)
to be honest, I'm not sure the South Koreans who stay there many hours without moving at all, are having a great time either
on the plus side, she get carried away by 4 men after each performance :)
demonstration of how people were punished back then :)
this is the magic map I really wish we had had sooner, my guide book didn't do a good job telling us where to go, but this map did
just like Japan, they're wearing clothes with other languages they don't really understand :)
they tried to emulate the blue man group in some ways, but it just wasn't as good
Seoul has a very small piece of the city wall left
food options were quite limited
nice idea, your seat has its own space where you can put your carry ons
the business section seemed decent too
both the video screen and the control screen were running android
because you are interested in our first world problems :) I have to report that sadly the Osetra Caviar wasn't that tasty, but I'll still give KAL points for trying :)
because getting the rental car GPS to work was hard, I had 2 of my own with openstreetmaps in Jeju :)