Time warp to Seoul, the "s" in the URL for this BLOG ... abbey ... Southeast Asia Hanoi and Seoul. I am sure you have all been wondering what "seahs" stood for.
With the help of my Dizzy, I have already been treated to some engineering genius that I would expect to find in Korea. Many elevators have a feature where you can cencal a floor request by pressing the button again. That is beyond brilliant. She noticed the lift does not work like that in the Renaissance. The cars here actually yield to pedestrians unlike what I got used to in Hanoi and Addis. What a concept. The part of the city I am in is very green with lots of trees. Naomi said not all parts of this berg look that green.
I was up about 8 and sauntered down to the closest Starbucks. I went back to the hotel to get my tooth-picker and the Eeepc. I sure love the size of this contraption. I saw one yesterday during my first Dizzy-stroll that was even smaller and cuter, just like Dizzy. I am sitting on a bench hiding from the drizzle this morning at the corner of Entrance and Large Building. I will here from Dizzy when she gets up and will plan our day. There is supposedly so much wireless all over Seoul except in the area of the bench that I am sitting on.
The buildings here are statuesque and very modern. The streets are wide like in North America. I have as yet to see a North American car; most of what I have seen are Hyundai/Kia/BMW. There are three kinds of taxis here and Dizzy told me to stay out of the Deluxe kind. She believes the only high-end characteristic they really have is price. There are also cabs running around that say "International" since the drivers speak English. Naomi mentioned that's a 50-50 crap shoot as most of the drivers don't :).
Seoul wakes up early but in this new part of the city, not anywhere close to Hanoi and Addis. I was told on my outskirts tour of Hanoi last Sunday that some vendors set up their stalls at 5AM and are gone by 8. I like those hours ... short and out of the intense heat before it gets more stupid. Depending on the nature of the wares I see on my running around today and tomorrow I may pick up a few things for me and/or the Sweet Thing and offspring. I will google the Korean flag for its origin. It is a blue/red yin-yang symbol with four wings in either corner made up of two solid lines with a broken line in between. When out and about with Dizzy last night she pointed out a reverse swastika on a sign and mentioned it seems to stand for "peace" in Korea. Now there's a turn-around. Just heard from my Dizzy. The excitement of the day builds ... signing off for now. More to follow.
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