The last day in Seoul we visited the southern part of the city below the river. But first we made a stop in the Fish market. This is the best fish market I have ever seen. People talk about Tokyo's wholesale tuna market but for retail this is the most impressive. Hundreds of stalls selling the weirdest things living in the sea. Check out the pictures (this is a small sample of what was on display). The guide books tell you that you can pick up a fish, take it...

Usually when we travel we do not budget a lot for hotels as we are out an about from early in the morning until late at night. But this time we tried something different. An upper market design boutique hotel called "IP Boutique" with an impressive lobby and cool rooms (check out the pictures). The next couple of days we tried Seoul more like travellers and less like tourists. We found a "Kimchi" company that offers cooking class which we took part, then we...

In the university and arts neighborhood of Daehagno eating seafood hotpot and pork stir fry (bulgogi) that has to be washed down with Cass beer. Life does not get any better!!!

Arrived in Seoul, the scripting language has changed, and faces has gone a bit longer, and I am still tired.

The second day in Seoul started at the Tourism Information office. We registered for a Korean cooking class and learned to write our names in their language. Then took a map and started wondering around town in order to do the typical touristy stuff. I will not bother you with palaces and shrines, but the most interesting thing about Korean history is a king called "Sejong" who basically defined the Korean way (created their language and gave them an identity ...