Scenes of Seoul

Ekonomy Hotel?  Here's what you get for $45 dollars.  It's small, but clean and comfortable.

And a nice bathroom!

Turns out that the suggested hotel location was located right in Myeongdong, a very busy street with lots of shops and quite touristy.  It was right outside my door!

So, this is Kim Hyun....Korea's IT guy.  (By the way Onions recognized him so apparently he's famous in China as well).  Kim Hyun is the face of EVERYTHING.

...he's so big he has his OWN MUSEUM!!!

The Seoul Subway is as advertised.  Clean, efficient (although not as frequent as Beijing) and EXTENSIVE!

Every station is supplied with emergency supplies.  Beijing, time to step up your game!

In Korea, of course it's time for Korean BBQ!

BBQ with a side of sweet beef noodles!

The newly opened Zaha Hadid designed Dongdaemun center.

In center Seoul there are still traditional houses.  Here in Bukchon village, most of it feels like a museum.

I liked the juxtaposition of the traditional and the modern in the background!

Over on a stop in Itaewon (near the American base and heart of the expat community), I stepped out of the subway and saw a demonstration/march by Muslims.  Not sure what the message was...

.....but I know there is NO WAY anything like this could ever happen in China!  Props to South Korea for honoring the concept of free speech.

Fried Meatballs!

I was wandering around Myeongdong and what's this?  The Chinese Embassy!

Before I left Seoul, I read on Tripadvisor that there was a great show called a NANTA near my hotel.

I was thinking it was a cooking show.....

But it turned out more to be a cross between lots of chopping of food and it being thrown around, drumming and audience participation.  It was ok....I was expecting more!