Hello from Seoul in South Korea!!

By the way, we have added photos so do scroll down to check them out and upon our arrival we will add more, of course!!!

So, with the last few hours we had in Hong Kong we decided to go visit the Peak and the Peak Tram. Of course, being the silly couple that we are we decided to do this on the very last day and of course it turned out to be the crappiest day, weather-wise :( So we got up there and unfortunately it was foggy so we couldnt see the city properly, and we went at night too to see the neon life so we were a bit disappointed (I had been there already so Jo was the worst off!)

We made our way to the airport afterwards and to the plane to find that we actaully were given 1st class seats - dont ask me why, I dont know...maybe the plane was overbooked..but who cares!! We had a comfortable (and unfortunately short) 3 hour ride to South Korea where we arrived at 4:30 (South Korea is an hour ahead of China). Of course we couldnt check-in until 12 so we were stuck wandering Seoul until we could check-in and take a nice deserved nap. We visited Jogyesa temple before checking-in...One major difference...the Buddha was smiling here! And also, in South Korea it is polite to remove your shoes at all times (well, when entering most homes, restaurants, and temples at least).

At night, on our way downtown we passed the Admiral Yi Sun-Sin's statue and the Hammering Man statue...two very differing statues as one is old and other very modern...something you should know, by law every skyscrapper needs to have a statue inside or outside of the building...so the entire city is littered with statues which is really nice :)

Seoul is a very developed city and you see it. It is also very clean and becoming more environmental friendly. No more holes in the ground for toilets that's for sure :) Also, Korean, sound-wise, is a lot like Japanese (Korea was invaded and occupied by Japan from 1910 to 1945 which was then followed by the Korean Civil War where it divided between the Norht and the South) but I am not sure that is the reason for its similarities...although the food, unique in itself, does have a bit of Japanese influence. Koreans are also very polite...it is normal to bow when you greet someone, take your shoes off as a sign of respect and also when they deal with money they have a special way of holding it (for exmaple, in China you have to hand out money whether buying or selling, with both your hands and arms outstretched as a means of giving your entire self in the transaction) while in Korea they give it with one hand but the other holds the elbow of the hand that holds the money and they bow while they are handing you the money...So a very interesting culture indeed :)