Night 1 Love Motel
25 months ago
We spent our first night at a great motel in Korea. Why can’t “love” motels catch on in America? We spent a little over $45 dollars for our room and not only did it include a big screen TV, two personal computers, a jacuzzi tub, but also a super computer that controlled everything in the room. The room was very clean, and I would hate to see what $45 would get you in the states. Wanna know more about love motels check out the wiki here, or Brian’s review here.
Computer station for couples
The touch screen allowed you to control all the lights, the TV, the DVD player, order room service, have the valet bring out your car, control the two other PC’s, set your wake-up calls, and control the air conditioning.
Super Computer that controlled everything
The window to the sleeping area from the bath was interesting.
The hallways and decor must have been designed in the 70's
Korea 2011
05 months ago
I am just now getting over the jet lag that came with the trip back to the states. JJ and I both really enjoyed our trip and had a blast both in Jeju and Seoul. I will be posting photos over the next few days and judging by the amount of food photographs that I took, we spent most of our time eating. I am planning on working on the rest of the photos over the weekend because school starts on Wednesday.
My Nephew
First Homemade Korean Meal During our Trip
At Holly's Coffee Near Gimpo
Landed
06 months ago
Woke up early this morning after crashing out early last night. We stayed up the entire night before heading to New Orleans on the third,and I got very little sleep on the plane. We were surrounded by children whose mission in life had to be to aggravate as many people as possible. After a long 14 hour flight from Chicago to Seoul, we landed in Seoul, and made it through customs and immigration with little to no problems. The weather, although muggy, has not been terrible, but it does look like the next few days are going to be rainy. We decided to stay near Kkachisan Station since it is close to Gimpo and to JJ’s sister’s house. We grabbed a taxi after taking the limo bus from Incheon to Gimpos, and I was quickly reminded of why I never wanted to drive in Korea. Our driver was able to simultanesosly enter the address into his GPS, handle conversations on two different cell phones, get directions from JJ, and weave in and out of traffic without hitting a couple of delivery drivers that drifted into our lane.
We met JJ’s sister, brother-in-law, and their son at a traditional Korean restaurant for dinner. They treated us to a wonderful dinner, and it was a great first meal in Korea. It was good to be able to catch up with family members that we have not seen in two years, and we both are ready to get back to the mainland to spend more time with them. Their son is now eight, and it was amazing to see how much he has grown in the two years that we have been gone.
Since I didn’t bring my card-reader, I will have to wait and upload photos, but I look forward to sharing photos of the hotel that JJ found for us. I really wish cheaper “love motels” would take off in America. For less than 60 dollars, JJ and I have a room with a huge jacuzzi tub, 50 inch flat-screen TV, two P.C.’s with huge flat screens, and touch screen computer that controls everything in the room.
Today’s plan is to visit and have lunch with another sister who lives near Gimpo, and then leave for Jeju this afternoon around four.
Photos and more tales of Korea later
Prepping for Korea
3Our bags are in the process of getting packed. We opted to only bring carry-on luggage to allow us to quickly and comfortable get from Inchon to Gimpo once we arrive in Seoul. I have been doing most of the pre-trip activities since JJ is working on a monster problem for her final in Numerical Linear Algebra. The problem is four pages long and since I am not a Math person, I can’t really even describe it. She has to write some type of code that computes eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a given symmetric matrix. All I can do is help by cooking dinner and making drinks.
We fly out on Wednesday morning from New Orleans, and the plan is for JJ’s brother-in-law to pick us up at Inchon. We will have dinner with brother and his family, and then JJ and I will crash in Gimpo for the night. The next day we have a late afternoon flight to Jeju. I am getting more and more excited about the trip. My father-in-law has been planning outings for us and has already scoped out a couple of locations that he thinks I should photograph. We also have to make our way Seogwipo to visit with JJ’s great-uncle. We have never met before, and it should be an interesting trip out to the countryside of Jeju. He owns an orange farm, and I hope to be able to get out and take some photos.
After a four to five days in Jeju, we will head to Seoul for the remainder of our trip. We will spend our time in Seoul visiting with friends and family, shopping, eating good Korean food, and generally just not thinking about the upcoming semester.
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