Of course, big group that we were and no longer possessed of the coach, the subway was the only to go...
Some stretches of the journey sees the train traverse the Han River, giving us some pretty and therapeutic sights...
A word for would be travellers though. If you want to take the subway, you can always buy single trip tickets from the ticket machine shown in the group of photos and below on the left kind of machine...
But very much like in Singapore, if you want to avoid the hassle of doing that for every trip you make, the simple way is to buy a stored value ticket from the machine on the right, of which a closer view is shown below. It is not found at every single station though....
This is what the machine dispenses. Looks very much like a pack of condoms, if you ask me...
Before we left the station, some of the more 'jumpy' members wanted to use the washroom. This is the soap found at the sink for public use. I hope it was of the anti-septic variety...
Once out of the subway system, we were able to take in our first sights of the streets of Seoul....
Lunch was at a rustic looking place... That's an enthusiastic (and probably hungry) member of the group signalling....
I didn't know then... But Kimchi and other side dishes are ubiquitous at all decent restaurants no matter what meal you order and most often free flow...
The highlight of the meal though, was sliced beef which had been simmered in this pot here so that the flavour of the onion and winter melon could permeate it....
One is supposed to wrap it in the salad leaves which are provided, mix it with Kimchi and some of the other vegetables provided...
But I am carnivore personified, so I ate it alone...
As well as with some noodles that were provided (so we didn't lack in carbohydrate)...
Lunch finished, we were ready to do some sightseeing... Which I will have to describe in more detail at a later time because once again, I have to study for my Econs mid-term...
Sounds like the MBA program is keeping you occupied in a good way! :D
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