We always dread the end of vacation mainly due to having to go back to work but in reality Vancouver is an amazing place to come home to. The weather is 21C and sunny right now, perfection, and as I sit at the dining table, writing this, this is the view I look out over, it is pretty sweet.
We arrived at ICN the aiport for Seoul at 7:30 am for a 9 hour layover and booked at 5 hour city tour. Quick costume change and we were off. Jess and I have this goal of trying to "pin" as many world cities and countries on our travel map as possible. A layover in an airport doesn't count but a tour of the city does, so we have now "pinned" Seoul, South Korea and the country of Korea!!
The airport in Seoul is brand spanking new, it opened in 2001 and was built on 2 islands that were filled in to make one. The building is an architectural masterpiece.
SIDEBAR: Hello Canada, America, Europe you had better watch your back. Asia has it going on. The money being spent here is amazing. Economic "turndown", not happening here!! The way our airlines/airports run and the way they treat people are light years away from the Asian philosophy. In Asia they have figured out that being nice and smiling doesn't cost alot of money. Okay, stepping down from the soapbox.
Our tour of Seoul took us to a number of city sites, the main one being Gyeongbokgung Palace (say that 5 times fast, try even say it once, I had no idea what the hell she was saying every time our guide mentioned it).
Our plane had a little mechanically difficulty and we had to wait in the aircraft for 2.5 hours before we could leave the gate. The free flowing Champagne made this a non-issue.
We both slept the entire flight and it was an absolute breeze.
Home now, looking at my new "Travel and Leisure" that arrived listing the worlds best hotels and airlines and dreaming about where to next. FYI Singapore Airlines is number one (Cathay is 5, Miss Hart, luv ya) No airline from North America makes the list, shocking!! Of the hotels we stayed at on this trip the Four Seasons in Singapore, Hong Kong and Jimbaran Bay (Bali) are near top rated on this years list, nice.
Jess and I go to Comox tomorrow to pick up our angel (and celebrate mother's birthday) and we can't wait. We have missed him so much.

8 comments:
glad you are home but not looking forward to the jenny craig, wieght watchers, detox, turning a new leaf thang you two will be delving into as of this Monday. regardless... i love you both and i'm glad you're home safe. xox *d
Welcome home.
Happy you are both home safe & sound, not so happy you are coming to get my little nugget. Will miss him more then I ever thought I would. He's a little person in fur.
I am so impressed with Seoul, don't know what I expected, but it is so modern. Glad you got to experience it. Tired or not!
You are bang on about Asia. Have heard that before & the Western world better watch out.
Bravo for your "rant"!
Can't wait to see you guys tomorrow & this will be very special just to have you both here on my B-Day. Can't even remember when the last time you were home for it.
Thanks again for writing & amusing us all on your travels. I feel I have seen so much of the world through your eyes.
See ya tomorrow!
It's your birthday???
and your trip is now done! Wow what an awesome adventure you guys had. and I am soooo glad that I got to, kinda, be apart of it :) I will miss reading these, so hurry up and go away again.
You better come back....when my kids no longer need me....and we will do HK another way :)
well, until next year...keep fit...and have fun!
So glad you are home safe-I dread the end of weekends because of Mondays and its one part of the reason I hate the end of vacations-I always need a vacay from all that time off-
I would be so scared of missing my flight by taking a 5 hour city tour...I hope they picked you up at the airport. I guess that is how it would work.
Gross, that larvae stew-how filthy, tasting it like that and then trying to sell it-that is how I feel about street food in general, especially in NYC-can't help it.
I hope you do your regular blog again-it was great to read!
At least I can keep myself occupied with trashy reality tv.....
-sigh- going to "miss" you guys!
Guccimuse
Such fun to read your blog! Welcome home!
AHHHH!!!
I can't believe I kept forgetting to put you in my reader!! Crap!
Well, I'm here now and thrilled as ever to read of your (much better than mine) travels. You're in the reader now, so I shall not miss out from now on.
XO
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