After watching the Mariners beat the Dodgers in the morning, I met Graham at 2:50pm at the Paris Baguette to go to Seoul. The original plan had been Guri but Graham decided we should go to Seoul instead. We got on the 1115 bus at around 3:05 and on the bus ride in Graham pointed out to me all the towns we were passing and what they had that was of interest, and also where I would get off and on the bus if I wanted to go there. We took the bus all the way to Jamsil in Seoul which is apparently where Hye-hyun lives, and then we got onto the subway to Samseong station.
At Samseong we went in the Coex mall where we found pretty much all American shops and restaurants, including McDonald's where we ate lunch and numerous Nike stores. Graham also showed me where I can buy English books, which may come in handy if I ever finish these epic Robert K. Massie WWI books.
We wandered the mall for a while, then took the subway back to Jamsil and wandered the Lotte mall there for a little bit until it was time to go back on the bus. Not a very exciting trip but I learned how to get in and out of Seoul and where I can go shopping if I need to, and where I can get delicious American food. If you check out my Flickr photo set you will see some of the notable and interesting things we saw, but it was a very short trip. One of the most useful things I found out on this trip is that the 1200 bus coming back to Maseok stops about 30 seconds away from my apartment, which means getting to and from Seoul/other areas will be even easier than I thought.
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