We took the bus to Seoul on Saturday and saw a lot of beautiful and interesting things. Whenever I began to ponder the age-old passengers' question "Are we there yet?" the GPS function on my phone could pinpoint our location.
As we drove on, we passed many mountains. I loved seeing them and all I kept on thinking was, "I wanna climb that mountain."
But they got bigger and bigger. I saw one of the highest mountains I have ever seen behind the palace that we visited in Seoul. It was a great backdrop.
At the palace there was a beautiful pavilion. When we went to the aquarium at the massive Coex Mall, one of the displays had a model of it in the background.
The aquarium also had cute and interesting fishbowls, and even had one fish in a toilet bowl! At the very end you could stand on a conveyor belt and travel slowly through a tunnel with water overhead and on both sides. Huge sea turtles, hammerheads, and assorted other sharks would glide by all around while speakers played the theme from Jaws and other scary mood music.
The subway was really cool. The cars were spacious and wide - not to mention bright and clean - but people were packed in like sardines.
The rides were very quiet, too, and the platforms are separated from the tracks by tinted windows and sliding doors. The trains are fast and they come frequently, but they are always perfectly aligned when they arrive so the car doors open at the platform ones. I was totally impressed.
Also, both the subway and the mall had interactive touchscreen maps with search and zoom features, like a giant smartphone set up for the public. It was pretty cool.
I'll try to post some pictures from Seoul soon.
