So, we’ve arrived in Seoul.  No pictures yet.  The plane ride from L.A. to Tokyo on Japan Air Lines was the best plane ride I’ve had in my life.  If U.S. planes still had good food, and real comfort, I may travel more often. 

Things were certainly different on that flight than most I take, however.  First, the airplane is equipped with cameras and the pilot show you take off, and landing.  And for your viewing pleausre, you can watch those cameras anytime during your flight.

The food and service by our ‘cabin attendants’ was great.  I was lucky enough to have sashimi and eel (two of my favorites) during our snack.  Dinner and noodles may have been excellent too, but I was a little to bleary eyed to enjoy those.

Driving into Seoul last night was interesting.  The Han river is much bigger than I thought and separates the city.  Also, it was interesting to see that Kia, Daewoo, and Hyundai are selling tons of cars — certainly without our US support.

I’m still waiting to explore this city, but the more I travel, the more I realize that people in the world and how they live seems the same — while food and culture seem the most different.  Everyone seems to have a cell phone, most of the billboards are in English.  Except for the ground crew bowing to the air crew at Narita, and perhaps the fact that everyone is Asian, I could be anywhere — eating at Outback Steakhouse and getting a big gulp at 7/11.

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