Korea, I hardly know thee!

Having now been in Seoul for a whopping 5 days, I feel qualified to make overarching generalizations about the entire country.

My Korean experience is probably rather different than the average tourist's because I'm already conditioned  to a large amount of Asian culture. So, instead of temple hopping I have been taking advantage of the western aspects of soul.

About 30% of my meals have been Korean food, the remainder have included: burritos, pizza, buttered popcorn, burgers, and Indian food. This has been a welcome chance to enjoy some culinary diversity from my standard noodle/rice/duck head meal.

Yesterday I also had a chance to ride up one of the tallest buildings in China in an elevator. It is truly amazing the growth East Asia has produced during the past 60 years.