I took a lot of pictures when traveling, picked out a few that I was quite happy with. Not writing a lot here, and most photos dont have any people i know in it (except for one). Just wanted to share what I have seen.
Its good to be back. Since last I was here I have been home in Norway for a month. Then i traveled in India with Eivind and Even.
Me at Taj Mahal.
Eivind and Even practicing advanced yoga in Goa.
Afterwards my trip went to Thailand where I met my dear sister Liv Johanne, and her boyfriend Henrik. I also met up with my friend from Korea, Kazimera, and Liv Johannes friend from Norway Kristine, and her roommate Kate (I didn't get any photos of them before I left).
Me in Thailand
My sister Liv Johanne, and her boyfriend Henrik in the grand palace in Bangkok
Me and Kazimera checking out som tempels in Ayathua, Thailand.
But that was then, and to keep this blog current I will talk about last Sundays great adventure.
A nice french girl, Clémence, a fellow international student, took the initiative for a group trip to the new International Business Distict in Incheon. This was about 2 hours away on the subway.
So why did we want to go 2 hours to see this, what is it to see? Well it proved to be very cold, so we were happy when we could go back, but the sights were quite interesting. The district is built as a separate city outside Incheon, close to the airport, on reclaimed land. It is a city that is 100% planned, for around 1 million people. And yet there is only 20 000 living there at the moment. It is a fancy, fancy ghost town. Why? Because Seoul is HUGE. There is way too many people in the capital in Korea. Seoul has 12-14 million people within its city limits, depending on sources, and 20-26 million with the metropolitan areas. In comparison the second biggest city in Korea is Busan, that has a mere 4 million people.
There is a lot of cool architecture and we spent around two hours there and saw under 50 people in total other than our group. The city is nearing finished, and hopefully it will fill in, as it would be very nice if it had some life in it. Its also very close to the airport, only a bridge away. Also it would mean less crowded subways in Seoul. Although i guess international business men mostly take cabs.
Here are some photos from our day trip.
If you look closely you can see that the stripe on the left side of the building, is unfinished. This cool tower is very close to being done.
More fancy buildings.
A keen reader might be able to spot me in this group of good looking exchange students.
We tried to get up in this building for a better view, but it was closed.
Shiny, new buildings!
Untill next time you can listen to this song they kept playing in our gym last year. Notice how they sing "Fireworks are gay" repeatedly in the Chorus. Oh Korea. Thanks to Diana for finding that for us.
We have found something awesome. Yes it's another post about western food. But this post is also about the best burger I have ever had. And at a reasonable price too! We have gone here many times since we first found it. It is hidden away in an alleyway and has a travel theme. The staff all speak English and the food is awesome.
It seems to me that in Korea the really good places aren't more expensive. If you pay more you will get something more fancy I guess. But you don't have to pay extra for the really good food, but you have to find it. While journey is so nice it makes it harder to go looking for new places than just eating at journey, I really wanna find more places like this. So we have to keep on exploring. In the meantime you can have look at this awesome burger
One thing Korea is crazed about are mobile phone covers. They don't just protect your phone but show who you ARE. They also change your phone to huge bulks If you want. Like this one we saw today
We are getting a bit sick of Korean food after a month. That is mostly the one on campus. A good escape for us then is going to Quiznos sub close to our dorm. I just realized that this is a very boring post for most people not living in Korea. For us though, good western food is worth blotting about. Basically it's just a slow subway chain. But we get bread! And they use veggies on stuff. A bit more expensive than our normal breakfast, but once in a blue moon its worth it.
