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.
