Seoul Pics - Part 1

Hi Everyone,

I'm really sorry that it had taken me so long to post pictures. Our training was intense! We had 8 hours a day of training plus, 3-4 hours a night of prep work for the next day's training.

We're done with training now and we have left Seoul. We are now living in Taejeon. I've taken some pictures of Daejeon but, I will start with the beginning of our trip and post chronologically.

In case you are curious, here is a map of South Korea. I have highlighted Seoul and Taejeon (which is also spelled Daejeon).





The view from the hotel room



Our hotel bathroom (I was worried that it would be weird.)



Our hotel room



Our hotel room



Here is a picture of Luiz in front of the hotel we stayed at.



Here is a large road by our hotel. We were in the financial district which is called Samsung-dong.



Typical Side Street In Seoul
They are small, winding, and cramped. Also, they don't appear to have street signs on these small streets. So, it's really hard to get around.

We made it!

We are now in Seoul!

It took three flights, a bus ride, and a taxi but, we made it :)

Stuck in Atlanta

I should be somewhere over the Pacific. Instead, I am in a hotel in Atlanta. I have lovely American Airlines to thank for this.

Originally, we were on a flight from Miami to San Francisco. From there, we were to get on a Singapore Airlines flight to Seoul. American Airlines canceled the flight to San Francisco with less than 24 hrs notice. They ended up putting us on a flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Dallas with a connection on Korean Air to Seoul. When we got to the airport and checked in, we were told that there was no way that we would make the connecting flight; they were too close together.

This is when the nightmare started. American Airlines (which has a few very nasty and lazy ticket agents and Sky Caps) put us on a Delta flight to Atlanta where we were to connect with a Korean Air flight to Seoul. We were stuck on the Delta flight for over two hours on the tarmac. The Air Traffic Control computer system crashed and no flights were able to leave.

Needless to say, when we arrived in Atlanta, the flight to Seoul was long gone. Trying to get rebooked took forever. Delta said it Korean Air's responsibility and Korean Air said it was Delta's responsibility. It turned out to be Delta's. It took the Delta ticket agent over an hour to be able to rearrange our flights. He said our reservation was a weird mess because of all of the rebookings and the change in airlines.

So, now I am in a hotel near the Atlanta airport. We have a flight in the morning to Los Angeles. From there, we are to take a Korean Air flight to Seoul. Hopefully, it goes much smoother tomorrow.

We fly out on Thursday, Nov. 19.