Lotte Hotel

First day in Seoul

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April 10th 2012
Landed at Incheon, Korea's international airport at 8:25am. The weather was nice. It wasn't to hot or to cold, it was nice and cool. I was very tired and all I just wanted to do was get to my hotel and rest. I caught the limousine bus that went from the airport to my a stop right infront of the Lotte Hotel. The fare was 15 000 won which is about $13. The currency in Korea is Won and the ex ... read more

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more