Séoul, Korea

Arrived this morning at five local time in the South Korean capital. The flight was good and the transfer in Munich went smoothly. Munich was quite different from Frankfort airport. People actually smile and everything is modern and well organised. You don't have to walk kilometers to change gates and I didn't encounter any lines.

View from my "apartment".

Munich was so nice, my suitcase decided to stay an extra day. I arrived 30 minutes early in Seoul and went to the baggage conveyor belt to see a sign slide by with my name on it asking me to contact Lufthansa staff. They were at a small mobile stand next to the belt. Very efficient, they explained that for some reason my suitcase was still in Munich and would arrive tomorrow. They gave me 100,000 Won (about 65 euros or 90 dollars) to buy things I might need! But what I need is mostly the tripod in my suitcase for shooting tomorrow morning. They said they would try to get my bag to the hotel by 9 in the morning tomorrow.

The hotel is great! It is a resident hotel with kitchenette, separate bedroom and living room with big widescreen TV. A pretty cool pad for the next 3 weeks!!

Just wanted to add a pic of the toilet. That's because if you never experienced toilets in Japan or Korea, you're in for a treat. I am no expert (who do you ask for toilet advice?), so don't know what all it can do! But here is a pic of the bar that is alongside the toilet which makes noises when you sit down and is even heated!