Everland and Incheon Airport
Hi there!
It’s 9:35am on the east coast, but it doesn’t feel like that to me. I don’t know what time it really is, but something called “the sun” seems to be out, and it’s in the eastern sky, so therefore it must be morning. Right? Right.
Anyway, I have a few more pictures, both from Everland from my day of travel.
Took a few more pictures of North Korea.
North Korea's right there!
Closer shot of North Korea.
We made it to Caribbean Bay! (Warning: Overly excited English ahead.) It was a water park, mostly indoors. I realize I said “outdoors” before, but there was an outdoor portion of the lazy river part. I had to retouch this photo since it was really really white.
Outside Caribbean Bay! Woo!
INSIDE Caribbean Bay! See the difference?
There’s a water slide, a few wade pools, the lazy river, a kiddie diving pool, strictly kiddie pools, and a bunch of saunas/spas. It was a relaxing place filled with hundreds of screaming Korean kids.
On the way out, I found a few gifts and took a picture of the theme park’s entrance.
There was also a theme park next to Caribbean Bay. It was open for a "Snow Festival".
We took the bus back to Ilsan, and I found the best Billiard Club in the world. Kind of far to travel, but it’s gotta be worth it.
I found the best billiard club in the world, FYI.
Dinner was Kimbab, Udon noodles, and Jook. I only got a picture of the Kimbab.
Kimbab! Seaweed, rice, and meat+veggies.
That was my last day and night in Korea. The next day was all travel.
Woke up early, and headed to the airport. As I said, my complaint letter to Delta got me a free BusinessElite upgrade. A very nice touch for the 13 hour Incheon-Atlanta leg.
Sonia holding the ticket of AWESOME.
This upgrade was key. A 13-hour flight in Coach isn’t too bad – the food’s decent, I had an exit-row seat, and the amenities were pretty good too. But man….BusinessElite is so excellent. If you don’t know, you really don’t know. Take a gander:
The seatback in Business Class on Delta's 777s.
I sat in one of those seats. They didn’t quite lie totally flat, but reclined maybe to a 30º angle. The footrest also came up to about 75º. They also included a bottle of water, an amenity kit with all sorts of stuff, and a light that you can see on the left side for reading.
Slippers from BusinessElite on Delta.
Oh yeah, slippers too.
Business Class also had better food. Dinner...number 1? Pictured: Beef Japchae, Carrot and Ginger Soup, and a Fresh Seasonal Salad.
The food wasn’t bad either. I missed taking a picture of the first dinner (lunch? breakfast? midnight snack? what time was it?), but it was a “Penne Pasta in Vegetable Bolognese Sauce, tossed with arugula, fresh mozzarella, and mushrooms”.
Dinner #2's main course. I chose the Tuk Galbi - "traditional korean beef in spicy soy sauce with mushrooms, pak choi, and steamed rice".
I tried to talk my way into the Delta lounge in Atlanta with my Business Class ticket, but no dice. I paid for it since I REALLY wanted a shower.
The flight after was lackluster, we’ll say, in comparison. But it landed safely. That’s all I really care about.