Breakfast and Moving to Gunsan

Diary 10/25/2010

Core Hotel 7.38 AM

I’m at the SkyCafe—13^th floor of the Core Hotel—eating breakfast.  I ordered the American Breakfast because I saw that the Korean breakfast had bean sprout soup.  Not a big fan of the bean sprout soup.

The American Breakfast has scrambled eggs, 2 slices of bacon, a selection of fruit (1/2 pear, some kiwi and pineapple), toast, and some French fries with ketchup.  I am drinking coffee and orange juice.  Is all very good (if not a little cold).  It is also a little expensive, but I don’t really mind. 

I meet with Mr. Jae Chong Lee today—in about 1 and ½ hour or so.  I’m nervous—don’t quiet know what to expect.  I’m dressed for school: grey slacks, white under shirt and green cardigan.  The wrinkles came out after a night of hanging up.

           

I jut put jam on my toast.  To open, you don’t pull back a corner of the jelly, but instead squeeze opposite side together nod the jelly comes out the front center.  It’s the little things that make this experience fun!

Everyone is so nice here...even the inanimate objects. Check out this napkin:

I don't know what the napkin is thanking me for, maybe not using my sleeve?  

It’s really foggy today just like yesterday.  Maybe it will burn off when the sun rises.

Here are some other things from the Core Hotel that I really thought where either interesting, funny or just made me smile.

You can tell that I'm super tall here.  Even the mirrors are made for shorter people:

Basically, when I looked in the mirror, I couldn't see my head.  This tried to show that, but the angel on my camera was a little wrong.  

I guess when I think about the 11th biggest economy in the world, I think they obviously have electronic keys for hotel rooms.  Wrong:  Old fashioned.  Which might actually be better because you have to turn in your key, not find out that you kept the card once you get home and look in your purse and find out you kept it.  It reduces the throw-away-culture we have, to some extent, in America.

 Don't laugh, but this is a poster showing you how to use the toilet.  Unfortunately it is all in Korean.  But, I like the little button's drawing.  I think their toilets are much more European toilets...

Plus, the seats are heated!  So, this will be really nice in the winter so that you don't have to sit on a cold toilet...

Anyway, those are some random thoughts about the Core Hotel.  I had a great time, and look forward to the future!   Hopefully today goes as well as yesterday did!