Tuesday 10 July 2007 - Seoul

The buffet breakfasts here at the Sofitel Ambassadore are terrific. You can get whatever you want, from cereals, fruit, eggs, bacon, sausage, breads and pastries to Kimchi, seaweed, rice and soup.

We went on tours today - Ian to the DMZ and Heather on a Royal Palace Tour.

Ian's DMZ Tour - He was picked up from the hotel at 7.40am and boarded a minibus to Imjingak Park, Freedom Bridge, ID Check Point, Unification village, The 3rd Tunnel (DMZ Theatre Exhibition Hall), Dora observatory, Dorasan Station, Imjingak Park, Ginseng Centre and then back to the hotel.

He was disappointed that he did not come across Slim Jim from the Imjin!

Demilitarized Zone, Panjumjom

Heather's Palace Tour - She was picked up by her tour guide from the hotel at 8.40am and taken by minibus to Cheonggye Stream, past the Blue House (home of the President), Deoksugung Palace, Jogyesa Buddhist Temple, Amethyst Factory and then dropped of at Itaewon Shopping Centre. Spent a couple of hours and did a bit of shopping and people watching before getting a taxi back to the hotel.

Royal PalaceTour, Seoul

Back at the hotel we showered and dressed for dinner. We spent a nice evening at Pub Restaurant "Gran-A" which featured a terrific Phillipino band. We even had a dance and Heather was asked to dance by a Korean guy! Good fun. Last night of our wonderful holiday.