just another American teacher in SK

We have a 4-day vacation and I’m treating myself to a weekend in Seoul. Most hotels are booked solid through May 10, as there is a series of Korean holidays this week (May 1 ~ Labor Day, May 2 ~ Buddha’s birthday, May 5 ~ Children’s Day, May 8 ~ Parents’ Day …), but I managed to get one night at a decent hotel in Incheon and another night in the central district of Seoul.

The hotel in Incheon is not luxurious, but it is conveniently located, offers a multi-lingual staff, and appears to be recently renovated.  It also has a few room amentities that make it very enjoyable ~ my own steam/multi-spray shower room, a Jacuzzi tub, and a toilet that does everything (massages, sprays and dries your butt, etc).  After enjoying the best meal I’ve had in months, a few hours of steaming and soaking, and watching English language tv on a big screen (I love my notebook, but CNN on plasma beats the hell out of an 8″x6″ screen), I feel human again.  My god, what a difference a few hours makes.

I’m looking forward to sleeping tonight between “real sheets” …  (urgh, someday I will write about the stupid sheets, but not tonight).   8 hours of sleep, uninterrupted by dogs barking and roosters crowing and construction machinery roaring past at 5 am …  I better arrange for a wake-up call, so I don’t sleep past noon!! 

I know that tomorrow will be another great day ~ I’m staying in Gangnam, one of the most affluent areas of Seoul, at a wonderful hotel about 6 blocks from the COEX.  The rooms are basic and small, but offer a mini-bar, plasma tv, internet connection, down comforters, black-out curtains, multi-head showers and (of course) the multi-purpose loo.  There is also a 24-hour spa/fitness club, and a fantastic restaurant/bar.  Very satisfying. 

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