Ok, so better late than never. Here were some of the highlights & interesting points of the trip...
South Korea
- DMZ tour
- Drinking Soju - at least I can say I have tried it. It is a sweet potato Vodka which you drink by the shot. It wasn't very pleasant to drink.
- Hiking / walking in the mountains - I now know that Koreans love to hike. Even the middle aged ladies are fully kitted out with the latest gear and walking sticks.
- Kimchi & Korean BBQ = yum!
- free Krispy Kreme donut for every customer
- Korean billiards - how do you play the game on a table with no pockets and only 4 balls?
- Korean men only wear black...how boring.
- not learning a single word of Korean during the whole trip.
Japan
- sushi
- sushi
- did I mention sushi? It's the best in the world! So fresh and tasty!
- Sushi train restaurants rock
- listening to the Japanese slurp their noodles
- Teppanyaki does not exist in Japan. It is made up for foreigners, hence why we got so many blank faces when we asked for teppanyaki
- Shinkansen - Japanese high speed bullet trains which were very punctual
- staying in a Capsule hotel
- seeing big tuna at the Tsukiji fish market
- Disneyland Tokyo
- Onsen (Japanese spa)
- Rollercoaster at Dome City
- Watching the Hawks win the AFL grand final at an Irish pub in Osaka
- Watching little kids being traumatised by wild deer at Nara and Himeji Island.
- Karaoke - very fun
- trying 1 piece of whale sushi - not particularly tasty.
- answering the phone by saying 'moshi moshi' instead of 'hello'
