Woke up to a cold day in Seoul. Outside temperature, around the freezing point. First, breakfast in Aria. Went walking today, but not outside. Mainly a short way in the cold to the Lotte Department Store basement. Otoro and toro sashimi. Never seen so much fat in a tuna. Got to try it before we leave. Abalone. Wagyu beef, Shrimp. Kim chee. I've noticed in particular that this dish as served was very recently pickled. The typical $100 basket of fruits. I don't exactly know what most of the following are. For example, whatever this is, had a long line. Must have a hundred of these selling booths. Well, this must be something close to a croissant to the right. And this is a crab roll. Large cookies Pizza, I think, Other stuff. Matcha cone. Heard of jelly roll. These must be similar. Bakery. Next to one of those luxury products booth was a live horse. For dinner we went to Ninth Gate. That photo just below is when I dined here in 2013....
Had a good night of rest and maybe my best breakfast of this trip so far. The buffet breakfast at Aria in the Westin Chosun is wonderful. For me, soup dumplings and udon. See that thermos bottle? It contains scotch, which, for me is a required ingredient in the consumption of Shanghai Soup Dumplings. Second course of Udon and kim chi. Noticed that tree trunks are protected from the cold. How cold? Looks nice, and the temperature hovers around freezing, 32F. Lows at night will approach 20F. High winds are expected in a couple of days, lowering the wind chill to 0 F, or 32 degrees below freezing. Best to go out today and tomorrow. So off we went to walk around our hotel block, My Blue-bar Pigeon greeted us. Street wearables and food stalls, Note the next one sells clothes for dogs. Dog Face, not North Face. Lotte Hotel and Department Store. Hangungu Shrine. Note: Westin Chosun in background, Below, this same shr...