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DAY 2 IN SEOUL: Ice Skating Near City Hall

 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...

DONALD TRUMP IS HARDLY UNIQUE

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