Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Korea at Christmas time

On a recent trip to Seoul (December 14), I stayed at the Lotte Hotel in downtown - very near the central government buildings. It is in walking distance from the AA office. I was floored by how well Seoul dresses up for the holidays! They have some lovely light displays, and there was an ice-skating rink built for the holiday, too! Since it is quite far north of Hong Kong (3.5 hr flight), the weather was crisp and cool and refreshing!
These are just pretty light shots...
They have some vertical strands of lights that cascade down from the trees - they are made of a series of small lights that come on in sequence from top to bottom...gives an effect of icicles dripping. Just beautiful.A beautiful lighted fairy display in the hotel lobby.
Our team in Seoul - the fellow to my right with the yellow tie is June Pang, the manager of AA at Daejoo Airways, our GSA in KR. The team is warm, kind, dedicated and such a pleasure to work with. Some of the kindest people I've ever met.

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