UA_Flyer

After just completed the 400+ photos report in The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:EU-Asia on LH F & 1st time on Lux Air, I have decided to do the opposite...... a very short photo trip report on Seoul, South Korea.

I was inspired by pigx5's photos of Seoul in his current trip report (Touring 6 cities by 1 award ticket) to do this report.

Similar to my other trip reports, I had only a short stay in South Korea's capital city. I tried to go out in the evenings and late afternoons to capture a few images of this facinating city.







Stay Tuned!!

My other photo trip reports can be accessed by click on the titles below:


The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:EU-Asia on LH F & 1st time on Lux Air
Shanghai – An Old City with Modern Make-Ups; LH C from EU to Asia!
Guinness, Trinity, Walking around Dublin- Another LH C Trip Report!
Sleepless in Taipei - Cattle Class over Taiwan Strait on CA/CX!
Colorlessly Stuck in a Time Trap Trip - Another UA F/C Transpac Trip!
Plaza Mayor/Heldenplatz, MAD/VIE, LH & 1st time on Austrian/Adria Airways!
Time Square Loses its Colors...Not Just Another UA Trip Report!
Godiva, Neuhaus, LH/KA C, CX Wing & SAS Lounge
iPhone Photo Report:PEK-FRA-ZRH-MUC-PEK on LH/LX Business Class
Round-the World on UA (new F Suite), SQ A380/77W (Business), LH 744 (Business) and BD A320 (Business)

luv_flying

Looking forward!

MJLouise

More please!

handsomestpete

Well ,you know what i think!!

Mynameismud

Dear UA_Flyer,

Wen one is taking such great pictures, why should you only post only a few of those?

Having already been to Seoul, i know it's a great place for pictures at night !!

MJLouise

Very cool!

UA_Flyer

First: Sorry for the delay! I have been traveling and am still traveling

Second: Please don't have high expectation of photos (in numbers and quality) - Photos were taken over 10 months ago. They weren't taken with the idea of doing a trip report.

Third: It will be a short report because the (photo) tank is low. ( similar to my Zurich photo report - second from bottom on the list appear in the first post of this thread)

What you will see in coming posts will cover:

Asiana flights to/from PEK/ICN
Asiana Lounge at ICN
Grand Hyatt - Seoul
Day and Night photos (in BW and Color)
Palace Museum
Korean Food

I will start posting the photos tomorrow.

UA_Flyer

PEK to ICN is a rather short flight. The actual distance is only 562 miles according to Great Circle Mapper. It is shorter than most of the domestic flights out of PEK. Air traffic between ICN and PEK is booming with multiple daily frequencies on KE, OZ, CA and other Chinese airlines. I have never been to Korea nor flown Asiana and decided to give it a try.

I was quite surprised that many passengers on this A321 flight were connecting through ICN to their final destinations in the US. Both Asiana and Korean Air are competitive on North Asia- US routes. They compete on price and services. It appear quite a few business travellers flying premium cabins on OS between US and China via ICN.

The 90-min flight was packed. It flew around North Korea according to the in-flight map path shown. The flight would be shorter if it had flown directly between PEK and iCN.

Flight Attendents were excellent. They served a full meal on such a short flight (similar in efficiency as those LH crew on intra-EC routes).

UA_Flyer

ICN is located on an island approximately 70 miles west of Seoul. The landing approach provided views of the nearby lslands and sea.

sobore

UA_Flyer, great job! Always really nice pics! ^

PHLstudent

I enjoy reading your reports a lot and your pictures are fantastic! One small correction though, Seoul is not this far from the airport. Its maybe more like 25 miles from the airport.

UA_Flyer

Thanks for pointing out the error.
I just checked wiki and I read it wrongly. It should 70 KM (43 Miles) not 70 Miles

UA_Flyer

UA_Flyer

UA_Flyer

I am quite embarassed to say that I totally missed my oppportunity doing night photography while I was in Seoul. I do have a few to share here later, but mine will pale against what you took.