After arriving at our hotel after midnight, we had little difficulty falling asleep despite a malfunctioning temperature controller that was permanently stuck on 84 degrees. That would all have to wait. Our first order of business on day one was the PooPoo Museum (obviously). I found great amusement in the entrance steps which made fart noises as one made their way to the museum. It was a peculiar place which was as much obstacle course as it was poop-related. It culminated in a nearly vertical slide that went down to a poop tree, whose branches consisted of charm/wishes that visitors wrote. I made one about Nicole having healthy bowel movements, which I think she should appreciate. Then we walked to nearby Gyeongbokgung Palace.
There was some sort of guard-training event going on, which we didn't really understand on account of us not really knowing Korean. There were drummers and a stage with announcers and large screens. Nicole compared it to the Hunger Games. With a lack of understanding of the process, we continued walking around the grounds.
After a while, it was already 2 in the afternoon, so we got lunch and took the subway back to our hotel to prepare to meet some former students/friends of mine. I wanted to interview them about their lives as female pilots working in a male-dominated profession. After doing all my questions, we all went out to get chicken and beer at a nearby restaurant.
The restaurant's specialty seemed to be all chicken all the time. It was good to catch up for a bit and enjoy a decent meal, even if it was all chicken. We eventually got back to our new room (we switched because of the broken temp. controller) and took in our view of the city at night before debating what we would do the next day.
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