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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #546 on: October 28, 2023, 08:56:05 AM »
Folks here think other folks here don't know how to round about.  

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« Reply #547 on: October 28, 2023, 09:03:28 AM »
Maybe some don't. I do, but not too many of them in these parts.
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« Reply #548 on: October 28, 2023, 09:14:50 AM »
We've got a bunch in the newer residential neighborhoods these days.  My daughter likes them, prefers them to standard intersections, but of course she's never been on a really big one.

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« Reply #549 on: October 28, 2023, 10:00:54 AM »
A roundabout in Fort Dodge, Iowa has a large sculpture of Floyd of Rosedale in the center. 

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« Reply #550 on: October 28, 2023, 10:38:06 AM »
One day I’ll share my story of scary riding in Thailand as I woke up lost after a night I stumbled into a warehouse that was holding secret Thai boxing matches. I woke up in a random, place, jumped on the back of a guy’s motorcycle that stopped to help me and he drove like a maniac in the busy traffic. Scary yet amazingly memorable as was the rest of the night I can remember.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #551 on: October 30, 2023, 10:00:08 AM »
Anybody here with experience in Tokyo or Seoul, SK?

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« Reply #552 on: October 30, 2023, 10:21:40 AM »
It's not bad driving in Korea. Everything is on the correct side of the road, and all signs are in English below the Korean characters. It's surprisingly easy to get around once you know what to look for.

That said, we rented and I drove on Jeju Island, the Hawaii of Korea. Driving in Seoul seems like it would be a lot like driving in Los Angeles, traffic and all.

Anybody here with experience in Tokyo or Seoul, SK?


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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #553 on: October 30, 2023, 11:23:34 AM »
I was thinking about where best to stay, how to get around on the subway, taxis, etc.

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« Reply #554 on: October 30, 2023, 01:12:49 PM »
I can't speak to Tokyo.

The subway is the absolute best way to get around Seoul. I did not drive there. The Airport Express is connected to both Incheon and Gimpo Airports. However, the times I took either a city of nice bus the traffic was awful. Remember that urban feel of Seoul is that of Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles, except populated with four times the density of LA. I'm not sure where your cruise will go into/out of. Didn't take cabs. Unlike in Rome, there are no designated taxi ranks.

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #555 on: October 30, 2023, 01:31:45 PM »
We have two days before in Tokyo.  I think I'll splurge and stay at the Conrad Hilton, I have points for it.  Then we have two days in Seoul after the cruise.  I have not looked at a hotel there.  I think it worthwhile to stay midcity and walk about a lot.


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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #556 on: November 03, 2023, 01:46:46 PM »




Rocks somewhere in England

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #557 on: November 03, 2023, 01:48:06 PM »
Nice bar in Cobh, Ireland, pretty nice day there.



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« Reply #558 on: November 03, 2023, 01:49:02 PM »
Trebuchet, Loch Ness in background.


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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #559 on: November 03, 2023, 01:50:25 PM »
Part of the line at Belfast to reboard a tender going back to the ship.  It was a bit annoying but we had fun chatting with other folks.  It was a bit chilly.




 

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