finally arrived.

SOUTH KOREA: Day 1

Two flights and one bus ride and I've finally arrived in South Korea.  Let's just forget that United Airlines lost my luggage.  I'm too excited about being on vacation to let that bother me.  It was a brutally long 15 hour trip to get here.  I was in a pretty cranky/crummy mood to begin with because the ticketing agent couldn't find my ticket at first and she sent me to a ticketing counter where someone ended up finding it while muttering that the first agent "didn't look hard enough" which caused a delay and made me panick but it all turned out ok because I got on the plane........But the plane was delayed because an engine "disintegrated" so add plus 1.5 hours to the total trip time.  Almost missed my connection from San Francisco to Incheon because of the engine "disintegrating" but I made a bee-line to the plane exit and basically ran like a maniac to the gate with my passport and boarding pass in time.  I made it. phew.
Anyways, here are my initial impressions:

I love Daiso (little japanese dollar store) with good stuff.  not your typical junky crap. 
I love how things are open late at night even on a Sunday
Incheon Airport = ridiculously immaculate.  The bathroom tiles and walls were gleaming
the Mcdonalds here had a bulgogi burger, kiwi apple mcflurry and green tea mcflurry! and affogato which I tried and it was tasty. 
little asian children running around and playing are so cute but for some reason they are even cuter in Korea... =)
I like how tourists here don't think I speak English and it's always interesting to hear their stupid/moronic comments.  Maybe I'll share later. 

also, guys really do love their man bags here.  Anyways, full day planned tommorow.  United Airlines, you better find my suitcase.  grr.