My first trip to Seoul

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This past week I went with my friend, Yasunori, to go visit Seoul. There's not much to do around my dormitory, so its nice to get away on the weekend. We took the subway to get there.

The Subway
The subway system in Seoul is very good and its really cheap. It only costs me 2,300 won to get to Seoul from Cheonan, which is a 2 hour ride. And get around in the city usually costs from 1000 won to 1300. I'm not entirely sure how it works, but I think there are zones in the city and the cost of the ticket depends on how many zones you travel through. Also you can buy a T-Pass, which is a card you can charge. And then instead of buying a ticket you just wave it over the machine when you enter and again when you leave and it automatically deducts the proper amount. Its also a little bit cheaper than just buying a ticket. You can also use it on the city buses and its free to transfer from the subway to the bus if its within 30 minutes. At the subway station, you don't have to wait very long in between trains and it goes fairly quickly. Also they have many signs in English so that if you don't know Korean you don't get too lost. Often around subway stations there are a lot of stores, kind of like an underground shopping mall. And for major intersections you sometimes have to go underground to cross the street. When you are travelling on the subway, it can become very crowded. Like there is no more standing room crowded. And when people stand, they usually face towards the sides rather than the middle. So if you are sitting, there is usually someone standing over you. Its a little weird at first, but because its just normal for everyone its not big deal. In Korea, people don't have as much of a comfort zone. Its common to kind of get pushed around a little as people try get on and off quickly, but its not impolite. Its just normal. Also the subways are really nice. You don't have to worry about sitting on gum or the smell of urine. Some of them even have TVs built in. Once in a while someone will come around selling things on the subway. I saw one guy selling razors and a woman selling handbags.