Subway Riding

I went into Seoul today for a change of experience, though I didn't buy anything more than a couple of books. I did ride 4 subway trains, and two of them were packed, to the point where--standing up--you didn't need to hold onto anything as there was no way to fall.

It does still surprise me that I am the only person who takes off his (or her) winter coat prior to boarding a crowded subway car. It seems logical, and is indeed--at least to me:)-- a fact, that subway cars are considerably warmer than the boarding platforms. And I want to be comfortable. But that's just me.

The Ride into Town

Here are a few pics of the "subway" . . . out where I'm at, Seoul suburb and all, the rail rises above ground. As you can see, I get off at an elevated station. (There's a department store and a grocery store, along with other shops, in that station building.) Some of the stations in Seoul proper are a ways down and it takes several escalators to get to the surface (they remind me of the Dupont Circle metro station in DC, though I've yet to see a single escalator that long/high anywhere else).