For one of our many free field trip we went on a city tour of Seoul. I got to see a couple of temples and palaces. We went to a temple and on the side of the building there was a swastika, and I thought maybe someone vandalized it. I asked a Korean lady why the swastika was on the building and she said before the Nazis used the symbol for evil it meant peace in the Buddhist religion. I also was able to visit the Olympic stadium, the torch from the 1988 games was still burning, it was a huge area with a lot to see, definitely visit it if you come here. On the tour we were also taken to the Namsan Tower. It is one of the largest towers in Asia, and we were able to go to the top and see all of Seoul. The only trouble was the smog, so that made it more difficult to see far out. Korean barbecues are a very popular, the waiter brings hot coals to your table and you cook your meat right in front of you. It is very cool; the first one we went to we had no idea what to do, but the owner of the restaurant came over and helped us, she was very nice and knew that us Americans needed some help. Most everyone is as helpful as they can be, but not as many speak English as we thought would, so sometimes getting around becomes a little difficult, but as long as you can find a subway, your fine. All the subways are colored so it is extremely simple to get around. We also visited the Toilet House Museum on our own yesterday. Its basically a house in the shape of a toilet bowl, and filled with the history of toilets and old types of toilets, it was a donation only museum, and even though it was somewhat small, it was worth going to.