I returned from Korea a few weeks ago and the country and its cities were surprising in many respects. Seoul has wonderful urbanism. That was a shock. It has bicycle trails, larger sidewalks for pedestrians, and a wonderful subway system and bus system. It’s torn down a freeway and replaced it with a beautiful stream-centered park. This from a country industrializing as fast as it can. That Seoul and the country can focus on this sort of soft urbanism, more so than New York or any city in the United States, is significant.

I also enjoyed the food. Really tasty.