Incheon

White Christmas?
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My passage to Australia lasted approximately 36 total hours and 28 flying hours.  This included layovers in Seattle, Seoul and Sydney, an itinerary I do not recommend unless you're using miles.

In the mens' room in Incheon, I was interested to see a head shot of a middle-aged man with the description, in English: "Our janitor responsible for this restroom."  For better or worse, not something you would find in the U.S.

Due to clever scheduling and the wonders of the international date line, I "missed" Christmas.  I did however witness a French group donning electronic, flashing Santa hats perform "White Christmas" while waiting at the Incheon airport.  In flight, woke up just in time to see what I imagined to be the sunrise (or was it sunset?) of Christmas day.

Christmas sun
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Good experience with Korean Air.  All the flight attendants were female, the exact same height (5'7"), and moved with a swiftness and sincerity that I have not witnessed from other airline personnel.

On board, enjoyed several meals of the Korean dish bibimbap.  To settle a question (argument?) amongst friends, there is no "beef" in the word bibimbat, although the dish often contains beef.