Day 9: Sun 10 Sep - Seoul
When our rooms were made up yesterday, we were informed that the breakfast room would be congested between 8:30-9:30 am. So, we decided that a 7am breakfast was in order. That task completed, I did some more MEPS work - communication to all about the various MEPS events. It's like trying to herd cats, dealing with some of these people. My patience has been tried on more than one occasion over the years with this section, but still I persist! An early lunch was had and then back to the hotel to get changed for the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 FIP Congress. We were told to be there by 1:30pm to be seated by 2pm for a 3pm start. Well, as is always the case, we were all there well and truly on time only to have to hurry up and wait. We were not let into the auditorium until well after 2:30pm and the proceedings started about 20 minutes later than the scheduled 3pm. Most of the entertainment was pretty good - traditional drumming and dancing, with a bit of opera sung by local artists,...