However, there was pure joy behind the preparations considering the entire six years of waiting for that very moment. The first thing we did, right after we calmed down from printing out plane tickets, was set a countdown. This allowed us to keep track of how many days remained until the trip. Secondly, we each purchased a map of Seoul and highlighted all the places we wanted to visit. Being limited to a two-week holiday, we couldn't possibly go to every little bar on every corner of the gigantic capital. Therefore, we had to choose what we wanted to do and draw up a rough schedule. We also searched the web for the most popular tourist attractions the city had to offer. Driven by the desire to dig even deeper, we made an appointment with my father's two Korean colleagues, Lee Sujin and Park Jeewoong. They gave us more great tips and tricks on what to think about when traveling to Korea. We also got more useful inside information that we most likely wouldn't have gotten anywhere else, since they know Seoul like the back of their hands.