November 4, 1917 - Sunday Another all day steady rain took possession of the country today, making sightseeing quite out of the question. The meals at the hotel are fine. We have such delicacies as Trappist cheese, a soft rich sort like gorgonzola, but without green striations. It is made, or was, by the Trappist monks. Boiled lobsters and prawns, raw oysters, artichokes etc. help out the menu. The rooms are, however, without baths, closets or running water, except for a few large apartments on the main floor. The Chosen Hotel at Seoul is far superior in arrangement, but is new (2 years old). The rickshaw boys here all wear a bowl shaped helmet with their name marked on it, and a number as well. Nearly all of them speak some English, which speaks well for their enterprise. At dinner we had a rare dish, roast wild boar, which was quite good, but had no pork taste, and was lean, rather like venison in flavor. Terrapin stewed was another delicacy, but I presume this dish was made of a native turtle, and not the rare U.S.A. reptile.