Chicago to Daejeon, South Korea

The seven of us have arrived in Daejeon, South Korea. As I thought, the flight went north east going as far in latitude as Anchorage, Alaska before descending across the Pacific Ocean. In my travels, I have been to all continental United States but not to Alaska and Hawaii. Our flight over Alaska definitely makes me want to visit there. Leaving Chicago following a path over Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territory of Alaska, Yukon Territory of Canada before plateauing on a 61 degree Northern latitude as the plane passed over Anchorage city proper. There were many beautiful glaciers between the Yukon Territory and the Prince William Sound of Anchorage as I had a bulkhead window seat looking south over the Gulf of Alaska. The highest peak of all was Mount Logan at 18,776 feet. I slept intermittently between trying to watch inflight movies for most of the rest of the trip to Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo to Seoul, South Korea was by far the best in flight service flying Japan Air Lines (JAL). The US could glean much from Japan the comfort and service provided to their guests. Magazines and periodicals were distributed upon entering the plane and the seats were much more comfortable than those on American Airlines. The large monitor two rows ahead showed a forward view from the aircraft during takeoff with the lights of Seoul as we gained altitude during last light of the evening. Immediately falling asleep, I awoke to the loud speaker 20 minutes before landing. A flight attendant quickly approached and asked if I wanted my dinner and something to drink. Five minutes before landing I had consumed the best flight meal I had ever had. Several morsels of a variety of fish, rice, lentils, a couple small pieces of sushi and rinsed with water. A 1335 Thursday (local time) departure from Chicago to an arrival at the KAIST (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) dorm in Daejeon at 0200 (local) Saturday morning equates to 24.5 hours from door to door.