Changdeok Palace Seoul

1 Waryung-dong, Jongno-gu Seoul , Korea Rep. - Phone: 82-2-762-8262

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  • 1

    Savoring Seoul.

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    ... the city lights coming on. Sunday we spent the day with Sue and her friend Amy at the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Changdeok Palace and Jongmyo Shrine and enjoyed walking the streets in the weak spring sunshine (around 5 degrees max at the moment!) as ...

  • 2

    Let the adventure begin...

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    ... fully developed chicken, it was a stick full of battered boiled eggs!! I did some wondering around and came across Changdeok Palace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changdeokgung) this was full of tourist, again these were Asian tourist and school ...

  • 3

    Seoul

    ... I could have done without the Confucian separation of the sexes). When I visited Changgyeong Palace -- right next door to Changdeok Palace -- an orchestra was in the main courtyard.  Television camera crews were there, and rows of chairs were set ...

  • 4

    Changdeok Palace

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    My first stop was Changdeok Palace, which is a palace set within a large park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty and because of its location east of Gyeongbok Palace, Changdeokgung is also ...

  • 5

    There's a whole lot of soul in Seoul!

    ... next palace. Changgyeong Palace was the third compound built during the Joseon dynasty and because many kings preferred to stay at Changdeok Palace, the number of royal family residents kept increasing, so King Seongjong (reigned 1469-94) had it built to ...

  • 6

    First Time In Korea

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    ... . Seoul was very congested with traffic and reminded me of a large city in the US. The first visit we made was to the Changdeok Palace. It is the best preserved palace among the 5 royal palaces. We arrived just as the "changing of the guards" was ...

  • 7

    Graduation from the program

    ... some reason, our tour group forgot that many places in Korea are closed on Mondays, and had scheduled a tour on Monday at Changdeok Palace. Well, that didn't work, so they rescheduled it for Tuesday morning. This would not have been an issue, except we ...

  • 8

    Jongmyo Shrine, Changdeok Palace and Insadong

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    ... of the different directions and the flags that were used for each direction (north, east, south and west.) Our next stop was Changdeok Palace. This palace was the home for the last King in South Korea. King Sunjong rules until 1910 and died in 1926. His ...

  • 9

    The Beautiful Soul of Beautiful Seoul

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    ... a misspell, it actually is a real gallery. I checked...). This whole area is the government and cultural heart of Seoul, so there is a lot to do. Changdeok palace is a bit more historical and is the other main palace in the area, but it was late and with ...

  • 10

    Heading to Seoul

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    ... from this little joint that had one table in it.  It was awesome!  I had my pizza and then headed out to see Changdeok Palace.  I hopped on a city bus for 1000 won ($1) and took it just a couple of stops and it dropped me off right in ...