Dongdaemun Gate (Great Eastern Gate) Seoul

South Korea is a bit of an odd choice when it comes to back-packing I have to admit. Most people I spoke to about it looked at me as if I didn't realise it wasn't in South-East Asia and that there's

a. No party scene/beach/islands this time of year.
b. No Internationally recognised raves.
c. A severe lack of sun.
d. A heavy …

Our first full day in Seoul and we started it a little on the later side. It seems like this city starts pretty late in the day, so we joined it around 1200 after showering and planning out the day. Our first stop was the bank for a little exchange and then we wandered around our neighborhood for something to eat. I think I mentioned that there …

Finally touched down after a long flight in the air.

Many of us were very tired from the lack of sleep.

But, once the tour guide told us he will be bringing us to Dong Dae Mun, everyone of us wakes up!

Shopping leh!

After that we boarded another domestic flight to the romantic island, Jeju island. …

DAY 2:

It was a long and packed day after finishing a nice breakfast in the hotel.

• Metro to National Museum of Korea - very nice setting
  
• Metro to Changdeokgung (昌德宫) - beautiful garden with full autumn colors
  
• Walk to Samcheong-dong area after a quick bite of lunch - hippie …

Highlights:

• Seoul surprises with as a modern Asian experience
• 72 year old woman experiences first squat toilet
• Revolving restaurant at N Seoul Tower rivals Sydney's 'Summit'
• Easy to see a major car producing country at work with clean technology
• Green tea icecream rates a 5/10

So mum wakes up at 5. …

... shampoo, toothpaste etc - all stuff which we didn't bring due to hand luggage regulations. We then set off for some dinner - Dongdaemun gate was seen as we exited the metro, and all around was a sprwaling street/department store market.  Was all ...

... area it was also very european in terms of the atmosphere and a lot of the stores there. Then I walked down to Dongdaemun gate. Seoul has two gates from the old city walls, Namdaemon near seoul station, and Dongdaemun in the east. The one near seoul ...

... , hanya terpaut 1 station saja untuk sampai ke Dongdaemun. Begitu keluar dari Dongdaemun subway station Line 1 & 4, berdiri megah Dongdaemun Gate yang bersebrangan dengan Dongdaemun Market. Ada beberapa mall yang sangat besar di area ini. Ada juga ...