Korean War Memorial Seoul

This weekend, I had signed-up for a group tour to visit the DMZ. Visiting to the area wasn't number one on my list of things to do, but my friends were going and I was a little bit curious. Our tour left early Sunday morning, so we elected to spend the night in Seoul on Saturday. I decided to go up early and make a day of it.

Because it …

We took a bullet train from Busan to Seoul . I finally got to the hotel. This was the most fancy hotel we were staying at it was called grand Hilton . We were looking for Ethan at the hotel we found him on the road waiting for us , After that went to his room at the hotel and played for a little bite. The next day we went on a long bus ride to go …

Bonjour! On a été très occupés avec notre session et nos visites à Séoul. Désolé pour le délai. Voici donc une version condensée de la fin du mois d'octobre. On va mettre un nouveau blog pour le mois de novembre dans pas trop longtemps!

Nous sommes allés au War Memorial, un musée sur la Guerre de Corée et l'histoire de la guerre en Corée. …

Today we did a lot of walking and riding the subway (which is very cheap, efficient, and convenient to everywhere). Lowell was trying to find some riverwalk place we never found, and now I have a blister on my foot.

BUT the highlight of the day was seeing the Korean War Memorial. It has a sculpture garden, along with some planes and boats …

... (I was gonna join but the Russian Embassy has my passport and it's required for the tour) and across the road is the Korean War Memorial museum, so I decide to spend a few hours there. The museum is really amazing; it's huge to begin with and covers ...

... nbsp;                .....but then I thought I'd stop by the Korean War Memorial  ......tomorrow it's off to the DMZ! ...unless Mr. Crazy does something :o( ...

... the right place. Strange customs here. Leaving campus, we headed over to Yongsan-dong to see the War Memorial of Korea, which had been a popular attraction in Seoul since its opening in 1994. Fortunately for Anne and me, Heather just happened to have ...

... just one souvenir that we could cherish for the rest of our lives to remind us of our trip to South Korea! We were then taxied to the Korean War Memorial- which was more or less like every other war memorial, except one thing, it was not quiet. ...

... population of over 24 million people, most of which yearn for the day when the country can be reunified.  Visiting the Korean War Memorial, you can't help but think about our own civil war, especially when you see the Statue of Brothers, a depiction ...

... you can get off whenever you want and just hop on the next bus when you're done. We got off at the Korean War Memorial, Korean Traditional Folk Village, and the Myeondong shopping area. Shopping in Seoul is amazing. There are tons of outdoor and ...

... gaming on the Asian server. Well, we got our asses kicked...until next time. After gaming Matt and I headed to the Korean War Memorial Museum for the afternoon. As we entered the museum the halls were made of stone slabs with the names of all ...

... to that. I'd like to have a career before I turn thirty. On Wednesday I took a trip on my own to the Korean War Memorial museum. I brought my camera but forgot to charge it before hand, and consequently it wasn't good for anything. No photos for this ...

... 't travelled at rush hour, when I imagine they would be packed, but most of the time we get a seat, Today we visited the Korean War Memorial. Built on the site of an Amercian army base around 25 years ago, it has tanks, planes, helicopters - all kinds of ...

... riverwalk place we never found, and now I have a blister on my foot. BUT the highlight of the day was seeing the Korean War Memorial.  It has a sculpture garden, along with some planes and boats from the war, all very interesting.  The museum ...