Mizo Hotel Seoul
66-9 Chungmuro-2Ga, Chung-gu Seoul, Korea Rep.
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There's a whole lot of soul in Seoul!
... brightly coloured uniformed guards marching and turning, as they brandished flags and the odd weapon about their person, while an ornate drum was beat in the background. It lasted no more than ten minutes, but added a little colour to the pageantry.
So there was the usual outer gate Gwanghwamun, the Geunjeong-jeon throne hall first, then the council hall Sajeong-jeon and the king’s residence Gangnyeong-jeon behind it. Each of these major halls has ...
Seoul
... glances, I didn't even get first glances! No one gave a damn that I was white. Even in a city as homogenous as Korea, I was no big deal. I was really expecting people to give me a lot of looks because they're not a lot of Westerns in Korea, but Koreans have their own identity that does not depend on the West, nor is it derived from it. By coincidence, in a bookshop I picked up a book on Korean history and opened to a description of the first arrival of Westerns in the 1800s. ...
Seeing Charles in action
... came home a bit later and we went for supper. Charles ordered for me a dish with rice and veggies with a red past-like sauce - which I thought was great except when I got too much of the red sauce. I then realized it was chillies and I really struggle with chillies, so Charles ate my food and I ate his which was like sushi, I think it's called Kim Bab. Delicious! We were also served a clear soup which reminded me so much of the meals in Vietnam.
I found that I am fine but if I ...
Seoul 2: Palace, tentacles, same old, same old
... That is until the queen was assassinated—after that he moved out of Gyeongbukgung and into Deoksugung where he lived out his days during Japanese rule.
On the grounds of Gyeongbukgung is a free folk museum, located beneath a pagoda like structure. We had very little time to see it, but it’s a very sleek looking, air conditioned (so important) facility and you can get in with your Gyeongbukgung ticket on the same day. Next time I return ...
Wie ein Fisch im Wasser
... mussten. Normalerweise zahlt man da nix mehr. Dafür haben wir noch so einiges erlebt auf dieser Fahrt. Zum Beispiel die fahrenden Verkäufer, die Regenmäntel, Ausweishüllen (oder so was, keine Ahnung, was das wirklich war, weil wer kauft in der U-Bahn eine Ausweishülle? Die Regenmäntel lass ich mir ja einreden, vielleicht regnet's ja draußen und man hat keinen Schirm dabei, aber dass wer in der ...
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