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Travel Blogs from Suwon
Last days in Korea
So where am I? A I had an extra day in Korea, due to my poor calulations and cancelled templestay, so I headed back to Seoul on the bus then south- by metro- to Suwon, the unused capital of Korea. The city had a palace built a few hundrend years ago and the plan was to move the capital from Seoul south to Suwon but unfortunately the emperor died and the move didn't occur. So the palace was never used, until later when the king used it as ...
Seoul Food & Fun
... day of sightseeing this morning (we are travelling back in time)!
Update: We are really enjoying Vancouver so far - will post another update in a few days. We had cracking weather on the first day but it was a bit wet today, but it didnt stop us from getting out and about and doing some shopping and walking the city. Tojo's Japanese Restaurant tonight on recommendation! Hope it lives up to expectations.
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Trip to South & North Korea.(:
... the time includes a mother, father, their children, grandma, grandpa, and maybe a great grandma or great grandpa. in North Korea 40% of the people there live in rural areas. In South Korea the buildings are usually about 10 stories high. The buildings are usully apartments. The economy in North and South Korea are pretty ...
Fun with Folks
... for a taxi on the phone and motioned for me to wait there. When the taxi arrived, she escorted me to it, handed the driver the hotel brochure I had given her to show her where I needed to go, had a somewhat lengthy conversation with the taxi driver (not sure if it was regarding me or my destination, which he didn't seem familiar with), and then motioned me inside the cab. The driver plugged the address from the brochure into his GPS and off we went. ...
There's a whole lot of soul in Seoul!
... it was still worth a visit, despite some building work on the site to build and restore some of the main halls.
A pretty site with a pond area, a lake, some pretty gardens and fine, architecture, I enjoyed an hour or two walking the grounds, but I was lucky enough to find I had attended on the palace’s usual Thursday night performance night. After listening to rehearsals in the ground, I left the palace for a quick street stall snack and returned for ...
Location
Other places to stay in Suwon
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Ibis Ambassador Suwon
132 Gwongwang-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon | 3 star hotel -
Hotel Amour And Symphony
996-5/6, Yeongtong-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $80 -
Ramada Plaza Suwon
940 Ingye-Dong Paldal-Gu, Suwon | 4 star hotelfrom $163 -
Central Hotel Suwon
1-2 Gyo-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $76 -
Regency Tourist Hotel
47 Gucheon-dong, Paldal-gu , Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $99 -
Hotel Korea
1030-7, Ingae-Dong, Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $86 -
The Most Hotel
1032-9 Inkae-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon | Hotel -
Hotel Starmade
1031-9 Ingye-Dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon | Hotelfrom $72 -
Joa Hotel
1014-1, Kwonsun-dong, Kwonsun-Ku, Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $88 -
Ilmare Tourist Hotel
1015-4 Gwonseon-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon | Hotelfrom $97 -
Silkroad Hotel
1022-1 Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon | 3 star hotelfrom $74
