Imperial Palace Seoul

Before leaving Tokyo, I walked through Hibiya Park and visited the Imperial Palace grounds.  The gates are original, dating from the 1600s.  The gardens and setting is so tranquil to be in the middle of one of the world's largest cities. ...

... aan de Koreaanse baden. Eenmaal terug in Seoul vinden we een plakje in het mondaine Itaewon, waar we slapen in het Imperial Palace boutique hotel. De huisstijl is nogal excentriek. Er staan banken varierend van 6 meter breed tot afmetingen van normale ...

... a mattress on the floor. I spent 5 days in Seoul, including the New Year. A coupe of days I went sight seeing, saw the Imperial Palace and several museums. The rest I just stayed at home and rested, halfway through the trip and a month and a half in the ...

... where emperors and leaders from the eight banners (Ba Qi) settled national affairs. This architectural style of the Shenyang Imperial Palace is unique in China as they display an amalgamation of Han, Manchu and Mongolian cultures, all originated from the ...

... Hong Kong we gathered after hearing them speak Cantonese) were taking their wedding photo shoot there! So romantic!!! The cherry blossoms in Seoul were a consistent sea of white. The pantry lady told the tour guide the ones she saw in Japan were prettier ...

Hotel in Seoul, ...

... and immortalised very wisely. Originally built in 1405, Chandeokgung (gung = palace) was initially built as a second palace to Seoul’s primary royal residence, but when the Japanese destroyed both, Chandeok’s rebuild became the primary palace ...

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 ...

... , "Big Creation" ... which means the making of the Crown Prince. I guess it makes it clear what her duty is; --Korean imperial gardens like to use deciduous trees, so that the royal family can see the changing of the seasons ... something that is unusual ...

... inevitable exercies of China's power of veto. The world truly is in turmoil... The sights in Seoul have been decent. Gyeongbokgung, the largest of the imperial palaces, is not the Forbidden City in Beijing. It's really quite impressive nonetheless, ...

... we opened our mouths to talk, or simply to breathe, we could see vapour!! Our tour guide was a middle-aged Chinese National living in Seoul, and his surname is Chen. He had a younger guy helper, who was also the photographer for our group. This was all so ...

... , with not a hint of rain. That allowed us to do the touristy thing, complete with visits to Seoul Tower and Gyeongbokgung (the Royal Palace), amongst others. Again, see the pictures attached to this entry for more. And right after that make sure you ...

... , "Big Creation" ... which means the making of the Crown Prince. I guess it makes it clear what her duty is; --Korean imperial gardens like to use deciduous trees, so that the royal family can see the changing of the seasons ... something that is unusual ...

... by a splendid day, I formed the opinion that these sights were much more imporessive than Gyongbukgong, the largest of the imperial palaces. Jongmyo and Changyeonggung were chamging, beautiful and simple. There's been a little bit of going out in the ...

... in Seoul. A lot of them have neat things to see. The one we traveled back from had a carved granite relief of an imperial procession, and down near the tracks there was another granite statue of a man riding a lion. On our way through the station we ...

... a shower ten minutes after leaving the apartment.  I stayed here for a short time, before taking the metro to the Imperial Palace site (a square kilometer of tranquility in the center of Tokyo.  I got off the metro at Otemachi which likely was ...