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. Even ...

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 ...

... , 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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, and given ...