Seoul Palace

... the traditional way in a Korean restaurant, watch a Taekwondo demonstration, visit national parks or landmarks like the CheongGyeCheon, ChangDeokGung Palace (where some of the scenes from the famous Korean TV Series "Jewel in the Palace" were shot, Namsan ...

... days off work when we arrived so we were able to see the sights with guides --- Olympic Park, Buddhist temples, main palace, Insadong, Namdaemun market, Dongdaemun market, Coex, Mt. Namsan, and Freedom Bridge and the border between North and South ...

... Toronto and Mimi, a Korean who used to work for the school at which Zahara teaches children.  We toured Deoksugung Palace and watched the 'Royal Guards Rotation Ceremony' at Daehanmun Gate at the Palace and walked, passing a mass protest march, ...

... Palace and Jongmyo Shrine are on display and the museum is divided up into five distinct areas: Royal Symbols, Ancestral Rites, Palace Architecture, Joseon Sciences and Royal Life.  It was a really interesting museum and certainly a good way to ...

... nap before heading out for some exploration of Seoul.  Ninety minutes later we were out the door and heading to Changdeokgung Palace.  Well actually, we were heading to the Bukchon Traditional Village, but on our way there we decided to go to ...

... , it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. The name of the palace, Gyeongbokgung, translates in English as "Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven.  The Palace was similar to the Changdeokgung Palace that we ...

... to part. There are still a lot of places we missed this time: Gangnam area, Namsan Park, Seoul Tower, Jingfu Palace, Litaiyuan where the western restos are concentrated, the Nandamun market, Hongdai area to see nightlife, ...