Seoul Palace Hotel

... Hotel, Yuyuan Gardens, The Bund, Pudong view, Nanjing Road, Acrobats. Wuzhen water town. Seoul - Rex Hotel, Myeong-dong shopping, Insa-dong, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Dongdaemun Market, Namdaemun Market, Nanta Cookin' Show, Korean Folk Village.

... 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 ...

... who had been holidaying in Thailand and had come to Korea to meet up with me with us. Our first hop-off point was at Changdeokgung Palace. I can't remember how much it cost for entry but it was only a few dollars. There is a guided tour in English but we ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... , 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 ...

... all-day tour of Seoul the next day, where we visited the National Folk Museum, Korean Folk Village, Yondusan Park, Chandeok Palace,  Namdaemoon open market, and a cheesy ginseng factory.  There were tons of schoolkids at all the monuments, ...

... Hill Casino, where you can try your luck. · Drive pass Blue House - the presidential residence of Korea. · Then visit Kyongbok Palace which was built in 1394, the main palace by the first King of Yi Dynasty. · Folklore Museum where you can learn ...

... for a trip to the southern part of S. Korea. On our way to Muju we stopped at the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress to tour the palace and have an archery experience.  Fun.  We were told that the "fortress was constructed as an act of filial devotion by ...

... .Their costumes was from the olden times. Bought sandwiches for lunch at a 7 11 store. Took the subway to the Cheokgun Dong palace.It is a UNESCO site.In the afternoon took a special tour of the Sacred Garden of the king.The guide is wearing an old Korean ...

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... 4 in the afternoon when we got out of Changdeokgung. We were supposed to get to one more palace nearby but 2 travelmates requested they go back to the hotel and finish the day. Despite feeling little bit tired, the remaining 4 of us still went through ...

... 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 ...

... to try some English on us. A group of teenage boys were very excited to have their picture taken with us. The Palace was interesting - a little like Topkapi (and of course the Forbidden Palace) insofar as it was lots of separate buildings in ...

... through-out the whole trip. We took the KAL Limousine that takes us directly from the airport to our hotel for around 20 USD. After arriving at the Ramada Seoul, we checked in, grabbed some dinner at the Food Cafe below us before calling it a night. We ...

... lunch (a mini pizza topped with bulgoggi and sweet potato mousse from Pizza Hut) I decided to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace. My Lonely Planet Seoul city guide had the specific Metro line and stop for the palace, so I wasted 30 minutes learning once ...

... the Seoul metropolis is saturated with too many bloggers. After that we walked over to a restaurant beside CheongWaDae, the Presidential Palace, for bibimbab lunch. Beside there was a Presidential Museum. In one part you could stand infront of a blue ...

... nbsp; After an hour in there I came out and was greeted by crowds. Numerous schools and large families were visiting the palace. One thing I noticed, the Koreans are really concerned about this place burning down again, and again, and again.  It has ...

... a misspell, it actually is a real gallery. I checked...). This whole area is the government and cultural heart of Seoul, so there is a lot to do. Changdeok palace is a bit more historical and is the other main palace in the area, but it was late and with ...