Seoul Plaza

... Salsa to a crowd of more than 50 people ...it was incredible... Koreans are really fast learners. After being a while in  "Seoul Plaza" we walk to the beginning of the "Cheonggyecheon Stream", a river that cross the central part of the city and for ...

... from home, what Keegan had brought from Irkutsk, then dressed warmly and headed out into the cold. We wandered down towards Seoul Plaza, where we were rather startled to find an Antarctic exploration display -- a quanset hut, an iceberg (clearly not made ...

... and will be a gargantuan thing when it’s finished!  There’s a big grassy area in front of it and opposite the Seoul Plaza, which I would later find out are used to good effect to hold shows and exhibitions!  I continued on, finding a ...

... and eat dinner. I am still not hungry so Sean and I depart for our night tour, estimated time 3 hours.  We travel to Seoul Plaza and the Choeng-gye stream which looks a lot cooler at night.  We just journey around taking in the lights and ...

... the second treat to look out for just after we had eaten lunch at a little underground (there is lots of building underground in Seoul) cafe (12000won for fantastic pork dumplings and a noodle soup which was more than enough to fill all of us). Better get ...

... and if one so desires, the aquatic centre. I did not desire to see inside any of these buildings on the day I visited. Seoul 88 fact - Christa Luding-Rothenburger, a medal winning speed skater, won a silver medal in cycling to become the only person in ...

... it turned out to be - I thought it went to Gyeongbokgung but that's only in the opposite direction).  Went to Seoul station and walked back towards Gyeongbokgung.  It was Chuseok so there were a lot of people around Gwanghwamun ...

... in Ulsan, or I will have to buy two seats on the plane ride home.  Another amazing sight at Seoul Tower is the observation deck at the plaza level. The metal railings are covered in small locks: combination locks, bike locks, key locks, heavy duty ...

... love couples showing their love. It was a long day, but we could visit the basic sights of every trip to this Asian Capital, it was a short visit, so a back to Seoul is necessary a modern city but also strong in culture and traditions. We must ...

... nation (till then I had only touched Germany and Austria) a run for it's money. Everything looked so organized and hi-tech ! The Seoul Plaza hotel (http://www.seoulplaza.co.kr/eng/) is one of the finest in Seoul. I was fortunate to stay at the club ...

... headed back out to Sejongno, and found the Admiral Yi-Sun-shin statue.  This is a main road and it led down to Seoul Plaza.  There was an exhibition on the plaza of decorated lions and snow-themed articles.  By this time it was also ...

... ; They were preaching to the converted with me, but I did hope that they at least awakened some locals' views. Directly opposite Seoul Plaza was the downtown palace of Deoksugung, an integral part of  Korea's long history of royalty, and home to the ...

... between old and new Seoul was evident here, and it made for some good photos.  I then made my way south through Seoul Plaza and Namdaemun Market, a giant area with all manner of things being sold. My first impressions of the city were positive, in ...

... , it was closed. It was 9am and they don't open until 10:30 so I had some time to kill. I wandered over to the Seoul Plaza in front of the City Hall (see pictures in the gallery), got someone to take my picture outside of the Deoksungung Palace entrance ...