Seoul Royal

... I arrived in Seoul for 12 hours. I managed to go up the Soul Tower and wander round before slumping out in the beautiful Royal Hotel in the heart of Seoul. So that's it, an 11 hour flight and I would be home. It's been an incredible 2 months, done some ...

... great as I had to do all 3. THen I met Jeff and Kate from Tucson when I went to the Namsandok where there are 6 traditional royal houses with fully furnished interiors, a rarity.  She is Korean but has lived in the US for many years but and we ...

... Palace, Changgyeonggung 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 ...

... accomodation in Seoul took ages but we eventually got there after about an hour and a half after a very windy trip. Staying at the Royal Seoul Hotel which is really nice. I managed to spot that the room we are in costs roughly $AUD220; not bad seeming ...

... 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 until ...

... inform the spirits about the next day's rites. The following morning, I went to Inwangsan, a sacred shamanist mountain which overlooks Seoul.  After climbing the steps up to Guksa-dang (a shamanist temple), I was disappointed to find it ...

... and "lady's of the night" aren't loitering all over the dance floor than Seoul is the place for you! You can't mention Seoul without mentioning royal PALACES! They are located all over the city and are relatively cheap to get into. They are by no means if ...

... very lit up and one of us dubbed it the pink erection. We had a chinese at the intermediate level overlooking nighttime Seoul. This is a favorite venue for young lovers and (bizarrely?) they lock eternal love messgaes to the railings & display stands ...

... ve never seen this in daegu, and sort of like an instant paella. Crashed back at the hostel and hoped the rain will clear by tomorrow as its an all day outdoor event for the jongmyo royal ancestral ceremony. Hopefully batteries will behave too! ...

... we were at the museum.  Crazy. We took the metro, and got off halfway back to our hostel, in an area of Seoul called Insadong.  There's a restaurant there that specializes in "soondufu" or soft tofu stew (served, traditionally, in a stone pot, ...

... for it's nightlife), Gyengbokgung Palace (built in 1395 this is the first and official residence of the Joseon Royal Family... breathtaking), Changdeokgung Palace (an 'alternate residence' for the royal family... also amazingly beautiful), War Memorial ...

... agenda was a morning ceremony from 9-11, then a parade with the king will arrive around noon from Gyeongbokgung the main palace in Seoul. Then in the afternoon there will be another ceremony from about 1-3. When I arrived at the gates before 9 a crowd was ...