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atlasandacamera · 3 months

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Seoul, South Korea

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kyndaris · 8 days

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Our first proper day in Seoul had us running through the city using my highly advanced map-reading skills because Google Maps could not show even simple routes in and around the city except via public transport. This was due to the censorship laws of South Korea preventing the storage of map data on foreign server devices. As a consequence, Google cannot legally provide any real time navigation. Or so Google and Reddit tell me. Instead, locals rely on Naver and Kakao, but which do not always have English translations and thus tourists such as bleachpanda and myself are left fending for ourselves.

Still, after enjoying a ham and cheese 'Dagel' for breakfast at a local cafe, bleachpanda and I set out to Namsam Seoul Tower (or N Seoul Tower for short). Along the way, we stopped at the Namdaemun Market. There, we inspected the stalls to see what was on offer. Although we were both tempted to purchase souvenirs at this very first stop on our journey, we both resisted the urge.

We had, after all, not even properly seen the city!

Instead, bleachpanda and I purchased some egg tarts and a warm drink to drive away the wintry chill. While bleachpanda guzzled down her mocha, I was left disappointed by my 'choco latte,' which turned out to essentially be chocolate milk.

From Namdaemun Markets, we hiked towards Namsan Mountain, visiting a local 7-Eleven along the way to see if they shared any similarities to their counterparts in Japan or Australia (spoiler alert: they shared much more with their Asian cousins in Taiwan and Japan than those found out in the West).

Once at the start of the hiking trail up to Namsan, bleachpanda blanched at the prospect of climbing up to the tower. But with some gentle coaxing from me, she acquiesced. And so, we clambered up the mountain.

Bleachpanda, being the less fit of the two of us, required numerous stops to catch her breath. But these rests were also opportunities for us to take pictures of the scenery - capturing the early moments of spring peaking through as the snow began to melt.

By the way, did I mention there were love locks all around N Seoul Tower? Because that was a thing. As well as at the base of the mountain having a statue dedicated to the Comfort Women from the Second World War.

Still, it was aggravating to wait for her but it was the cross I had to bear as her travelling companion. Especially as we were nearing the tower and she vanished for nigh on eighty-four years because she ducked into a store to buy a fridge magnet.

At the tower, I purchased our entry tickets up and away we soared to the observation deck with a group of American tourists. Once at the observation deck, the entirety of Seoul was spread out before us. I used this chance to take copious amounts of pictures from this bird's eye view of the city:

Bleachpanda and I even bought a few souvenirs, including postcards. While I sent mine to a good friend (here known as redoubt on the internet), as he has a penchant of posting postcards to me when travelling overseas, bleachpanda sent one to her sister and another to her future self.

Once we had drunk our fill at the tower, we took the cable car back down to civilisation (bleachpanda's request) before heading to Deoksugung Palace. As I navigated our party towards our destination we refuelled at a Dunkin' Donuts before continuing onward.

Unfortunately, once we arrived at Deoksugung Palace, it was closed (this was due to the fact this palace is closed on Mondays. Why? I'm not sure. We would revisit it later). Disappointed, bleachpanda and I trekked instead to Gyeongbokgung Palace where we managed to catch a changing of the royal guard. During the performance, an explanation was provided regarding the process and of the outfits worn by the performers, which were based on 15th century Joseon dynasty clothing.

Fun fact, Gyeongbokgung was the main royal palace of the Joseon palace and was built in 1395. Additionally, everywhere we looked, there were people dressed in hanboks because they allowed free entry!

Alas, bleachpanda and I were dressed in our thick entry gear. And so, we had to buy tickets to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace. I also grabbed an audio gudie to provide some commentary of the historic site we were visiting, although I had to trade in my driver licence.

As we made our way through the Palace, I learned how the Palace served as the heart of the Joseon dynasty before it was razed to the ground when Japan invaded Korea back in 1592. This was later rebuilt in 1867. Within were several precincts and the living quarters for concubines and the royal family. Of interest to me was how there were separate palaces for the King and the Queen.

I also learned how during the Japanese occupation in the early 20th century, Gyeongbokgung was used for their own headquarters, with the Government-General Building being built after the Palace was levelled. After the conclusion of the Second World War, however, much of Gyeongbokgung has been restored.

After we had wandered through to all the major sites, bleachpanda and I exited out near the National Folk Museum of Korea. Eager to have my driver licence returned, we headed back to the entrance and exchanged the audio guide for my Australian identity document.

From the palace, we then headed to Bukchon Hanok village and finally nabbed a late lunch of pork cutlet - elsewise I might have keeled over. After we were both full, we took a gander around Bukchon, stopping by Bukchon Yukgyeong to snap an iconic view of the city of the buildings there and the city of Seoul splayed out before us.

Once we had snagged the picture, bleachpanda and I headed back to our hotel after a long day out in the city of Seoul. We stopped briefly at Jogyesa Buddhist temple before purchasing a few souvenirs and snacks.

So ended our first proper day in Seoul! Join me for the next few weeks as I regale you, dear reader, of our further adventures! For tomorrow is when we head into the DMZ (the last letter pronounced as Zed for all you Americans out there).

Looking back on our journey though, I'm a little sad I couldn't snag myself a hot CEO boyfriend after he hit me with his car. Still, there's always next time!

#personal blog #travelling #travel blog #seoul #south korea #n seoul tower #gyeongbokgung palace #bukchon hanok village #jogyesa temple

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ecoamerica · 23 days

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munshund · 11 months

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Records of Seoul📷

#south korea #seoul23 #seoulkorea #bukchon hanok village #hanok #traditional home #june 6 #travel #trip #holiday #hot pot #photos #photoblog

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deleosdella · 1 year

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#seoul #south korea #korea #asia #travel #travels #bukchon hanok village #hanok village #places #photography #sony a6500

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rosejigglypuff76 · 7 months

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Eclair Verte asks Espresso Noir if he can bring him to the Dark Cacao Kingdom for historical research to teach his class this coming Monday, wanting to interview the king himself for that 🎀

Espresso agreed, as he wanted to learn the history of the Coffee Tribe neighboring the kingdom's citadel ❄️

Hours later, Espresso and Eclair are almost at the castle, they just need to go through the Bukchon Hanok Village within the citadel walls and be there within the matter of 15 minutes ☃️

Perfectly timed though is where they saw King Dark Cacao Watanabe finishing a small meeting with the Second Watcher (named; Red Eye Yami) and was exiting the fellow loyalist's house 🏹

That's when Eclair chose to have that interview with the king to complete his research for Monday's class ✨

Espresso for the most part felt very relaxed, that is until he saw Herb Kimura hanging out Prince Dark Choco Watanabe 🍫

At first Espresso thought it was a coincidence that Herb was here, until he realized that the green-haired teen already knew Dark Choco for quite sometime 🪴

This strict but usually calm professor is shocked but also intrigued, eventually knowing about Herb actually being a Legendary Cookie and that the student Cocoa Butter Kaname is actually Dark Choco 🪴🍫

Espresso will be even more shocked when one of his students is also here, that being Cherry Blossom Futaba 🌸

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helendecruzportfolio · 1 year

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Two men in a traditional house in Seoul discuss philosophy (the 4 Mengzian sprouts and the seven emotions) while drinking tea in Bukchon Hanok Village,

#seoul #bukson #bukchon hanok village #tayasuisketches

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iamfanfan · 2 years

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#yunho #ateez #bukchon hanok village

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koryeoking · 2 years

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The National Folk Museum of Korea occupies the northeast corner of the Gyeongbokgung Palace compound. It contains around 120,000 artifacts in permanent and special exhibitions exploring the experiences of Koreans through the ages.