Seoul 2019: Street food in Myeong-dong (명동)
After spending some time hanging out at Seoul Tower I walked down to Myeong-dong to get some street food for dinner. Myeong-dong is one of…
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Seoul 2019: Hanging out at Seoul Tower at night
At night I returned to Seoul Tower to see the nighttime view of the city. This time I didn’t pay to go up the tower…
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Seoul 2019: Sungnyemun Gate (숭례문)
Right next to Namdaemun Market is Sungnyemun Gate, which is unofficially called Namdaemun Gate but the Korean government refers to it as Sungnyemun to help…
Seoul 2019: Namdaemun Market (남대문시장)
On my way to Seoul Station I passed through the Namdaemun Market. There are about 10,000 stores in Namdaemun, making it the largest traditional market…
Seoul 2019: Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을)
On a hill east of Gyeongbokgung Palace there’s a neighborhood where you get an idea of what Seoul used to look like in its pre-industrial…
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Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 2 (경복궁)
I continued my tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace by next visiting the Jibokjae, which roughly translates to “Hall of Collecting Jade”. This was the king’s personal…
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Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 1 (경복궁)
Once the changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace had concluded the crowds dispersed and I bought my entry ticket for the paid area…
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Seoul 2019: Changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace
In the morning I returned to Gyeongbokgung Palace to see the changing of the guard ceremony. I wasn’t sure where was the best place to…
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Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace at night (경복궁)
From the north end of Gwanghwamun Plaza I saw an unusual amount of people walking into Gyeongbokgung Palace so I figured I’d cross the street…
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Seoul 2019: Gwanghwamun Plaza at night (광화문광장)
That night I was in northern Seoul again and I found myself back at Gwanghwamun Plaza. While much of the plaza area was now dark,…
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