Jeonju 2019: Omokdae (오목대)
Right next to the Jeonju Hanok Village is a forested hill with steep slopes. Because of dense tree growth there’s not a good view from…
Page 12 of 20
Jeonju 2019: Jeonju Hanok Village (전주한옥마을)
The heart of Jeonju’s tourist area is the town’s hanok village. Hanok are traditional-style Korean houses and there are about 700 in Jeonju. Many of…
Continue reading → Jeonju 2019: Jeonju Hanok Village (전주한옥마을)
Jeonju 2019: Pungnammun Gate (전주 풍남문)
The next stop in my trek across Korea was the town of Jeonju. I arrived at night and the next morning I started my sightseeing…
Suwon 2019: Haenggung Palace
After finishing my walk along the walls of Hwaseong Fortress I walked over to Haenggung Palace. As I was getting close to the palace I…
Suwon 2019: Hwaseong Fortress, Part 2
Having left the rest area at Hwaseong Jangdae, I started along the stairs that would take me back down the mountain. Though I still had…
Suwon 2019: Hwaseong Fortress, Part 1
Suwon’s biggest attraction is Hwaseong Fortress, which formed the walls that surrounded the old city. Hwaseong’s walls were finished in 1796 and they remain a…
Suwon 2019: Paldalmun Gate
About 30 km (19 miles) south of Seoul is the city of Suwon. In the late 1700s one of the kings of the Joseon Dynasty…
Seoul 2019: Leaving Seoul
I had spent five nights in Seoul but it was now time to leave the city and see other parts of Korea. After grabbing my…
Seoul 2019: Myeongdong Cathedral
As I arrived back in the Myeongdong neighborhood I walked past the Myeongdong Cathedral. This was the first Roman Catholic parish church to be built…
Seoul 2019: Insadong (인사동)
After leaving Changdeokgung Palace I moved south with the intention of grabbing one last snack in Myeong-dong before leaving Seoul. On my way there I…
Ricardopedia 