On my final day in Seoul I visited Changdeokgung Palace up in the northern part of the city. Changdeokgung is located east of Gyeongbokgung Palace…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁) Part 1
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 2 (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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 1 (경복궁)
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace at night (경복궁)
From the base of Namsan Mountain I went north up to Gwanghwamun Plaza. This public square was opened in 2009 and is often the site…
From Fukuoka to Incheon International Airport is about a one hour, twenty minute flight; long enough to mentally practice basic Korean words and phrases and…
