Seoul 2019: LoL Park (롤파크)
After my long walk in the rain it was time for some indoor activities, so I rode the metro from the area by the National…
After my long walk in the rain it was time for some indoor activities, so I rode the metro from the area by the National…
A rainstorm was passing through Seoul on my final full day in the city. In spite of the on-and-off rain, I felt like taking a…
UPDATE: A reader has pointed out that this coin is actually a New Taiwan Dollar and not a Korean Won. Lol, I guess one of…
Perhaps my favorite Korean beverage is a soda called Milkis. You can find Milkis in stores and vending machines all over Korea and it’s made…
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Street food in Myeong-dong (명동)
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Hanging out at Seoul Tower at night
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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을)
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)