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642-2 Yeoksam-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
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63 Building
Meeting rooms with North Korea in the background
Bukchon alleys
Insa-dong
Hi,
I would like to enquire on the ideal location for the accomodation. Myeong-dong & Gangnam, which is better?
Ideal location for what? Seoul is divided up much like New York City and each part has it's own attraction. Gangnam is for the Rolex, Coach, Bentley crowd and Myeongdong is for the fashionistas. However, any area of Seoul is easily reached by subway. So which area you stay in depends on your budget. Gangnam will be more expensive.
You can also buy them at nandemun, that is near shinshege departament store. THe price for a decent one is 38,000 won. I have gotten several there, walk on the street and you will see them. Bargain and tell them you are looking for a certain price hanbook, what is the best one for that price range. people are the best thing to korea.
During my Mount Seoraksan trip, the beautiful scenery of the Mt Seoraksan National Park as viewed on Gwongeumseong was indeed memorable. You need to take a cable car at the park entrance to Gwongeumseong.
During the Joseon Dynasty, the palaces had an army called Sumugun who performed the opening and closing of the palace gates, guarding and patrolling. Comparable to the Changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace, the ceremony of changing of the guards at the palaces in Seoul is a colorful, dignified event that reproduces Korean traditional royal culture.
At Deoksugung, Gyeongbokgung and Jongmyo. Royal guards changing ceremony is reenacted everyday, except Mondays and rainy days.
KIMCHI- Kimchi is spicy pickled cabbage. This side dish is served with every Korean meal.
I personally do not like the taste, TOO HOT and SPICEY to me and smells funny. Still I have tried
and tolerate eating.
A Big 24" luggage (preferably extendable and of light material) and a little carry-around bag for the to keep your important stuffs inside. (for autumn and start of winter... that's the time I went, so I'm not quite sure about the rest of the seasons)
Thermal wear, plain comfy clothes and a good down-feather or appropriate autumn/winter coat. (waterproof would be a better choice to shield you from the unpredictable rain) Nothing too heavy to pull your body weight down. It'll be good to add in a cap and scarves for those who are afraid of the cold. (Don't bring too many pieces, 2~3sets would be enough to last you through the cold weather)
Comfortable sneakers or plain canvas shoes would be the best with a layer of thick socks to protect you from the chilly wind. Don't wear heels and sandals/slippers are a no-no in Seoul. Toothpaste and toothbrush are all you need.
And maybe little bottles of shampoo and shower foam in case the lodging's not providing you any.
Towels are optional. Some may not be used to using towels in the hotel but others don't mind it.
It's good if you contact your personal doctor prior to the trip or do a check-up. Bring airsickness pills, panadols and emergency medicine in case something happens. Although there are alot of "yak" stores (medicine stores) around, I never tried going into one. For Dslr user:
Plug adapters, battery charger, extra battery to last for the day and more memory cards.
Probably 16gb memory space would be efficient to last you for a day or two if you are shooting jpeg format. (I brought my ipod, which served as a mass storage, and did photo transferring every two days to clear memory space from the cards).
For normal compact camera user:
Depends on how avid-shooter you are, I posted and shot everything I saw during the trip and 3 2gb cards were enough to last me throughout the trip.
Again, you need the charger for the camera and extra adapter for the plug. A map and a guide book from the Korea Tourism Counter would be efficient to last you throughout the trip.
And, it'll be better if you would be able to memorize some key words and phrases.
Write down your accomodation addresses in korean for the limousine/cab drivers to know where you are heading to.
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