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Other Place to Go Seoul
22 Reviews I would definitely take them to the Jong-ro district. The center of the city has many exciting places, restaurants, cafes, fashion stores. They can buy a lots of stylish clothes and accessories at...
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Gyeongbokgung (Palace) Seoul
16 Reviews Gyeongbokgung was the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). One of five palaces in Seoul, it has a 500 year history. It was built by the founding King of Joseon dynasty, Lee Seong-Gye, in...
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Other Stuff Seoul
59 Reviews 1) Money (listed in KRW - won) to bring if you are traveling on a budget: accommodation could be 15000 ~ 50000 won per day depending on where you book -food will run you about 5000~10000 won per meal...
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Pleasent/Amusing Surprises Seoul
16 Reviews If you happen to be a non-Asian in Seoul (a Caucasian, as shown in photo), do not feel alarmed if some students approach you with a notebook, a camera, and/or a tape recorder. A lot of the kids there...
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Shopping & Money Seoul
21 Reviews South Korea's monetary unit is the won (KRW) and due to the financial crisis, It had depreciated 35% to the US Dollar. The Exchange rate today is 1 USD: 1,380 KRW! The Won is available into ₩1,...
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Lotte World Seoul
7 Reviews Give your baby a relaxing time at Lotte world with their luxury Inglesina Zippy strollers. Inglesina is the world famous Italian brand since 1963. Rental Place: 1st floor of Lotte world Tel:...
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Changdokgung (Palace) Seoul
6 Reviews Seoul is a city of royal palaces. There are five of them in all. One of my favourite things is looking inside the palace rooms. They have a simple, uncluttered style, quite different to that of...
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Korea House & Namsan Hanok Folk Village Seoul
2 Reviews Namsum Village of Traditional Houses. If you can?ft get out to Folk Village, you can still visit traditional homes near the city center. The homes were moved from around the country and really give...
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Events Seoul
4 Reviews The annual Seoul Drum Festival last weekend (8 -10 October 2004) was a free display of many different styles and cultural drum performances. Each set lasted about 20 minutes and each session lasted...
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Toksugung (Palace) Seoul
2 Reviews Tracking down the Past along the Palace Walls Doksu Palace Lane winding along the stone wall of the palace is often compared with the streets on the Mont Martre hills of Paris. But the bustling...
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Myeongdong Seoul
2 Reviews This quarter has two faces, each of which seems totally different from each other. First, it is a most important financial district of Korea, having headquarter buildings of the nation's...
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Hiking Seoul
3 Reviews If you ever get the chance, hike up Mt Soraksan, about 3 hours north of Seoul by bus, on early autumn and just take in the colourful view of the countryside and mountainside. An easier way would be to...
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Jongmyo (Royal Shrine) Seoul
2 Reviews Now follow me over a footbridge ... and we are arrived at Jongmyo Royal Shrine, another "Must See" of Seoul and another area, which is registered on the UNESCO´s World Cultural List. They put it on...
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Tapgol Park Seoul
1 Review This park celebrates the Declaration of Independence from Japanese occupation. The last time I was here there were photo exhibits of the horrors perpetrated by the Japanese. This time the mood was...
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National Folk Museum Seoul
1 Review The museum is located at the back of Kyongbok'kung Palace. It also had free entry on National Day. The museum was very, very good. It wasn't possible to take pictures inside but there were some...
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Korean War Memorial Seoul
2 Reviews War Memorial. A great museum (though you might want to skip the first floor if pressed for time). I learned a lot about the Korean War. I came close to crying quite a few times. Make sure you read the...
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Changgyeonggung (Palace) Seoul
1 Review No More Cherry-blossom Viewing Here Tragically, the Japanese colonists at one time transformed the Changgyong (Palace), one of the five main palaces of the Choson Dynasty, into a leisure facility,...
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Kyonghuigung (Palace) Seoul
1 Review Resting Place for Citizens The kyonghuigung had been used as the main royal palace for the period of the reigning of ten kings since being built in 1617 by Prince Regent Gwanghae. Counted one of the...
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Once you drink this water, your become a very very very Good Husband specialy at night.just kidding.According to Sonia our Guide,This water in Very clean and you can drink.Sory, I forgot the story.
Its a part or the korean practice to pray and Build stone.One prayer one stone.Some time they write their prayer on paper and hang on the tree brances I make my prayer too.May God Continue to bless the Gangneung City and the Whole Korea.
All Gangneung Performers stay here.This University is very Comfortable school.When we stay here, Breakfass at Canteen, free Fitness gym, free enternet, free washing mashine and everyting is very Clean. Those who want to study here,Its comfortable for you But I dont know how much.
When I\'m coming home late or up early and heading to work there is one place that I like to go to get a snack/meal. Seven-eleven. Yes, it sounds weird, but 7-11 has some great \'sam-gak-kim-bap\' (Three angle seaweed and rice...Triangle Kimbap).It is fresh (they deliver daily at about 1AM, don\'t ask how I know this), it\'s healthy (usually rice with 1/3 the fat of bread, and includes other good stuff like tuna or beef), easy (just tear off the plastic covering and you\'re good to go) and, most importantly, delicious. I\'ve introduced many foreigners to this and after some initial hesitation (seaweed and what?) everyone is an instant convert. Oh, did I mention they\'re cheap? About 700 won (USD 0.60) apiece compared to 1,500 won for a ham sandwich. I usually get 2 and they are pretty filling.
Was pleasantly surprised to see lotsa mountains when the plane touched down at Incheon Airport. South Korea is surrounded by mountains.The famed Seoraksan National Park would be DE place. A quieter starting point would be from Osaek Mineral Springs however no maps are obtainable from the ranger office there. Entrance fee is 1,600won.A more popular & accessible starting point would be from Seorak-dong. Be there earlier to avoid the crowds. Entrance fee is more expensive at 3,400won. If you can, hike & enjoy the beautiful scenery instead of taking the cable car. The South Koreans really impressed me with their helpfulness, orderliness & their respect towards each other. I was blessed with many kind acts from the kindred S.Koreans that helped to make my first-time solo trip an easier one.
Finding a bathroom in Seoul can be a challenge sometimes. Many of the restaurants (even Western food ones) do not have their own bathrooms--especially if they are located inside a building (which most of them are). Also, from the street it's tough to know where to turn when nature calls.A few tips: (i) all buildings have bathrooms on the main floors that are (generally) open to the public. Just walk in and look for the signs.(ii) Learn how to say "Hwa Jang Shil Oh-di-say-o" (Where is the bathroom?). They may call it a toilet, restroom, washroom, water closet , W.C., or any number of other things, but the Korean phrase is Hwa Jang Shil.(iii) Learn how to squat in the Asian (hole in the floor) type toilet, as you may HAVE to use one at some point. Basically, it's like going in the woods, except you have to aim. A white couple and their friend were in downtown Seoul with what looked like a...
Korea is the Land of the moning calm, or so they say...My greatest recollection from monrings in Korea were the garbage trucks that drove around the neighborhoods at about 5 AM. They were all equipped with 50,000 watt loudspeakers, which would shout (in Korean): "ATTENTION ATTENTION: WAKE UP AND BRING OUT YOUR GARBAGE !!!!" I guess they wanted to be sure that anyone within a few miles radius wasnt left out on this great garbage dumping opportunity.... With that, who needs an alarm clock ??
As we are all more than aware, 2002 heralded the Fifa Football World Cup, Co-hosted by Japan and Korea.I remember before the world Cup started, a lot of Korean Journalists went to some football crazy countries like Brazil, Argentina and Italy and asked locals in the street, "Where is this year's World Cup being Hosted?" Virtually everybody replied "Japan!"Much to the disappointment of the Korean public who were hoping that the World cup would Showcase south Korea.Anyway, after the world Cup had finished the Journalists asked the same question to the same football crazy people, from the same football crazy countries. Virtually Everybody replied "Korea!" Why, well Korea did showcase themselves, with amazing spirit, support and sportsmanship. I will never forget being part of the support. The thousands of people in the streets, in the city squares, filling the stadiums in a sea of red. All...
The Korean Language is related to languages of Central Asia and Finland. I found it very difficult to learn.But the script is an alphabetical script, even if it does not look like. It is said, that in 16th century a Korean King gathered some wise men of his country and ordered them to invent a script, which was more suitable to their language than the Chinese Charactres, which were used. The new script also should be very easyly be leearned by everybody. After some time they found the Korean Script, which is in fact easily to learn. I learned it within a few hours. Of course that does not mean, that you understand the language, but being able to read the signs of busstations and some words on the menue in a restaurant helps a lot.
I loved most the many beautiful flowers, which you find in South Korea at every roadside and in every town and every garden. It seems people love their country so much, that they want to decorate every corner of it.
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul Seoul
6 Reviews and 184 Opinions Centrally located in South Han River area, integrated with a shopping mall - center city. Hotel is...
The Westin Chosun Busan Busan
4 Reviews and 81 Opinions My wife and I have stayed twice at the Westin Chosun within the last three months. The rooms are...
Youngpyung Resort Kangwon-do
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Q: Hi All Planning to trip to Korea and thinking of visiting Yeosu for the Expo.. just wondering if 3days,2 nights would be...
A: If you are visiting for the Expo, I think 3 days are enough. I stayed in a couple hotels, but they were not really budget type places.
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