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  • TinKan
  • By TinKan on August 1, 2003
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  • visa - Seoul
    visa
    by TinKan
    Make sure that you get your visa before going as once you get there you could find your self back on the plane or waiting for a few days at the airport. It takes a few weeks to get the visa if you do it by mail and two hours if you go to get it your self at the local embassy.

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    Other Stuff: Motorcycles on the sidewalk
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  • Updated By seoulgirl on February 4, 2005
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  • Be careful of motorcycles and cars on the sidewalk. Make sure you walk in a straight line since the motorcycles will be trying to get by you and you might not hear them. If you step aside suddenly you may get hit by one. They usually are very careful but just watch out! And cars are parked on the sidewalk in some areas.

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    Other Stuff: Look for Toilet Paper!
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  • GracesTrips
  • By GracesTrips on April 22, 2008
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  • Toilet Paper Dispenser - Seoul
    Toilet Paper Dispenser
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    I needed to use a public restroom in an underground metro station/shopping center. I go into the stall and there are no sear covers. Eh, I can live with that. I'll just put toilet paper down on the seat....WHAT no toilet paper! I get out of the stall and see a toilet paper dispenser on the wall. Cost is 500 WON. So, I run out to yell at my boyfriend that I need 500 WON when I noticed a toilet paper dispenser (only one) mounted on the outside of the first stall.

    Also, my boyfriend told me in the men's room, there were no traditional toilets in the stalls. Instead, a porcelain bowl in which you would need to squat. Don't throw your toilet paper into the bowl, it goes into a trash can located in your stall.

    So, make sure you have toilet paper in the stall with you.

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    Other Stuff: Some Toilets look like This!
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  • GracesTrips
  • By GracesTrips on April 28, 2008
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  • Photo taken by Harald in the Men's room - Seoul
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    Men's room
    by GracesTrips
    FYI, some public toilets are the traditional type used in the country. You will need to squat down over it and the toilet tissue should be thrown into the waste basket.

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    Other Stuff: A visit at Cheong Wa Dae ....
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  • MEdelmann
  • Updated By MEdelmann on November 1, 2002
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  • Cheong Wa Dae - Seoul
    Cheong Wa Dae
    by MEdelmann
    .... can be dangerous, when you do it alone, without any papers. It is the offical residence of the president of the Republic of Korea. Also be careful when taking photos, the police is everywhere and will watch you ...

    But they are very, very friendly. When I asked them about the way to "The Rose of Sharon-Garden" they all tryed to help me as much as they can.

    But Cheong Wa Dae can be visited with organized tours. More infos are available at the information desk on the grounds of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Tour tickets are distributed free of charge. BUT take your passport with you, there is no entrance without it!

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    Other Stuff: Hyojadong Community Hall
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  • MEdelmann
  • By MEdelmann on November 1, 2002
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  • Other Stuff - Seoul
    by MEdelmann
    Just opposite to Cheong Wa Dae is located the Hyojadong Community Hall. It displays former president gifts from overseas as well as memorabilia of Seoul history. And there is also a Cheong Wa Dae souvenir-shop there.

    By the way it is the safest place in whole Seoul because of the many policemen everywhere ... :-)
    When I was there they also had an interesting exhibition featuring president Kim Dae-jung. On the photo on your left you can see him at the ASEM meeting in Seoul in October 2000 and speaking in front of the UN General Assembly in New York ....

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    Other Stuff: President Kim Dae Jung and the Nobel Peace Prize
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  • MEdelmann
  • Updated By MEdelmann on November 3, 2002
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  • Other Stuff - Seoul
    by MEdelmann
    A few years ago korean president Kim Dae Jung got the Nobel Peace prize for his "sunshine policy" with the north and has engagement to get in a dialogue with North Korea to stabilize the situation on the korean peninsula.

    The picture on your left show the president with pope John Paul II. and with former south african president Nelson Mandela, which also got the Nobel Peace Prize. In my opinion these two men (Kim Dae Jung and Nelson Mandela) really deserve it ....
    Both did much for peace.

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    Other Stuff: 1. crossing roads - cross...
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  • j-san
  • By j-san on August 26, 2002
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  • Other Stuff - Seoul
    by j-san
    1. crossing roads - cross underground where possible.
    2. driving - the roads are wide and weird (my impression!!)
    3. smog - I was fine, but my friend couldn't stop coughing the whole time we were there :/
    4. motorcycles racing down market lanes.
    5. not getting enough sleep - something is always open!! :))

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    Other Stuff: Make sure that the places you...
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  • moremaga
  • By moremaga on August 26, 2002
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  • Other Stuff - Seoul
    by moremaga
    Make sure that the places you want to see are open when you are there. Don't try and see certain palaces on monday. For some reason they were closed. The DMZ (North/South) border was closed on Monday as well. I don't know if it was only when I was there or maybe all the time. Just check before you go on your trip unless you like surprises like that.

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    Other Stuff: We met some great guys that...
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  • Kindra
  • By Kindra on August 25, 2002
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  • Other Stuff - Seoul
    by Kindra
    We met some great guys that were in the American Air Forces while we were there. They were real gentlemen and humbly admitted to us that the US soldiers get a bad rap there because a lot of them deserve the bad rap. Not these guys!!! However, Seoul is only one hour south of the North Korean border and problems do escalate, particularly when university students protest.

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