Besides being an interesting place, the Namsangol Hanok Village has another advantage over other sights in Seoul: It is open until 8 pm (10 pm from March to October). And it’s free, so there’s no reason not to visit this place.
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I wanted to visit an unusual place today and I did: After leaving Deoksugung Palace, I went to the Seodaemun Prison (admission: 1500 Won). This prison was used until 1987 and is now a museum.
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One of the palaces that is quite conveniently placed is the Deoksugung Palace. It’s near City Hall station in central Seoul. While I came because of the Royal Guard change, there was a sign saying that there is no such thing until the 2nd of January.
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If there’s one place in Seoul that comes close to Tokyo’s Akihabara, it’s Yongsan. After I had discovered that they didn’t have MiniDV tapes in convenience stores, I planned a trip to the Yongsan electronics market.
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When I left the N Seoul tower, the area in front of the tower was already prepared for the cheer squad consisting of Korean young men and women. It was a very unexpected sight for me.
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The people in Seoul found a clever way to enhance the reach of their television tower: They built it upon a hill. The N Seoul Tower (North Seoul Tower) can be easily seen from most parts of the city, especially at night, when it’s illuminated.
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The museums in Seoul are remarkably cheap – entry into the National Folk Museum is free. The pagoda makes a striking first impression but most of the things are inside of course.
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I had set myself a schedule or rather a list of places to see. Next on the list was the Gyeongbok Palace. If you know the British Palace Guards, you also know the Korean ones. While they may look differently, there isn’t anything you can do to distract them.
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The city walls of Seoul were destroyed ages ago, but you can still see the gates. The Dongdaemun Gate is number one on the list of National Treasure. Originally built by King Taejo in 1369, the current gate dates back to 1869.
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There were two odd things happening today. When I waited for the subway, an elderly Korean woman started talking to me (in Korean) showing me some news (also in Korean) about a culture event (in Korea). I said (in English and some gestures) that I can’t understand her.
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Looking around Insadong, I decided to go to one of the cheaper restaurants. The noodles were ok, but what really striked me odd were the scissors provided with it. It made sense somehow because they didn’t provide a knife, but scissors?!?
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