Our internet connection (or my crappy laptop with the combination of the crappy hotel connection) at our hotel in Seoul is not the best, so this post may be a bit brief.
We stared our day yesterday in Seoul with a tour of the DMZ at the borders of North and South Korea. We visited the freedom Bridge, that POW soldier's from The Korean crossed into their respective countries at the end of Korean War, a tunnel dug by the North Koreans' believed to be used to invade South Korea and then the border observatory of North and South Korea. At the observatory we were able to view a very hazy North Korea. At the termination of the tour we visited the last train station/stop in South Korea at the border, the he three of us were able to pose with a very serious looking South Korean soldier.
We returned to Seoul to look for a quick lunch spot. After a bit of searching through the maze of side streets we found our restaurant, Park-ssi Mulgo on Jebi, thanks to Julie's newly acquired understanding of Korean symbols. The restaurant is a small 4 table establishment in the Insadong neighborhood and the food was simply delicious!
Following lunch we met up with our friends Philip and Michael at Changdeokgung Palace. One of Seoul's 5 palaces. After an extensive 90 minute tour of the palace grounds we meandered over to the Insadong Market where tons of Korean souvenirs and other art items were for sale.
During our stroll through the market we stopped at a traditional Korean Tea House for a break from the frenzy of the Market. The tea house was exactly how I pictured one to look like, small and intimate with a lingering smell of mystery.
After more shopping through the interesting shops and stalls of the market we stopped for dinner at a Korean Bibim bap (meat and rice bowl) restaurant where we were all able to try soju; the "Sake" of Korea.
We ended our day at Philip and Michael's apartment with some hot tea, soju cocktails and snacks before returning to our hotel for the night.
Overall a great day in Seoul!
3 comments:
This blog is a wonderful idea. Yay! Buy me something.
"Lingering smell of mystery" - is that good or bad? Just curious...
Sounds like an amazing, and exhausting, trip so far:) Missing cable cars, tales of wars between the US and Japan, Oscar speeches, welcoming schoolchildren, and mouth-watering food all around! Finding any time to sleep? ;)
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