We were brought to see several highlights within Seoul this day. After breakfast we were driven to the Presidential Palace. Upon reaching near the palace grounds, we had to alight and walk up to the palace entrance and we can only see the palace from afar. Opposite the Presidential Palace was the old GyeongBokGung Palace. I find the sights within the GyeongBokGung palace more attractive then the Presidential Palace. Too bad we were not given time to explore around this ancient palace, time was given only to take pictures of the Presidential Palace.
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| Ancient Door |
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| Ancient Palace Doorway |
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| The Presidential Palace |
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| Presidential Palace |
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| Statue of a phoenix in front of the Presidential Palace |
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| Presidential Palace |
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| The ancient GyeongBokGung Palace |
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| Ancient artwork on the ceiling of GyeongBokGung Palace |
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| Ancient housing opposite the Presidential Palace |
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| Part of GyeongBokGung Palace |
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| Guard house of GyeongBokGung Palace |
We then headed for our next destination within the capital city - Namsan Park. This a garden which records chinese connections in Korea. We were told that there is a general who was so captivated by the chinese wisdom that he ordered people to haven these words carved into stones and place them at this park. Up at this park we can see the Seoul Tower. Too bad we were not given time to even visit this tower. This place feels like a rest area for the tour guide, so he can steal some time for a rest. Other then the tower, there is really nothing much to see here.....
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| Seoul Towers in Namsan Park |
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| View of part of the city |
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| Chinese writings in the park |
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| Chinese writings in the park |
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| Chinese writings in the park |
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| Chinese writings in the park |
We were then brought to the Casino in Seoul. We were told that people with Korean passport are not allowed entry into the casino. Seemed like a place purely for tourists. Tried my luck in some jackpot machine, and won abit (Think about 50,000 won). This trip is a waste of time.
The tour guide then brought us to the famous canal park. This place was once dirty and smelly and the Korean government decided to do something about it. So they converted the canal into a park! Walking down the pathways alongside the canal was rather unique, it is hard for me to imagine the state of this park before its transformation. Along the pathways, we saw locals strolling, jogging along the canal. We also saw some artists setting up stores trying to sell their paintings.
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Me at Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Walking along the canal |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Love how they spruce up this place |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Canal Park in Seoul |
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| Downtown Seoul |
As one of our itineraries was cancel (can't really remember what was that), it was replaced by some break dancing show. Since there are still quite some time before the show, the tour guide brought us to this shopping area and gave us some free time to roam around. We literally roamed around this place, making use of this opportunity to do the other touristy things - buying of souvenirs. This place is really nothing much just heaps of people walking around buying things, and selling things. We then headed over to KFC for dinner and met up with the rest of the group for the break dance show. The show was entertaining and unique. After the show we went back to the hotel for rest, getting ready for Jeju Island the next day.
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| Downtown Seoul |
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| Downtown Seoul |
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| Downtown Seoul |
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| Downtown Seoul |
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