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Sunday, December 3, 2017
Seoul Day 1 by Aaron - Yonggungsa Temple 龙宫寺, Gyeongbok Palace 景福宫, Myeongdong 明洞, and N Seoul Tower 南山首尔塔
Seoul Day 1
Yonggungsa Temple 龙宫寺, Gyeongbok Palace 景福宫, Insadong Street 仁寺洞, Myeongdong 明洞, and N Seoul Tower 南山首尔塔
~ Aaron
Trip to Asia: Day 1 - Seoul / Hong Kong
Day 2 - Hong Kong
Day 3 - Macau / Zhuhai
Day 4 - Yangshuo
Day 5 - Guilin
Day 6 - Beihai
Day 7 - Sanya
Day 8 - Sanya
Day 9 - Sanya
Day 10 - Sanya
Day 11 - Haikou
Day 12 - Zhuhai
Day 13 - Hong Kong / Seoul
Day 14 - Seoul
Seoul Day 1 : Incheon international airport, Gyeongbokgung Palace,Insa-dong
N Seoul Tower, Myeong-dong, Incheon international airport
Han River, Gyeongbok Palace
The guard changing ceremony, N Seoul Tower
Early morning of Seoul, at 6 AM
My first day in Seoul was amazing. I went to the amazing Yonggungsa temple. I also visited the huge Gyeongbok Palace. The Insadong Street and Myeongdong were very popular places. The Seoul Tower is in a very tall mountain, Namsan Mountain. This was a wonderful day.
Yonggungsa Temple
Yonggungsa Temple
Yonggungsa Temple
A tree at the Yonggungsa Temple
The bell of Yonggungsa Temple
Yonggungsa Temple
The inside of
Yonggungsa Temple
Yonggungsa Temple
Stone tablets around the Yonggungsa Temple
The Yonggungsa Temple
Beautiful morning view at Yonggungsa Temple
Yonggungsa Temple
A Buddha statue at the
Yonggungsa Temple
Beautiful flowers at
Yonggungsa Temple
The 1300 year old zelkova tree
at Yonggungsa Temple
The Yonggungsa Temple is very ancient. It was built in the year 670. It is a place to experience Korean Buddhism. This temple is mostly famous for the zelkova trees that are 1,300 years old and a tablet written by the grandfather of the last Korean emperor also gives the temple fame. As we were exploring the temple, we also saw a few jugs full of soy sauce. A giant statue of Buddha stood in the middle of the temple.
Gyeongbok Palace
The entrance of Gyeongbok Palace
The entrance of the Gyeongbok Palace
光化门
兴礼门
兴礼门
兴礼门
The guard changing ceremony
at 光化门
Guard changing ceremony
at 光化门
Guard changing ceremony
at 光化门
Guard changing ceremony
at 光化门
Guard changing ceremony
at 光化门
兴礼门
The guardian of
勤政殿
The stairs of 勤政殿
The guardian of
勤政殿
The guardian of
勤政殿
勤政殿
勤政殿
勤政殿
勤政殿
勤政殿
思政殿
Beside the 思政殿
The inside of 思政殿
千秋殿
千秋殿
庆会楼
庆会楼
庆会楼
Walkway at the palace
The roof of
the palace
交泰殿
交泰殿
Beautiful view of the Gyeongbok Palace
庆会楼
Gyeongbok Palace is a spectacular palace. It is the largest royal palace, and was built in 1395. This magnificent palace housed the royal family of Korea for some time. The palace was destroyed in 1592, and restored in 1867. We just happened to see the changing guard ceremony as we were leaving.
Insadong Street
Insadong Street
Free Transit Tour group picture
at Insadong Street
Lunch at Insadong Street
Traditional Korean restaurant
at Insadong Street
Lunch at Insadong Street
Myeongdong
Entrance of
Myeongdong
Seoul Tower
viewed from
Myeongdong
Seoul Tower
viewed from
Myeongdong
In Myeongdong
Inside Myeongdong
At the Myeongdong
In the Myeongdong
Seafood barbeque
At Myeongdong
At Myeongdong
At Myeongdong
Rose Ice Cream at Myeongdong
A popular bakery
Chestnut bread
red bean bread
chocolate bread
At Myeongdong
The Insadong Street and Myeongdong are 2 popular shopping areas. Insadong has many antique shops, art galleries, and food. On the other hand, Myeongdong has more food, and is mostly cosmetic and jewelry shops. Insadong is a traditional street, while Myeongdong is an example of a more modern shopping street. These streets are examples of life then and now.
Seoul Tower
Driving towards
Seoul Tower
The Seoul Tower
Climbing towards
the Seoul Tower
Namsan Mountain
Wearing traditional Korean Clothes
for Seoul Culture Day
At the Seoul Tower
At the Seoul Tower Plaza
At the Seoul Tower Plaza
Viewing Seoul city from Seoul Tower
Viewing Seoul city from Seoul Tower
Wearing traditional Korean Clothes
Wearing traditional Korean Clothes
Tree of lovers' lock behind us
At Seoul Tower
At Seoul Tower
At Seoul Tower
Seoul city view
from Seoul Tower
Seoul city view from Seoul Tower
At Seoul Tower
The Seoul Tower is very high. It is a communication and observation tower located on the Namsan Mountain in Seoul. Towering at about 240 meters high, it is the highest point in all of Seoul. The tower offers a good look of the rest of Seoul. While we were at the Seoul Tower, we wore traditional Korean clothes.
This first day in Seoul was very exciting. The Yonggungsa temple had many reasons to be famous. The Gyeongbok Palace was a very interesting place with lots of history. The Insadong Street and Myeongdong were both crowded with people. The height of the Seoul Tower gives everyone a clear view of all of Seoul. I wish I could go through this day over and over again!
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