Seoul Travel Blogs - Page 5

Ahnyoung! I'm on my third day in Seoul and having a lovely time. My only regret is I didn't schedule more time for Korea so haven't had the opportunity to explore the country outside of Seoul, which according to people I've met is quite a shame. Several things I like about Seoul: 1. Everything i…

Today was Ji-heh's birthday, she is my Dad's friends daughter who has been so kindly showing us around recently.  She turned 22 today.  We were at my Aunt's house because we missed the last bus the night before.  So early in the morning my Aunt took us to the bus stop and we caught t…

A record of my travels...mainly through pics

With 23 million people living in greater Seoul, the sheer size of the city is hard to describe. However, the subway system works very well and makes commuting easy. The food and entertainment possibilities are endless in this mecca of too many people!

Blinding fast, 16 country, round the world tour during the summer of 2008

This is not really a travel blog, but maybe it kinda is. In Asia there are strange things in the street or in stores promoting products that will pose with you for a photo. Here is my collection. I will add more later...

This will mostly just be random pictures from my trip.

It's Sunday morning, Sept.3, and I've had plenty of sleep.  I look out my windows to see what I can see.  Like I said before, we are on a compound.   And I don't really know what surrounds the compound.   It's a misty kind of morning, but I can see what lies beyond the…

Just a few pictures from my first year in korea.

Here only some pics :) later i will add more :)

When I stayed in Seoul my Korean friend Yong took me to a shopping center where was taking place a little promotion for the new movie "I Robot". Two little robots controlled through remote control were fighting here against each other. It was just amazing what the little machines were able to do.

Seoul is a nice city with Hongdae as a good night spot, but oh boy is that heavily mined demilitarized zone between South and North Korea a very scary place...

Still having problems with getting up in the morning, because there are no windows there. Pitch black....  Wanted to go to Lotteworld since Cecilie has been waiting to go there again for 2 years..... but something had changed.... Lotteworld was a major bummer!!!!! Jeezes what a tacky, tin…

early start for the jsa tour... got to lotte hotel, paid and waited... bus to dmz and into the jsa.. into the building and the north! ..watched by dprk soldiers through binoculars, saw dprk tourists!.. rather surreal experience.. can't wave, point, etc... jongol for lunch, change buses, into…

Some pictures of the 2007 Lotus Lantern Festival Parade.   This took place on Sunday (May 20, 2007) in the Insadong neighborhood of the Jongno-gu district of Seoul, South Korea.  It started around 7:00 PM and lasted 'til about 9:30 PM.  This is to commemorate the birth of Buddha.&nbs…