there are a few palaces in Seoul
and I opted for Gyeongbokgung 景福宮
despite it is yet to be enlisted as an
UNESCO Heritage Site
like her sister palace
Changdeokgung 昌德宮
as the main palace
Gyeongbok Palace is
the largest and popular among all
speaking of which
I kinda regretted the decision right now
as UNESCO enlisted Changdeok Palace
instead of Gyeongbok Palace
obviously due to a list of
specific justifications of theirs
it’s okay!
let’s move on
“King Sejong (1392-1910) 世宗王
King Sejong is best remembered as
the inventor of Hangeul,
the Korean alphabet.”
the Statue of King Sejong - Visitkorea website
“During his reign, he consolidated the basis
for ruling the Joseon Dynasty by
incorporating Confucian philosophy of politics.
Furthermore, he led the nation's great strides
in agriculture, literature,
science and technology.”
the Statue of King Sejong - Visitkorea website
right across the road
that is something interesting
what my dad has been wishing for
at Forbidden City is getting realized
somehow familiar
this should be it
being a fanatic fan of
oriental roof
frankly speaking
i hardly flipped the book
as the Seoul official guidebook
is proven to be very very tourist-friendly
download them before departure and
grabb a hard copy at the airport
of course
from time to time
can’t help comparing it to
Forbidden City
the layout is actually smilar
but obviously of a smaller scale
on top of the palace guards
one thing i really like about
the palace in Seoul is that
the locals take pride in their culture
they come wearing the traditional costume
and they even have
some photography contest for
those dressed up so
absolutely lovely
the royal garden
would not wanna miss any chance
to snap photos of the roof
the lion, known as Haechi
has been transformed into
the mascot of Seoul
you will see the icon on
each and every cab
the Haechi display at City Hall stn
the alternative way to get here
and there other display set was
the movie IRIS which was shoot
in front of the Sejeong statue
guard changing ceremony
what i actually did
while my fellow travel mates
were busy taking selfie
The Complete Seoul Random Series
01: Direction to Hyundai Residence
04: Foodie as a Dummy (Like Me)
05: 11 Reasons to Book Hyundai Residence
06: Constantly Reminded of Siwon-LiuWen 石榴夫婦
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