In (Seoul) Korea, there are five grand palaces: Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, and Gyeonghuigung (yes, quite a mouthful). Because they are not far from one another, I had originally planned for us to do Gyeongbokgung (the main palace) and Changdeokgung in the same day but then changed my mind and decided we would do them …
We were told that the Seoul Zoo was a good place to visit, so we decided to give it a visit one day – and it turned out to be true. The park is expansive and is home to many different animals from all over the world. We don’t frequently visit zoos, but this is …
We were excited to hike Ansan Trail. Having recovered from our monstrous hike up Dongongsan, we were ready to tackle another summit – but this time smaller. Mount Ansan sits unassumingly near Seoul and is home to Bongwon-sa Temple, near Seodaemun Prison, and offers a great view of N Seoul Tower. From there we planned …
On Halloween we went three places: The War Memorial, Itaewon, and the Banpo Rainbow Bridge. Because they are such different places, I will write about them separately. The War Memorial was our first stop. Heading Out, Making Friends We began our trip, like most so far, in the Songtan metro station. After the twenty minute walk to …
For those of you who don’t know, Kyle is an animator! Because of this I decided to search for animation festivals in Korea and found this one. The Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) has been going on several years (since 1999) but has also been morphing some over time. It used to be called the Puchon International …
This is one of the first things we did in Seoul for our three-month stay. Although a little far from our home in Songtan, the hike is one we wanted to make sure we did while still autumn because the park is absolutely beautiful at this time of year. We also didn’t want to try it …