Originally planned for our first full day in the city, we got a little sidetracked from our chaotic first day and had to plan El Badi Palace for day two. These ruins within the Kasbah of Marrakech were one of the top places I wanted to see. Early Morning in the Medina We set off …
The Keraton Palace of Yogyakarta sits inside the Kraton – the palace city of the Sultan. The walled city houses 25,000 people, 1,000 of whom are directly employed by the Sultan. Today, the Kraton remains just as vibrant and bustling as it used to be – as it is a fully functioning city. In fact, …
If you are making a visit to Seoul you won’t want to miss Gyeongbokgung Palace. Currently, it’s ranked as the 2nd top thing to do in Seoul on Trip Advisor – after the War Memorial. The palace is stunning year-round with pale pink cherry blossoms in bloom in the spring, a nice green landscape in …
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 …