We hopped on a plane on Saturday for another adventure, this time to Seoul. We're staying in Insadong at a hotel that is rather quirky, to say the least. But it's right in amongst the action, and central/within walking distance to pretty much everything touristy.
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Korea, like Japan, is highly trusting and honourable. Here are cratefuls of beer left on the street, protected only by nets. No one will steal any of it.
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We went to Gyeongbokgung Palace. This place is massive. We only explored the grounds and didn't go inside. We'll do that at a later time when it's not day one and we're just exploring our surrounding area.
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Wandered around and enjoyed the archtecture, the river in the middle of skyscrappers, and just being immersed in the Koreaness.
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