Our first stop was N Seoul Tower. A steep climb up and we were met with beautiful autumn leaves. We checked out the reenacted smoke signal tower, and breathed in the not-enticing aroma of beetle. Not sure what beetle it is but it STINKS! And they eat it.
Went up the tower which for a observation tower was pretty good actually. Amazed that Seoul is such a big city. We were both in awe of it's size. Huge...massive...gigantic. Very Big.
We also discovered the fences of padlocks. we don't really know what it's all about, but we joined in anyway. haha. We'll look up the story one day. Crazy Koreans.
Next stop was Deoksugung Palace. It was about an hour away cos we didn't want to miss the changing of the guard...so we missed quite a few other stops :-( Grabbed some KFC before the ceremony. The colonel would be proud. The ceremony was colourful and musical. Worth it.
Decided to walk to Namdaemun Market, where Lach discovered "camera corner" so we were stuck there for a looooong time. Bought a few additions (yes, even more) for little D40. Walked into the market briefly, by that time we weren't really up for market shopping.
Continued on foot to Seoul Station. Not much happening there but the old station would've been a grand building in it's day. It's now shelter to many homeless people, the first we've really seen here in Seoul.
Missed the bus (couldn't find the stop) so got on the subway (yay) and made our way home.
Had Korean bbq for dinner (galbi, rib meat). Was ok. We didn't find it that great compared to some of the other korean foods you can get.
Tomorrow we head off to the FolK Village. Can't wait! So far, Seoul has not failed to impress.
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