ROAMING GWANGHWAMUN SQUARE LIKE OTHER TOURISTS DO

6th June 2015 ~ This is one of the tourists' attractions in Seoul, actually located just outside Gyeongbokdung Palace main gate. There are two giant statues of King Sejong the Great and Admiral Yi Sunshin. People come here basically to get themselves photographed with these two giant figures. There was also a museum, which we went to visit shortly after that. There was also a booth where visitors could wear the traditional Korean Hanbok for FREE but you  have to register first to get your turn modeling the costume and I missed that opportunity.

There was an entrance to a museum under the gigantic King Sejong statue and we found it by accident.

NEXT: ANOTHER MUSEUM VISIT IN SEOUL

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VISITING THE NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA

4th June 2015 ~ If you keep walking right until you reach the back compound of Gyeongbokdung Palace, a surprise will be waiting for you. The National Folk Museum of Korea is also located in the palace complex. Actually there is one more museum at the front part, just outside the wall - the National Palace Museum which we did not get the chance to visit. There are numerous museums around the city and I would go to Seoul again just for the museums.

There was so much to see and learn about Korea and its people especially of the past. I could spend hours here but there were still other places to visit right after.

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WANDERING INSIDE GYEONGBOKDUNG PALACE

4th June 2015 ~ After watching the Changing of Guards Ceremony, it was time to explore the huge Gyeongbokdung Palace. There was a Korean guide speaking English for visitors but after listening to her for a short while, I decided to move on our own as I would need to take a lot of effort to understand what she would be telling us. Visitors need to buy tickets to enter the gated palace.

I found there were similarities with the Chinese or Japanese architecture though, and the interior had some resemblance to the temples I visited in Bangkok in November last year. Anyway, click HERE to find more information about the palace.

If I were to go back to Seoul one more time, I would try to visit the other palaces in the city.

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