Wow! No one does breakfast like Tom n Toms in Seoul! This is so good! Honey and butter toast, with a HUGE pile of whipped cream!
Image of the square mainstreet square of Gwanghwamun leading up to Gyeongbokgung Palace
I so wish I could take my mom to do this, the tour sounds like a lot of fun!
Seoul Metropolitan Government has established the Seoul Storytelling Mission Tour, which runs from July 27 to October 2014. There is a new tour every week, and there will be English, Chinese, and Japanese variations.
Once every week, international tourists or foreign residents can participate in the tour as it slowly walks them through many of the city’s attractions. Stops include Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (beautiful area), Gwanghwamun Square (best palace in the city), Yeouido Hangang Park (picnic heaven), and others. As part of the event, each participant will be given various assignments such as photographing certain locations. So it’s kind of like a scavenger hunt!
Sign up quick! Only the first 100 people to register can participate!
DATE: July 27- October
COST: Free!!
WHERE TO REGISTER: http://www.seoulstory.org/article/notice/184?pageindex=1
MORE INFORMATION: Website
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Program |
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Seoul City Wall Course |
Marronnier Park → Ihwa Mural Village → Naksan Park → |
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Dongdaemun |
Dongdaemun Design Plaza → Dongdaemun Gate (Heunginjimun Gate) → |
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Sejongdaero Hangeul Gaon-gil |
Gwanghwamum Square → Gyeongbokgung Palace → Sejongno Park → |
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Hanseong Baekje Cultural Heritage |
Olympic Park World Peace Gate → Gommaldali Birdge → |
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Hangang River |
[Yeouido] Yeouido Hangang Park → Nogeumsu Plaza → |
Had a lot of fun running through Building 63’s Wax Museum. It was the first time I had visited one of the wax houses, so I was kind of fascinated to see what they looked like. A lot of the statues were surprisingly realistic! I was also startled to find that it had a lot of artifacts attached, like signed guitars and CDs from famous musicians and bands; John Wayne’s hat; etc.
The building also offers a Horror Chamber with creepy and spooky sights! 🙂 Oh, and there is a stand that let’s you make a WAX copy of your own hand! Then you can color it after it is done! It was a really fun place to wander through, I’d definitely recommend it to parents with kids or to couples. You can take pictures with the famous people!!
Address: 63 building, 60 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Continue reading
It’s a story that gets more tragic by the hour. The Sewolferry, carrying 476 passengers, mostly youth from one high school in Ansan, South Korea, capsized last Wednesday while en route to Jeju Island. Shortly after the sinking, 174 passengers were rescued. More than a week later, at the time of this writing, 175 are confirmed dead; 127 are missing.
It’s also a story that’s downright mystifying. A captain that jumped ship. Untouched lifeboats. Orders to stay put as the vessel rolled. As bodies continue to be pulled from the sea, and as families desperately seek answers, the Sewol disaster has created a cultural flashpoint, forcing many to ask, “Who is to blame?” Continue reading
Random photos from my trip to the Seoul’s Grand Park Zoo! Great place to take your kids 🙂 Just make sure you have run and play clothes cause the kids like to hit the fountains, play areas, etc.
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Subway Stop: Seoul Grand Park
Subway Directions: Take Line 4 to the Seoul Grand Park stop (i.e. toward Oido) and follow Exit 2.
If you look at the subway map here, it is the 7th stop after crossing the river.
ONWARD TO THE ZOO!!
When you take Exit 2, you will see a long walkway in front of you. All you have to do is go straight until you come to the big fountain and the building behind it that says zoo.
There is a little ticket booth at the big building, where you buy a shuttle ticket for 1,000 Won. Go through the gates and get on the shuttle; the zoo will be on your first stop. Check out the map below for directions.
Shuttle Yay! So Exciting 🙂 Hard to miss the big tiger at the entrance.
From there it’s all fun and games and pet-the-animals 🙂 After you enter the zoo grounds, there are red, yellow, blue, and green lines painted on the paths. Each one is a different route, and you can pick and chose which you want to follow via the maps. I ran up the Blue and Green paths, which took me past the big wild animals (Bear, Tigers, Elephants, etc.), ocean/marine animals, and a few other odds and ends. Plus I got to hit the HUGE ski lift which carried me down the mountain over the tiger/cheetah/lion exhibits and some gardens; an amazing experience. I am seriously going back there just to ride the ski lift again. I also like it cause it gives the kids something fun to do on the way down without making them walk all the way back down the mountain when they’re tired. With my undying distaste for anything snake related, I always avoid the reptiles and birds weren’t really high on my list; however that all available as well.
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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