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Landing in Seoul

Landing in Seoul

Snow!

Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone

Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone

Dongdaemun Inn Stairs

Dongdaemun Inn Stairs

We carried our luggage up this, one piece at a time.

Gloves.

Gloves.

On a tree. Why? No idea.

Lotte

Lotte

Lotte owns everything in South Korea.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Goodmorning City

Goodmorning City

The "citizens" of this fashion shopping mall show an unusual homogeneity.

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Road Ends

Road Ends

Korean Beekeeper Shop

Korean Beekeeper Shop

Working Motorbike

Working Motorbike

Sculpture

Sculpture

In front of the National Institute for International Education.

Cold

Cold

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Secure Collar

Secure Collar

Chaste

Chaste

Chaste

Chaste

Locks

Locks

Lock Museum

Lock Museum

Portrait of a Key

Portrait of a Key

Lock

Lock

Lock

Lock

Lock

Lock

Fish Lock

Fish Lock

Statues at the Lock Museum

Statues at the Lock Museum

Many Locks

Many Locks

Lock

Lock

Keys

Keys

Frozen

Frozen

Familiar Places

Familiar Places

Someone in Seoul needs help.

Someone in Seoul needs help.

Live wire

Live wire

You can't really see it, but this is a live wire hanging down to street level. Yikes!

Seoul Traffic

Seoul Traffic

Seoul City Wall Museum

Seoul City Wall Museum

Sungnyemun Gate (Lego)

Sungnyemun Gate (Lego)

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall

Watchtower

Watchtower

Seoul Tower

Seoul Tower

Seoul City Wall Museum

Seoul City Wall Museum

Carpets on a bike.

Carpets on a bike.

A lot of bikes were carrying large loads of rolled carpets.

Heunginjimun Gate

Heunginjimun Gate

Heunginjimun Gate

Heunginjimun Gate

Dongdaemun Shopping Complex & Town

Dongdaemun Shopping Complex & Town

Cheonggyecheon

Cheonggyecheon

A recreation space, about 11 kilometers long, that runs through downtown Seoul on either side of a stream. It would have been a great place to go running, if it hadn't been so cold.

Chicago Seoul

Chicago Seoul

Korean Ice Cream

Korean Ice Cream

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night

Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone II

Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone II

Seoul Sightseeing Bus

Seoul Sightseeing Bus

Ruins

Ruins

Display of the ruins found during the excavation of the Dongdaemun Park.

DDP Treasure Chest 2014

DDP Treasure Chest 2014

You will have childhood memories that you kept and cherish the treasure and hidden in secret place Look out the back into the childhood dream that chreis the treasure chest.
Why do you not go back to those days was pure childhood?
This treasure of precious memories to life the moment you are in the DDP now.

Sound Off

Sound Off

Inside DDP

Inside DDP

Fringe ...

Fringe ...

... a full-on coffee bar.

... a full-on coffee bar.

Gwanghwamun Gate

Gwanghwamun Gate

Leading into Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gwanghwamun Gate

Gwanghwamun Gate

Gyeongbokgung Palace Guards

Gyeongbokgung Palace Guards

Frankie & Guards

Frankie & Guards

Frankie & Guards

Frankie & Guards

Along with two very serious women.

Jackie & Guards

Jackie & Guards

Entry to Gyeongbokgung Palace

Entry to Gyeongbokgung Palace

Posing on Yeongjegyo

Posing on Yeongjegyo

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace

Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace

Do you trust this statue?

Do you trust this statue?

Small budiling inside Gyeongbokgung

Small budiling inside Gyeongbokgung

Well

Well

Loc in action.

Loc in action.

Punggidae

Punggidae

This pillar was used to determine wind speed.

Gyeonghoeru Pavilion

Gyeonghoeru Pavilion

Phone booths

Phone booths

The Joseon Dynasty had a very advanced communications system.

Pillars

Pillars

The Joseon Dynasty knew full well the dangers that fire posed to wooden structures. So they kept a fire extinguisher in every hall.

Palace Guards

Palace Guards

King Sejong the Great

King Sejong the Great

Seoul City Hall

Seoul City Hall

New (left) and old (right).

New Hall, Old Hall.

New Hall, Old Hall.

Seoul Station

Seoul Station

Sungnyemun Gate

Sungnyemun Gate

Sungnyemun Gate

Sungnyemun Gate

Double-decker riders.

Double-decker riders.

Bus-top view.

Bus-top view.

Gwangjang Market

Gwangjang Market

Street Art: Silver Businessman

Street Art: Silver Businessman

Jongmyo Shrine Entrance

Jongmyo Shrine Entrance

Jongmyo Shrine Grounds

Jongmyo Shrine Grounds

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Spirit Walkway at Jongmyo Shrine

Spirit Walkway at Jongmyo Shrine

Pond at Jongmyo Shrine

Pond at Jongmyo Shrine

Aphrodesiac

Aphrodesiac

Deer antler from a street vendor in Seoul.

Seun Greenway Park

Seun Greenway Park

More about agriculture than entertainment.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night (again).

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night (again).

Korean ladies loved Jackie.

Korean ladies loved Jackie.

In the jimjilbang.

In the jimjilbang.

Airport bus stops here.

Airport bus stops here.

Last night at Dongdaemun Inn

Last night at Dongdaemun Inn

Selfie stick test.

The Airport Bus arrives.

The Airport Bus arrives.

The Colonel.

The Colonel.

The man himself, where we tried the KFC Zinger Double-Down Deluxe King. We haven't been the same since.

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Landing in Seoul
Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone
Dongdaemun Inn Stairs
Gloves.
Lotte
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Goodmorning City
Seoul City Wall
Road Ends
Korean Beekeeper Shop
Working Motorbike
Sculpture
Cold
Lock Museum
Lock Museum
Lock Museum
Secure Collar
Chaste
Chaste
Locks
Lock Museum
Portrait of a Key
Lock
Lock
Lock
Fish Lock
Statues at the Lock Museum
Many Locks
Lock
Keys
Frozen
Familiar Places
Someone in Seoul needs help.
Live wire
Seoul Traffic
Seoul City Wall Museum
Sungnyemun Gate (Lego)
Seoul City Wall
Seoul City Wall
Seoul City Wall
Seoul City Wall
Watchtower
Seoul Tower
Seoul City Wall Museum
Carpets on a bike.
Heunginjimun Gate
Heunginjimun Gate
Dongdaemun Shopping Complex & Town
Cheonggyecheon
Chicago Seoul
Korean Ice Cream
Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night
Dongdaemun Silk Road Milestone II
Seoul Sightseeing Bus
Ruins
DDP Treasure Chest 2014
Sound Off
Inside DDP
Fringe ...
... a full-on coffee bar.
Gwanghwamun Gate
Gwanghwamun Gate
Gyeongbokgung Palace Guards
Frankie & Guards
Frankie & Guards
Jackie & Guards
Entry to Gyeongbokgung Palace
Posing on Yeongjegyo
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace
Do you trust this statue?
Small budiling inside Gyeongbokgung
Well
Loc in action.
Punggidae
Gyeonghoeru Pavilion
Phone booths
Pillars
Palace Guards
King Sejong the Great
Seoul City Hall
New Hall, Old Hall.
Seoul Station
Sungnyemun Gate
Sungnyemun Gate
Double-decker riders.
Bus-top view.
Gwangjang Market
Street Art: Silver Businessman
Jongmyo Shrine Entrance
Jongmyo Shrine Grounds
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Spirit Walkway at Jongmyo Shrine
Pond at Jongmyo Shrine
Aphrodesiac
Seun Greenway Park
Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night (again).
Korean ladies loved Jackie.
In the jimjilbang.
Airport bus stops here.
Last night at Dongdaemun Inn
The Airport Bus arrives.
The Colonel.

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