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We have arrived at Seoul Station riding the KTX bullet train from Daegu!
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This ancient gate was built many hundreds of years ago and was marked...
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Entrance to Myeong Dong, a famous shopping district in Seoul. More...
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Skyscrapers in Seoul.
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Outside the hotel we stayed at in Seoul's old downtown
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Many things to see!
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One of the coolest buildings I have ever seen!
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Cheon Gye Cheon stream. This stream which had always existed, was very...
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Watching the Olympics on one of the many big screens in downtown
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Seoul City Hall. Currently in some kind of construction.
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Near City Hall. The large banner on the right is commemorating the 60th...
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Narrow alleyway next to Deoksu Palace, one of the main palaces that...
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Same location
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Entrance to Deoksu Palace
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Some schoolchildren taking a picture with the guard.
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The wide road in old downtown Seoul that leads to the main royal...
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The statue of Yi Sun Shin, one of the greatest figures in Korean...
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Modern skyscrapers and Seoul Tower in the background
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Korea War memorial statues
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More Korean War statues
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Old Korean War planes on display at the Korean War Museum
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I enjoy Seoul's abundant green trees throughout the city
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One of the many reminders of Seoul's ancient past
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Love locks. These have become famous because couples come up to Seoul...
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Entrance to another palace in Seoul that I've never been to
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A very recognizable and interestingly shaped mountain at the heart of old Seoul
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The Main Throne Hall of Gyeong Bok Palace
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For some reason, I've always thought this building looks MUCH bigger in...
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My family :)
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The entrance to an ancient palace with modern buildings looming in the...
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Very colorful and fascinating architecture. This picture really...
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One of the buildings in Gyeong Bok Palace
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Very nice weather
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One of the many ancient monuments scattered across northern Seoul
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Wide streets are common. Kind of unlike Tokyo, where I've noticed that...
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Monks
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Another photo of Yi Sun Shin's statue
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Old and new
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Yi Sun Shin. For someone so important in Korean history, I would have thought...
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Busy Seoul
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Spicy octopus. The octopus dish on the right was still moving as you...
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Cheon Gye Cheon stream again. Crowded with visitors at night.
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Great great scenery.
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I think this is a famous and popular spot for couples. One can see why.
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Seoul is packed with high rise buildings that light up with bright colors at...
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An interesting keyboard street lol. And no, it does not actually play music.
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Nightlife
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Next to Cheon Gye Cheon stream, with Jongno Tower in the background
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One of the many alleyways in Seoul with many different restaurants and...
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"buy the way" huh? lol
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A piece of the Berlin Wall on display in downtown Seoul
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Cheon Gye Cheon stream again. I really like this stream :)
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Another alleyway
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Korean food... spicy!!!
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A white guy!
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Jongno Tower in the background
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One of the many stores in Insadong selling stuff for tourists. Insadong is a...
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Making "tteok" (Korean rice cake) in Insadong
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Lots of traditional things to see in Insadong
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Insadong is packed with visitors and tourists
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But still a pleasant place with many interesting things to see
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In order to keep Insadong's traditional vibe, a Starbucks was...
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Making Tteok with an audience
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Preparing for some kind of reenactment of activities in old Seoul
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Some cute little girl who I'm guessing was supposed to play some...
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I have tons of pictures from Cheon Gye Cheon stream... But it was in...
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Coolin' offf
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Seoul sidewalk.
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Walking down the same sidewalk. On the left you can see an advertisement for...
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Back in Myeong Dong. Myeong Dong is a famous shopping and fashion district in...
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Myeong Dong
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Taking a picture with family and relatives in Myeong Dong
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Taking a picture with a statue of a Korean historical figure near...
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Seoul Tower! Seoul Tower is built on top of Namsan, a relatively small...
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They have a lot of places to eat in Myeong Dong as well, including many...
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A group of Koreans watching a baseball game during the Summer Olympics of...
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Enjoying a lunch with Korean BBQ
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The giant advertisement is telling people to come to the city of Gyeongsan,...
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Hiking up Namsan mountain
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The Bank of Korea. I don't think this is the actual bank anymore but...
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The Blue House, where the president resides
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Beautiful green landscape and mountains surround Seoul. An interesting note...
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Haha, she threw up the peace sign and winked every time someone took her...
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Closer up to North Seoul Tower (formerly known as Namsan Tower)....
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View of northern Seoul from the tower! A must see at night
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The interestingly designed building is the Seoul post office
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Busy part of Seoul with the Bank of Korea to the left
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Part of the Samsung Tower Palace complex. It was built only several years ago...
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Alleyway in southern Seoul that reminds me much of alleyways in Tokyo
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In the subway, going towards Gangnam station
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Gangnam! Gangnam is located in southern Seoul. Southern Seoul is south of Han...
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Gangnam nightlife
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This is in Apkujeong, a district within Gangnam which I've heard...
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More of Apkujeong. I thought that the area didn't look like much, but...
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Apkujeong
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The Galleria. Supposedly it's a famous fashion store in this area....
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Apkjeong alleyways
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Hooters in Korea!!! Wish I could have checked it out but we were on the move.
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This was on our last day in Seoul. We were taking a taxi in southern...
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Korea World Trade Center
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Seoul's new downtown. I think this is Teharanno street.
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This is the entrance to COEX mall, the largest underground mall in...
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I like taking these kind of old and new pictures, and there's a lot of...
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The I-Park building on the left
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The Olympic stadium. The Olympics were held in Seoul in 1988, the same year I...
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From this point on are pictures I took of Seoul in July 2007. The...
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Enjoy a view of Seoul while you use the bathroom! lol
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Near Myeong Dong
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A 15 story or so pagoda that I saw at the National Museum of Korea. It's...
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Gangnam, the most affluent area of Seoul
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Korean BBQ restaurant in an upscale neighborhood
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There wasn't as much meat as other Korean BBQ meals I've had, but the...
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Gangnam neon lights
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Cafe
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Wide spacious roads is one of the things that I like about Seoul
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Soon Dubu. It's a spicy tofu soup.
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Passing the wealthy suburb of Bundang on our way to Everland, an...
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Visited a race track where a bunch of race queens were taking pictures...
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Korean race queens
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Nice apartments
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Random street
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Nice quiet road
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Nice golden sculpture/ornament/whatever you call it on the ceiling
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Again, another picture of one of the buildings in Gyeong Bok Palace. I heard...
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Some of the rooms inside the palace.
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More palace architecture
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A lot of times I see Korean women with umbrellas out on a sunny day...
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Korean National Folk Museum
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Funny guys. Making a very interesting kind of snack. I'm not sure...
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From Insadong during my '07 trip. Woman is making traditional...
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Insadong. Queen Elizabeth of England once walked through here.
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Popular area for young people I've heard
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Itaewon. This is the foreigner district of Seoul. I found it a bit dirty in...
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Great view of Seoul. Blurry picture though :(
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Zooming in on the city
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Rainy day looking for a good place to eat
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Jongno Tower and the Red Mango. People always ask me if I had gone to the Red...
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Awesome looking cell phone store
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Jongno Tower again. I really like this building's unique design.
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Rainy day. A lot of guys on their scooters delivering Chinese food to people...
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Sejong Art Museum or something like that. Just passed by it.
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Older buildings, with new high rises looming in the background. It seems like...
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That ancient pagoda holds Jongno Bell I think. Jongno Bell was the bell they...
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Inside Deoksu Palace. Not as large as the main Gyeong Bok Palace, but...
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Starbucks in a very Korean style building haha
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Underground stores that go on for a longgg time
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Underground restaurants
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Pictures of Myeong Dong that I took during my '07 visit
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Myeong Dong. Other than Itaewon, I think this was the place I saw the most...
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Myeong Dong
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Traditional Korean snacks in a modern setting in underground stores
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Andd more of Myeong Dong
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Don't know where this was
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Pictures I took of Cheon Gye Cheon in my '07 trip. It was the...
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This is where Cheon Gye Cheon begins. Again, blurry =/
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If only this picture wasn't blurry........
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Great view
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OLD AND NEW
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Korean National Museum. It's HUGE.
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Guy watching cable television on his cell phone. They have a...
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The 63 Building, once the tallest building in Asia
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In Yeouido. Yeouido is an important financial district in Seoul. It's...
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Subway ride on the way to Incheon, a port city west of Seoul
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On the way back home from an amusement park around midnight. It was pretty...
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