We left the university Friday morning on one of the 4 large buses to travel into downtown Seoul to the historical sites. We first saw the "Blue House" where the President Park Geun-hye lives. Unfortunately, my camera had an annoying thing that recorded the date and time, both of which were wrong. I didn't catch it until later that day. Oops! I think Colby has some better pictures though.
We then visited a few different museums. Most of them focused on cultural changes throughout the country's history. Oddly enough, there didn't seem to be any kind of change in culture anywhere between 1950 and 1953. The museums were still pretty cool though.
We saw all kinds of cool architecture on our tour. I'm not sure what these places were, but they looked pretty enough to pause and take a picture.
We also had the pleasure of seeing the Gyeongbokgung Palace. It looked incredible! It was actually a recreation built about 100 years ago since the original was destroyed by the Japanese during the 1500's. Nevertheless, it was an incredible place!
I coincidentally caught one of the friends I met that day. He was a really nice guy from Japan, but I cannot remember his name! He lives a few doors down from us, so I might have to check later. There have been too many names the past few days!
While we were there, we also got to watch the changing of the Royal Guard. It was...interesting. The best part was the big drum. The video doesn't do it justice, but I could feel my body shake when he hit the drum. The video is rather boring, the music is kind of...not my taste, but it's here for anyone who wants to see it! (Note: turn down your volume. It is quite loud!)
After a few hours of walking, we were tired, thirsty, and hungry. We boarded the bus and set out to a shopping area called Insa-Dong. I think Colby is going to write about the rest tomorrow morning (or this evening in EST)
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