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December 1997

Seoul - The Land of the Morning Calm

Jeremy Koh
2005-11-03 12:11:08

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Day 01 - Arrival In Seoul , Olympic Stadium , Toksugung Palace , Itaewon

Upon arrival, we were immediately greeted by our tour guide who ushered us onto the bus whereupon throughout our journey towards the Olympic Stadium , she kept talking about her family besides dispensing the usual tourist information .
Soon we reached the Olympic Stadium . The cold didn't really hit us until we entered the Stadium . Then it came in a swift wave and many of us left the place in search of a warmer refuge . However Shirley and me persevered and walked down to the tracks while shivering away . After a while , we couldn't stand it any longer and thus joined up with Joanne and sought shelter in the museum nearby .

Our next stop was Toksugung Palace which is within downtown . There are some furniture preserved within the buildings for display but we are not allowed to enter the individual buildings and could only admire from outside . After a while , after walking through the palace grounds , Joanne , Shirley and me left and headed towards the subway . There we had a very interesting encounter with a guy who thought that we took his picture . Due to the language barrier , this misunderstanding was never resolved so we ended up standing there , smiling while he launched a barrage of words which meant nothing to us upon us . Thankfully he walked away soon probably after realizing that we didn't understand him anyway.

After a delicious lunch of glutinous rice within chicken in ginseng soup , we went to Shilla Duty Free Centre which is just an ordinary shopping centre and isn't really worth the time spent there in my opinion .
Next up is the famous Itaewon shopping strip . When i heard of it , i thought it was just a shopping centre but it turned out to be a street . Here , one can purchase almost anything one could want . I bought a Korean drum which i ended up dropping on the floor ...