Moving our accomodations.
Today we moved accommodation st Myeongdong area, we rented an apartment near T-Park Hotel. It's a Studio Apartment and it was comfortable and clean, we rented this apartment via airbnb. The owners who rent or manage the apartment are very informative. We are informed that actually leasing an apartment in Korea through this airbnb is illegal. Sometimes there are some police patrolling under the apartment and dismissing tourists who are seen entering or leaving the apartment. And I was told not to provide any detailed information about our floor and room if we met the police. But during our stay there, we did not meet the passing police.
After putting down some of our suitcases, we walked directly to Myeongdong, the shopping center and looked for our lunch there. When we pass the seat with this red person, Michelle immediately screams and asks to take a picture here.
I will discuss about our fourth day in Korea, a walk to visit to a traditional Korean place. Actually we really want to try also Korean traditional clothes Hanbok. But given the cold weather, we decided not to borrow it. There are still some tourists wearing hanbok and strolling around traditional Korean places, especially around the palace or traditional Korean houses.
The places we visited were:
1. Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁)
2. Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을)
Below is our photo at the entrance of Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁).
This palace is the largest of the other palaces. When we arrived at the time it was precisely held a guard palace replacement ceremony. Watching this ceremony is free. And lasts about 20 minutes. But to enter the area inside the Palace, you have to pay admission.
Ticket
International Tourists
Adult (ages 19-64): 3,000 won / Group (10 people or more): 2,400 won
Children (aged 7-18): 1,500 won / Group (10 people or more): 1,200 won
Closed
Tuesday
Hours of operation
November-February 09: 00-17: 00
March-May 09: 00-18: 00
June-Aug 09: 00-18: 30
September-October 09: 00-18: 00
The next place we visited was Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌 한옥 마을). Just walk from the palace above and you will find the streets full of small shops.
Bus
We boarded the bus from the front of the Gyeongbokgung Palace car park, and only about 2 bus stops. If you walk through that path after getting off the bus, you will pass the "Before I die" sign below. You just have to get into the alley and climb the stairs to the village of Bukchon Hanok
Photos above, Michelle posing like a blogger, candid pose.
There are many traditional houses here. But the road in this village is uphill, so I suggest if you do not want to go up the road uphill, you can skip this place. The road we passed is not a pedestrian street, but cars can also pass through the road, but only one way.
Free
The tradional houses here are not leave empty, but there are some of people living inside.
There is one house that is open to the public. Inside there is a small shop. So we can enter this house and see how its look like. No need to pay any admission to go inside and look around. But we just had to take off our shoes first to go inside.
Since we brought the stroller fot Michelle to sit, we did not continue our journey deeper into this village, because the journey is too tough.
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