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A traditional area in the city center |
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There are many good restaurants |
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These are just the starters ! |
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I can't count how many times they came with a totally different set of dishes :) |
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Exploring the Bukchon area |
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It is a old and traditional Korean village, located between two imperial palaces, and was mostly inhabited by noble families. |
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But we still have plenty electrical cables :( |
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It's quite a contrast with neighbouring areas |
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These are NOT typical inhabitants ! |
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Funny thing to plant in your garden |
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Koreans are slightly smaller than Nordics :) |
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This "house" is for sale ... wanna make an offer ? |
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Public bath often advertise on their chimney, making them easy to spot |
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Even in the capital city you can find traditional people, with age-old habits ! |
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One of the gates to the Gyeongbokgung royal palace |
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Wow, we are still a long way away from home |
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This statue is of national hero General Lee Sunsin, who stopped a Japanese invasion thanks to his leadership and a battleship he designed, the Geobukseon, known as the "turtle boat". |
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Boiled black chicken is a specialty of this restaurant |
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Employees at work. I hope you like ginseng. |
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This statue can move |
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We like trying new things. But not everything goes with our taste. This one didn't ... |
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It is made of piled ice of green tea, on a bed of milk. Inside, one can find red beans and nuts |
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Night street in the center |
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Sometimes in couchsurfing, one has to share the room |
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Seems like not everyone owns a washing machine |
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Seoul tower |
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Around the tower, couples leave locks (2, locked together), as a promise and sometimes as a lucky charm :) |
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Seoul |
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Around 9 and 10 pm, laser spectacle takes the tower and its surrounding as a stage |
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Changing colours |
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Other part of Seoul |
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Can you see our new friend Pinpin ? |
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