Its been quite a tiring stay here at Samsung, Korea on weekdays. Weekends have not been any softer on us. If it is a weekend, its a trip to Seoul, or to places around the city. I have been here in South Korea for almost 6 weeks now, and almost all of them were filled with fun, and excitment.
Before we could do anything or go anywhere, we first needed to buy a Digi cam, to capture every single moment of our life here. Yongsan is a place near Seoul, similar to S.P Road or National Market in Bangalore. All the electronic items were supposedly cheap out here, but the fact is, only the local korean electronic goods are cheaply available. The foreign brands like that of Sony, Cannon, Fuji and all are just the same. We roamed around the entire place. saw various gadgets all showcased and very attractive. If you are a gadget freak, you’ll love this place.
The following day we went to this place called COEX mall, Short for Convetion and Exhibition Center. A huge one indeed. This is the largest underground mall in Asia. It houses many many sub units, like a cool world class Aquarium, a multiplex of 16 screens, and a verrrry huge bookstore. Can spend a complete weekend in here, without even realizing the entire day just pass by.
Nam-dae-mun ( South Great Gate) is a National Treasure of South Korea. It is especially beautiful in the night, daylight doesn’t hide its charm. It has this magnificence and beauty, so typical to the Korean architecture, which will soothe you instantly, and take you into the marvelous history of the Korean War. You’ll find guards of the gate standing there, less to represent the prevalence of Joseon Dynasty, more for the photographs which tourists love to capture.
You have this Namdaemun market, just beside the gate leading to a vast variety of items, local goods, foreign ones, expensive, cheap, and serving to all the age groups. Clothes in particular are a popular buy here. Again the night life is well lit and is said to be the best buy time.
Gyeoungbok-Gung Palace is one of the five grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. You can go to this palace to have a look at the typical korean architecture portrayed popularly in those korean war movies, where spears fly around in all direction and the warrior hero, keeps jumping from one building to another miraculously escaping each spear. Its a peaceful place and you can easily spend 2-3 hours even if you just click around trying to capture the curves of the buildings.
