Seoul has several palaces, all with -for a westerner- very difficult names. I visited Changdeokgung Palace on a bitterly cold day in january. The main gate is beautifully decorated, especially the roof, beams and ceiling. It is worth your while to walk along with one of the english spoken palace tours. And the palace’s […]
Seoul Tower
A good way to get an idea of the city you are about to explore, is to look at it from a high point. In Seoul’s case from the Namsan Tower aka N Seoul Tower, located on Namsan Hill. The weird dark blue sky is actually caused by the sunscreen on the windows of the […]
10 things you did not know about Seoul
This is the first time in Seoul for me and I learned some things that I did not yet know about Seoul. I bet you don’t either. So here are 10 things you probably do not know about Seoul: Many people do not speak a word of English. This makes getting around a bit of […]
Winter in Seoul
The weather in Singapore this january has been lovely! No rain, lots of sun, relatively cool with around 26 degrees C and often a refreshing breeze. LIKE! Many of my friends in Holland and in the global blogosphere are complaining about the cold, about rain, snow, grey days, and many were or are suffering from […]
