Palace, Village and a Beautiful View
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We had the benefit of some local students that acted as tour guides as we walked through the Gyeongbok Palace, Namsangol Village and then went to one of the tallest points in Seoul to look at the spectacular view.
Gyeongbok Palace was partially destroyed in the 1500's during a Japanese invasion and again during the occupation but has been restored to its former glory. If you were willing to climb all of the steps to the buildings to could get a look at imperial throne and what life looked 700 years ago.
Namsangol Hanok Village is a collection of 5 buildings that were relocated go preserve them. They are: the home of the father-in-law of the last empire, a blacksmith, a women's and a men's building, and a building in the shape of a Chinese meaning one or whole.
Then we drove to the top of Seoul and the student took in the view.
We had a fabulous day and made many new friends with the tour guides.
Necol Harness, Program Leader.
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