Some nice places I’d recommend you to
visit in Seoul are Insa-dong area and Yeouido.
Firstly, I’ll introduce the Insa-dong area. Here is a map of
the area. (Sorry if it is in Korean.^^ )
In Insa-dong, there are a lot of
interesting places and things such as a shop selling antique stuff, a traditional teahouse, galleries, and old palaces. There are traditional
performances that take place, too!
Insa-dong Street is really famous
to many foreigners, so you will be able to see a lot of international residents and tourists there. I went
there one time to do an interview with some foreigners. Most of them said
Insa-dong’s attraction is a combination of old and new.
Photo from left to right: Cultural presentation near the Insa-dong area,
A glimpse of a palace from afar, Cheonggye Stream at night
The second place I’ll introduce to you is Yeouido. It is my favorite spot. There are two parks which you can visit:
the Han-gang Park and Yeouido Park. I usually ride a bicycle around the park. There
are several bicycle rental centers, so you can rent one easily. Also, the
rental fee is inexpensive – 1000won for one hour. By riding the bicycle, you
can roam around both parks easily. I recommend you to do bicycling along the banks of
the Han-gang. The river is beautiful day and night. The nightscape is especially
amazing! Furthermore, in the spring, there are many cherry blossoms in Yeouido.
Yunjung-no, a stretch of road near the National Assembly in Yeouido, is very famous
for cherry blossoms! They usually bloom in April. The flowers are amazing too during spring time. Why don’t you go there this
weekend? You can get there by taking the subway—Line 5 Yeouinaru Station. Hope
you’ll like it! J
by Hwang Eun-ji GEO Class 4-4, Professor Tom and TA Lia
