Destination: an exploration of Bundang
Bundang is a district in the city of Seongnam with a future. It’s pretty far away of Seoul, though it’s connected to Seoul via the subway system and some of the longer-range buses. Without knowing much more than that, I set off on the subway to explore....
Destination: Changgyeonggung – a wonderful Seoul palace (South Korea)
Changyeong Palace (the gung means palace in Korean) was originally built in 1418 by King Sejong for his father, Taejong. Like almost all palaces in Korea, portions of the palace have been destroyed or damaged, then rebuilt; destroyed or damaged again, and rebuilt...
Destination: Funique / War Memorial of Korea / Rolling Ball Museum (Seoul, South Korea)
While the War Memorial of Korea is the largest war memorial in the world, my primary destination was actually a place called Funique (website only in Korean). Incongruously located inside the War Memorial in an area near the souvenir shop, Funique contains a number of...
