Near Palaces 2

Seoul Weekend

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April 26th 2011
My Australian friend wanted to go to Seoul for her birthday, so a group of 8 of us went up for Easter weekend. We took a KTX train from Daegu and it took about 2.5 hours. We could also have taken the slower train, but it’s almost the same price if we book a family seat (for 4) on the KTX, so we just did that. A friend’s boyfriend also flew in so we met him at the hostel. One person booked ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more