Seoul Tower

Seoul and the DMZ

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December 8th 2006
Day 2 Waking up refreshed in our beautiful motel we planned our day around the many palaces that are dispersed throughout the city. With clear blue skies, we decided to forego the metro for now and just start walking. This is always the best way to navigate an unfamiliar city and we were soon exploring. Seoul is a large metropolis with seemingly many actual downtown's. We first wal ... 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