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seoul!! the big city life!

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October 23rd 2007
Hey! So last weekend I went to Seoul - the big city and it was amazing!! I caught a bus on Friday which takes 3 1/2 hours from Yeongju to Seoul, I arrived, and was surprised to find my self at a different bus stop to the one i expected!! but hey subways are great here and so cheap, most rides cost either 1000 or 1500 won (around £1) and easy to navigate!! I headed to Mysadong to have a wander ar ... 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