City Hall

City hall was decked out in the Korean flag for Independence Day on Aug. 15th.

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August 23rd 2006
On our second day in Seoul, we made it over to Deoksugung Palace to catch the changing of the guards ceremony- a much flashier ordeal than the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Here the guards stand around in the 40 degree heat in long, colourful robes and fake, glued-on beards. They play drums, march around the block, and yell. The whole thing goes on for a full 30 minutes. Why the ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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

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