More from Seoul
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
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