Seoul trip 016

Winter Vacation to Seoul

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February 9th 2011
Our trip began with a very comfortable and quick (2 1/2 hour) train trip to Seoul. The price to pay for this speed (aside from the literal extra 30 bucks per person) is the majority of time is spent in a tunnel void of the country side views. After checking into a hotel we decided to attempt a walk to the famous Seoul tower. Tragically the tourist map is anything but to scale and after a few hours ... 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