Rose Festival

Rose Festival, Seoul Grand Park

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June 12th 2015
As my Merscation continued, I headed slightly further afield to Seoul Grand Park. Although the park is named Seoul Grand Park, it is actually in Gwacheon in Gyeonggi-do. Seoul Grand Park is a beast, it is absolutely huge. It has many different attractions, such a zoo, theme park, petting zoo, art museum, rose garden, campsite and hiking trails in the surrounding mountains. The park even has its ow ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do

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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