In the morning I took the subway to Gyeongbokgung, the royal palace. Beautiful pagodas, and palaces with awesome gardens in between them. Changing of the guards. The place was established in the 14th century. Then visited the nearby National Folk Museum, which relics from the prehistoric age to the modern times related to life, culture, clothing and food of Korea. Ate some pancake-like stuff, and walked down to the Changdeokgung palace. An English guided tour just began, so I joined it. The palace was the resident of the royal family for hundreds of years. They even had floor-heating hundreds of years ago.
From the palace walked up to the Bukchon, a traditional Korean village which became a part of the big city, but succeeded to preserve the old look and style. Amazing area.
I am never tired when exploring new places, so I continued to the University area (Daehangno), which became the youth culture center. The streets are full of open-air shows, theaters, restaurants and pubs.
Some pictures:
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