Unforgettable South Korea

I visited and stayed in South Korea a month ago, for 21 days. The memories are still attached to how this country also left a good impression for me. This country is famous for its technological progress. However, they also maintain their cultural heritage so that everyone who visits there will know the history of their civilization clearly.

  1. Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace is a palace located north of Seoul, South Korea. Gyeongbok Palace is one of the 5 large palaces and is the largest built by the Joseon Dynasty. This palace is also known as The Northern palace because its location is located north of the other palaces.
Since entering its main gate, visitors will find several palace guards in full clothing typical of the Joseon Dynasty. They stood in several corners of the palace carrying a protective spear. Yes, you can take pictures with them, but don’t make the video up close, they can be angry because they don’t like it.
Here every few hours a performance of the opening and closing of the Royal Palace Gates is held, complete with a ceremony to change the palace guard. This ceremony is carried out with a duration of 10 to 20 minutes and can be witnessed by all visitors to Gyeongbokgung Palace.
All of you who like to take pictures, can rent Hanbok, a typical South Korean clothing with prices ranging from 10000 Won. So that you will bring home beautiful and handsome photos like princesses and princes from the land of ginseng. Uhuii …
Entering, visitors can see the magnificent atmosphere of the kingdom because in addition to the large courtyard, there is a palace building complete with the main furniture inside that we can see.

This Gyeongbokgung Palace can be reached easily using public and scattered vehicles in Seoul.

  1. Namsan Tower

Seoul Tower / Namsan Tower is located above Namsan Mountain with an altitude of 479 meters above sea level and is the most striking landmark in Seoul. The tower height is around 237 meters.

The color of the lights in the Namsan tower / Seoul Tower at night changes according to the current air condition. The blue color indicates the weather is very good. Green indicates the air condition is not too good and it is recommended to use a mask. While the red color shows that the air is very bad and people should not leave the house.

So I took the photo in a bad air condition. But the show must go on, for the sake of getting good photos, what do travelers do not do? And thankfully, until now I’m fine right, hehe … peace
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  1. Namhan gang River, Namjong-myeon, Gwangju

Namhan-gang is called Yeo-alley in the area around Yeoju, a river that is one of the Yeoju City tour destinations. Visitors can ride a typical South Korean ship, circling around the river. From this ship we can see Silleuksa Temple from the direction of the river. After passing Yanggeun Port in Yangpyeong, the Namhan-gang River meets Bukhan-gang (the northern part of Han-gang) and forms a single river at Yangsu-ri.

  1. Petite France

Petite France is located in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. This place is a replica of the same name in Strasbourg, France. Located in the countryside, access to this place is indeed quite far from the city center in Seoul. This place became very famous because it became the location for filming several Korean drama films.
There are around 16 French-style buildings that visitors can freely enter. Almost all buildings are painted in pastel colors, making them look beautiful and attractive when viewed from the front and outside of the Petite France area.
One of the most iconic of Petite France is the statue of Little Prince, the fictional character of Saint-Exupery, the author of the legendary novel Le Petit France, which was first released in 1943. There is also a replica of the Eiffel Tower, which is one of the favorite spots for photographed.
Enjoy taking pictures as much as you like here …

  1. Seorak San

  1. Sileuksa Temple, Yeoju-eup, Yeoju-gun, South Korea

  1. Yeoju Musium

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@fafaguru

So nice pictures and i hope u had best days in there but where you left then after 21 days ?

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Hi @Thaheem greeting for you from Indonesia. That is my country, and my hometown is Yogyakarta. Nice to meet you :slight_smile:

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Beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing.

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Which place in South Korea did you like the best? :slight_smile: Nice photos @fafaguru thank you for sharing!

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This is amazing! Thanks for sharing .

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Hi, @ellecross @Namsan tower is the best one I think, because from there I can saw the landscape of Seoul City, capita of South Korea, from a different angle.

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Lovely photos @fafaguru !! For all the places shown, can you add a bit more details on why they are amazing? Perhaps edit your post with the added extra information? Just really curious to know more about your experience visiting those places! Thanks in advance!

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Thank you @AdrianLunsong for your advices … I’ll added more information about those places soon. So all of you can get the better atmosphere from those place. :slight_smile:

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@fafaguru Wonderful pictures, Its in my plan to visit shortly. keep posting more.

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Hi @fafaguru your photography is just awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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Awesome Pictures!

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Thanks @fafaguru I love the stories/description that you’ve added! And I only just noticed the Little Prince mural in your photo (at least I think that’s what it is!!). Were you here on a packaged tour or did you plan your own trip?

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@fafaguru it seem pretty amazing! thanks for sharing!

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Hi @AdrianLunsong thanks for your curious about my trip. I was here not for two reasons you mentioned. :blush:

I am here on duty, with 39 another teacher from Indonesia, on an overseas teacher training program managed by the Indonesian education ministry. We were chosen by them, and were here for 21 days for training at the Yeoju Institute of Technology and on job training at the AHA touch Factory (I will post the story soon).

on weekends we can explore South Korea with many modes of transportation that we can reach.

So I am very grateful for this experience :heart_eyes::hugs:

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Thanks @marcorp :hugs:

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Thanks @vijayparadkar :hugs:

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This is definitely a really interesting post. Your view of the Country is very unique and your narrative is awesome! Love the post and hope to read more of you soon.

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Thankyou @Ramos1995 that you like my narrative on my photos. I just tell what I feel, see and got the experience of it. Warm regards :slight_smile:

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Hello, @fafaguru Nice photos and places ~. Thank you for sharing w/ us.

Regards,

Matthewgim.

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