South Korea Winter Trip. Day 9: Seoul

South Korea Winter Trip. Day 9: Seoul - Kuala Lumpur

Mmmm... dah nak balik (it's time to go back). There's not much we can do when we get to the city of Seoul on the 4th day, and then visited interesting places outside the city in the following days. So we decided to grab a taxi and had half day city tour before our midnight flight back to KL.

There are 5 palaces in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung and Gyeonghuigung, where we intend to visit one of them. Changdeokgung was the principal palace for many kings of the Joseon dynasty and is the most well-preserved.

The historic site was heavily damaged during the Japanese Occupation between 1910-1945 and second palace after Gyeongbokgung primary palace. We loved the atmosphere of the site such that it blended with natural setup throughout the palace, as you'll see in the photo essay below.

Brief description on the palace

The Main Hall

The Queen's Hall

Moved on to the nearby site, we stopped at Gwanghwamun, the main and the largest gate of the Gyeongbokgung Palace. The royal changing of the guard ceremony is held in front of the main gate every hour from 10:00 to 15:00, except on Tuesday, which is today. Sigh!!

Fronting the gate, located the Gwanghwamun Plaza. We walked through the side of Cheonggye Stream and Seoul Plaza and take the snapshot of Admiral Yi Su-Sin statue and the famous King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty.

Walked towards the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace

King Sejong

Admiral Yi Sun-Sin

Sejong Center, a shopping complex, was our last stop before went back to the hotel for check-out. All of our belongings were already packed night before, so we just has our body cleaned and refreshed. Now, it's the time to leave for the airport... bye-bye Seoul!

Membaca amalan yang mulia

The taxi driver was very generous to entertain us in the final day.

The last and final dinner in Seoul

bye...

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