Korea: my life, my story

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Parents in Korea - Day 2 (탑골공원 [Topgol Park] / 광화문 [Gwanghwamun] / 청계천 [Cheonggyecheon])

Parents in Korea - Day 2
2014.05.11 @ 탑골공원, 광화문 & 청계천

On day two of my parents' trip, we followed a pretty common path that I take new teachers on as a general tour of central Seoul. We started by walking through 탑골공원 [Tapgol Park], then strolled down trough 인사동 [Insadong] were we sat and at some 찜닭 [jjimdak]. After 인사동, we walked out to 경복궁 [Gyeongbok-gung], Seoul's main palace. Then, we sat next to the statues for bit before taking a short stroll down 청계천 [Cheonggye-cheon]. Lastly, we went out to 명동 [Myeong-dong] to see Nanta, the cooking show, for Mother's Day.

탑골공원 [Topgol Park]

경복궁 [Gyeongbok-gung]

( Pizza Box, Pop & a royal guard )

( Pops & Yi Sun-shin )

청계천 [Cheonggye-cheon]

Lantern Festival Scavenger Hunt Gyeongbokgung Parents in Korea - Day 1

How to get to Insadong [인사동]:

Jongno-3 ga Station [종로3가역] (Seoul Subway Lines 1, 3 & 5) or

Anguk Station [안국역] (Seoul Subway Line 3)

Go to one of these two stations and follow the signs.

How to get to Gyeongbokgung [경복궁]:

Gyeongbokgung Station [경복궁역] (Seoul Subway Line 3)

Go to this station and follow the signs.

How to get to Cheonggye-cheon [청계천]:

Gwanghwamun Station [광화문역] (Seoul Subway Line 5)

Go to this station and follow the signs.

For more on my life in Korea, check out my tumblr account: Public Intox in Korea

Feel free to comment or email me with questions or comments: spenser.r.ford@gmail.com

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Parents in Korea - Day 1 (COEX Aquarium / 봉은사 [Bongeun-sa] / 강남 [Gangnam])

Parents in Korea - Day 1
2014.05.10 @ 삼성역 & 강남역

It took me almost four years, but my mom and dad finally made the trip out to see Korea. I spent nine days being a tour guide, and we saw just about everything there is to see in Seoul. I also used this trip as an opportunity to do a few things that I've been meaning to do for the last few years. The next few posts will be devoted to their trip.

COEX Aquarium