Korea- Day 6

We had a late start yesterday, after staying out the night before. First we had some Korean food for breakfast. All the restaurants we ate at yesterday were styled so that you take off your shoes and sit on the floor, which is fun. We then headed out to see the Palace. On our way from the train to the palace we saw a statue of king Sejong, who created the Korean alphabet, and we all attempted to learnt the alphabet.

We discovered that there was actually a huge museum underneath the statue. I learned my name in Korean and we watched a 4D movie about a Korean admiral (Asia really makes good use of 4D theaters!

My name in Korean

By the time we left the museum, it was too late to enter the Palace, but we got some pics from the first courtyard.

I was okay with not seeing it, because I saw it the last time I was in Seoul. We then went searching for a traditional sort of village that we nearby. Unfortunately it was also closed, but we explored some of the shops outside the village's walls.

We then went to Itewan, which is kind of like the foreigner district. It was very busy and bright, like all of Korea that we have seen so far! One member of our group really wanted to see the mosque in Itewan, so we ended up in thee turkish district.

The mosque was on top of a hill, which gave a really good view of Seoul. Unfortunately, the girls all stayed outside because we were not properly covered and it was too late for them to be handing out coverings for us.

We had some Korean Barbecue for dinner, which was also in the traditional shoes- off style. It was apparently delicious! Can't wait for today.