Tagged: Steven

And Finally, Our Visit to Cheonggyecheon

No extended walk around central Seoul is complete with a visit to Cheonggyecheon. We visited here after finishing our stroll along the Seoul castle wall last month. (Click here to visit in Google Maps.)

Walking Along the Seoul Castle Wall

You would think, after all these years, that I would have known a thing or two about the wall that used to surround Seoul and protect it from invasion. But it was a special feature in the newspaper a few months ago that suggested several walking courses along the perimeter. Today,...

The Family Visited Me at Bukchon Guest House

A friend of the family got married yesterday and so Myunghee and the kids came into Seoul and we attended the wedding together. It was very close by where I'm staying, so I brought them over to see the place. The kids wanted to stay for the night… but alas,...

At the Pampas Grass Festival in Seoul

This festival was held last week at a former landfill in Seoul that's been converted to a park. It's right next to the stadium where the opening (or was it closing?) ceremony of the 2002 World Cup was held. (Click here to visit in Google Maps.) It took us over...