The lawn behind me where the past Kings of KOrea used to play golf on.
Jus kidding. Maybe they walked their dogs here? I'm no idea. No guided tours and i'm too lazy to read the plaques nearby.
Its like a desert out there. As i'm blogging now, the weather has already started to turn chilly. BUt u can see from my expression jus how hot and dry that day was. sweats.
A much needed break at the nearby pavilion.
My act-cool picture of the day.
nice picture of the palaces behind a backdrop of modern skyscapers. A unique mixture of new and old that i've really come to appreciate here in Seoul.
More pictures of palaces small and big. The King used to slept in one of these...he could really use an air-con in this weather..lol
Out at the gates, there's a guard-changing ceremony going-on. This ceremony re-enacts the process whereby the guards change shifts. just like our guard duty in which the keys and passwords are passed on to the guard commander of the next shift. I guess the guys who kena guard duty before will understand what i mean.
The guy behind me in black vest with a useful hat is the in-coming guard commander.
More formation marching and drum-beating during the ceremony.
Passed by the location for the Seoul Drama Awards again. The awards presentation is over i think but voting by interested passer-bys are still on!
Should i vote for this guy with this gothic look...
or this friendly (closeted gay) priest look? hmmm...
Continued down our trip down the city hall of the Seoul towards the oldest streets in the city, Insadong!
The street is littered with souvenirs shops as well as shops with plenty of cultural displays. A truely eye-opening experience. Lots of ancient stuff. Didnt particularly enjoy this part cos I was severely dehydrated by then. BUt i guess i'll be back to these streets again. There's really alot of interesting stuff on display here..
Managed to reach back Anam in time to join our Singaporean Gang for dinner at a nearby restaurant/eatery. we had stewed beef in hot chilly korean sauce wrapped between crunchy lettuce. Delicious!
