The old, traditional houses of Bukchon are lovely, but most of Seoul is super urban and very modern. It’s a fun, vibrant city that feels surprisingly familiar and very clean.
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| View from the hotel balcony, looking southeast. |
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| Hotel view looking southwest. |
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| Hilltop view in Bukchon neighborhood |
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| Samsung owns this building. I feel like it should be the setting for the climactic fight sequence in an action movie. |
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| This river walk apparently used to be covered by a highway. It’s lovely now. |
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| I love how the English signs make sense, but only kind of. |
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| Standing at the intersection of two busy pedestrian streets in the lively shopping district of Myongdon. Here’s a view to the right. |
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| And a view straight ahead. |
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| To the left. |
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| And behind. I love the cacophony of colors and signs. |
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 