I was told to go to this palace on Chuseok day. They said there would be festivities going on but I didn't find anything. The palace was still a neat place to look at. This palace was built in 1405 but burned down in 1592 and then rebuilt in 1610 and was the main palace for 270 years.
One of the entrances into the palace.
Since it was Chuseok day some kids were wearing their Hanbok's and these girls looked really cute with their umbrellas.
If you can read this it tells about the palace.
A device similar to the sundial that was also used for telling time.
There is a secret garden that goes on forever and has beautiful views. It was a very peaceful place.
The other entrance.
A wishing well type place where you threw your coin onto the thing in the middle.
There was a long line for this food stand so I decided to try what they had.
This lady had small waffle like things where she put in some batter, then some read bean paste type thing, I think, and then more batter and baked it.
This is what you got and they were really good. 6 of them for $1.
Erin, I have really enjoyed reading through your blog. It sounds like you are having a great time and really starting to find your way around. What a great experience. How nice to have 6 days off. Keep enjoying!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting place. It reminds me a lot of the temples we saw in Tokyo actually! Very interesting and cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteVery simniliar to palaces in China as well!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures - what kind of camera do you have? I love seeing these beautiful places that you are exploring!
ReplyDeleteLori I have a small Cannon digital thing. It orks pretty well but the battery life is crap! It used regular batteries.
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