The modern
capital of South Korea, Seoul, has enough attractions to keep you busy for a
few days. The five magnificent royal palaces, some of which date back to the
fifteenth century, are the most fascinating. The Piwon is a stunningly
landscaped oasis with pavilions and ponds inside the Changdokkung Palace. It is
one of South Korea's most beautiful gardens.
The Kimchi
Museum, which is dedicated to the fiery pickled cabbage that is South Korea's
national dish, can be found in the modern part of town. You can also look
around the cutting-edge Leeum Museum of Modern Art and spend the evening in
Sinchon, a trendy nightlife district with the private local guided tours Korea.
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Panmunjeom The
village of Panmunjeom, which is located on the DMZ just 56 kilometers north of
Seoul and is on the 38th parallel, is a popular day trip from the capital. The
ceasefire line that was established in 1953 between North and South Korea is a
four-kilometer-wide strip of land that is spiked with guardposts.
This is the
closest thing you can get to the repressive, desperately poor totalitarian
state unless you can afford to join an organized tour. Panmunjeom attracts
busloads of tourists, all of whom are required to dress smartly and, if they
are male, to have a respectable haircut! There is no border crossing here or
anywhere else between the two countries.
The Korean Folk
Village Despite its resemblance to a nightmare on a coach tour, the Korean Folk
Village is well worth a day trip from Seoul, especially if you do not have time
to see all of the country's other attractions that you can visit with the best
local tours in Korea.
It is a replica
of a typical village from the nineteenth century, complete with a Buddhist
temple, a Confucian school, workshops for pottery and weaving, blacksmiths, and
traditional farmhouses. Even though they may appear to be actors dressed in
traditional garb, the people you see in the village life and work there.