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| Wednesday, 1 October, 9:40 a.m.: A lovely bronze sculpture outside the Metro hotel. Michelle Kim came by the hotel, and we are walking to the subway to spend some time at two famous palace's located in the heart of Seoul |
Waiting for the subway train |
A portal of good luck and good health. I made sure that I walked underneath the portal! |
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| The grounds of Gyeongbokgung palace. A light drizzle fell during the morning/early afternoon, then it cleared up. This was the only rain during my trip. |
The grounds of Gyeongbokgung palace |
There were a lot of school chiildren visiting the palace grounds |
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Michelle, on the left, and some school boys |
Neil and some students |
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Michelle Kim |
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| A entry to Changdeokgung palace |
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Renovation of a palace building |
Renovation of a palace building |
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| A view of Seoul from the palace grounds |
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A display of old Korean customs for the school children |