Seoul - Blogabond

In order to get to the port of Incheon, we had to go through a set of locks. On the drive from the port to Seoul, we noticed that there was a lot of traffic. We saw that there are many stark-looking high rise apartment buildings that all look alike and, therefore, are each indentified with a number so that you don't go into the wrong building. There is a very high concentration of people per square foot in Seoul.

We went to the National Museum which houses some of Korea's treasures but pales into insignificance when compared to the one in Taiwan. The 10-Story pagoda made of marble was one of the highlights.

10 story pagoda

After a typical Korean lunch in a local restaurant, we went to the Royal Palace where we happened to arrive in time for the changing of the guards.

changing of the guard

When a baby is born in Korea, it is already one year old since its age is calculated from conception rather than birth. As a result, we'll bet there aren't any abortions in Korea.

At the port we noticed that there were 1,000's of new cars ready for export. We are looking forward to Beijing where we have a complimentary overnight at the Shangri-la China World Hotel.

written by

rcodel on March 18, 2011 from Seoul, South Korea

from the travel blog: World Cruise - 2011

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