Annyeonghaseyo (안영하세요 = hello) from Seoul, South Korea (Soongsil University)
The main things I knew about South Korea before visiting the country were: it’s neighbor of North Korea, companies Samsung, LG, Kia and Hyundai are from there. Not much else.
Now I know: The Seoul National Capital is the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in the world with 25 million residents (source) 1st: Tokyo, 3rd: Jakarta. Ok.
This picture above is from the first days in here. The weather was nice and everything looked so different compared to Finland. Now it doesn’t look so different anymore, I have used it for the past two months, every day crossing the street once or twice to go restaurants or bars.
That is the wall of engineering building, where I spend time two times a week. It was really hard to find courses for mechanical engineering here, but there’s a soulution for everything. Little change to your timetable and it’s done. The teachers doesn’t speak too good English, but all the material and powerpoints are written correctly.
This picture is from the first time we had the barbeque. Now counting more than 20 times we’ve had it. And it’s delicious. You get raw beef or pork on a plate and you cook it by yourself, cut it to pieces and serve it to your friends. Cost is around 5 to 10 euros/each. Price depends if you like to drink some Soju with your meat.
At Yongsan station you find huge department store where you can buy clothes, food, get married, watch a play or go to cinema. There is even football fields (smaller ones) on the roof.
There is the great Palace ( Gyeongbokgung) which is famous sightseeing place for tourists. In first picture can be seen how old and new architecture meet. Those old buildings, from dynastian ages, are just really beautiful.
Bridge in Han river. The river divides the South Korea’s capital, Seoul, in two.
Surrounded by Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, Bukchon Hanok Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses called ‘hanok’ that date back to the Joseon Dynasty.
Jeju island. Island formed from volcano eruption long time ago, must place to visit with a lot of friends.
We also visited the DMZ (demilitarized zone) which is the border between two Koreas. Because these countries are still in war, there are soldiers everywhere.
“Why it’s so dangerous: Military border fortification gone wild with almost 2 million troops, plus North Korean nukes.” (foreignpolicy.com)
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