For our Friday event, our KUBA group went to Changgyeonggung Palace! They were holding a festival there because all of the flowers were in bloom! We were able to get there by bus, which in itself is a crazy experience. You really have to be on your guard while riding the bus because the drivers are crazy! If you are not 100% focused, you will go flying across the bus!
But anyways, the Palace was beautiful! According to my pamphlet, it was build in the Joseon Dynasty in 1483. It was however destroyed in 1592 by fires during the Japanese invasion, later restored but destroyed again by fires in 1830 (restored 4 years later). One of the KUBA buddies, HyunJin, also told me that one time when the Japanese invaded, they turned it into a zoo!
It was so pretty to see the buildings, especially among the flowers and lanterns. Here are some of the pictures I took!
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| Guards at the palace entrance. |
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| Me and one of my best friends, Tierney! |
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| Main building! |
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| Using fancy-schmancy camera settings. |
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| Gyeongchunjeon building. For crowning queens and princesses. |
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| Yanghwadang: guest receiving hall. |
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| Lake and lanterns! |
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| Me and Irene, one of the KUBA buddies! :) |
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| Main square lit up! Also you can see Namsan Tower (its red now!) |
Also, today (Sunday) is Children's Day here! I find this amusing because I always wondered why we never had that in North America when we have Mother's Day and Father's Day ("everyday is children's day..." -Mom). Well I guess that is just another reason why Korea is awesome!
I am off to go see Iron Man 3! I think it only just came out in the US/Canada, but its been out here for a week and a half already! (Go Korea!)
Thanks for reading! Miss you~ :)
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