식당 주 는 대로 -  "sigdang juneun daero" (rough translation) We arrived in Hwaseong Fortress just in time for lunch. If you want to know how to go to Hwaseong Fortress from Suwon, check my post here. Before we got to tour the fortress, we ate lunch because we were really hungry. I am thankful that this was the nearest place to eat just...

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Tosokchon Samgyetang 토속촌 삼계탕 After the amazing palace tour in Gyeongbokgung palace, (in another blog post here) I searched the night before about restaurants to try near the palace and I ended up with the Tosokchon Samgyetang place which is popular to locals and even well-received even by tourists  We just had to use google maps to walk almost less than 10 minutes from...

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26 October 2016 It has been just weeks since I have been to Korea and I already miss it. One of the places in our first day in our itinerary was the Gyeongbokgung Palace. Getting there By Subway,  Gyeongbokgung Station Line 3, get off at Exit 5. Admission Fees Adults (ages 19-64) 3,000 won / Group 2,400 won (10 or more people) Youths...

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One of my dream countries to go to is Korea.  I have been a fan of the Korean culture just by watching Korean dramas.  Finally, I was able to visit and tour Korea for 7 days this last week October. I want to highly recommend the guesthouse where we stayed which is Duriworld Guesthouse in Hongdae and how to go there from the airport. The...

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