Sunday, October 5, 2008

Seoul City Info

Seoul Metropolitan City

The centre of Korea
As all teachers know, a capital city in Korea is Seoul. 10 mil people are living in Seoul. Because of numerous population entertainments are very well developed such as night life, shopping, art galleries, etc. In old Korean words, “People should go to Seoul, and horses should go to Jeju.” Like these words, Seoul is the center of most fields. (Ex: Education, arts, business, entertainment, etc)
Seoul is surrounded by Gyeonggi province, which has attractive cities like Ilsan, Gwacheon, Bundang, Bucheon and Incheon. All these cities are connected to Seoul by subway. You can get to cities of Gyeonggi proince within 1 hr.

The city that Never Sleeps
Seoul has plenty of entertainment options, Night clubs in Hong-dae, Exotic & fancy restaurants in Iteawon and Overnight shopping in Donddae gate Multi-plex shopping centre and so on! For the night owls amongst you Seoul is the place to be.
Not only these modernized parts, Seoul also has traditional attractions, Such as Palaces, Temples in the city.

Insadong street-Insa-dong, located in the middle of the city, is an important place where old but precious and traditional goods are on display. There is one main road in Insa-dong with alleys on each side. Within these alleys are galleries, traditional restaurants, traditional teahouses, and cafes. The shops in Insa-dong are very popular among all age groups, because each store is unique. The galleries are the heartbeat of Insa-dong. There are about 100 galleries in the area and you can see every example of Korean traditional fine art from paintings to sculptures. The most famous galleries are Hakgojae Gallery, which functions as the center of folk art, Gana Art Gallery, which promotes many promising artists, and Gana Art Center. The best way to visit these galleries is to use the “Art Center Bus.” It will take you over 10 of the most famous galleries at a very reasonable price.
Shopping-There's Dongdaemun Market in the vicinity of Dongdaemun Gate. Namdaemun Market and Dongdaemun Market most popular traditional markets in Seoul are good places to experience the shopping culture of Korea literally for 24hrs. You can also purchase items at reasonable prices literally
Don’t miss try snacks, like ‘Deokbokki, Odeng’ from Dongdaemun’s street restaurants. It’s incredibly cheep and Delicious!!

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