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Irish Potato is a chain store located all over Korea. They have been operating in Korea for the last few years and serve food made from potatoes. Their most popular dish is french fries. The fries are served with sauce and there are over 15 sauces to choose from. The most popular sauces [...]
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Since the first performance on the 10th of October in 1997, this world-famous NANTA show has been drawing the largest number of audience in Korean Stage history. The show has broadened from Seoul, Korea to over 41 Countries and 254 Cities with more than 6 million spectators.
The show is about four chefs who are [...]
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Megabox Dongdaemun opened in September, 2008. It has 8 screens and a total of 1,744 seats. As with the other Megabox Cinemas it has an M theatre. This room is considerably bigger than the rest and each seat is separate with lots of space. Usually, only the box office hits will be played in the [...]
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Dongdaemun Stadium was located in downtown Seoul. It was demolished on December 18th, 2007 to make way for the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park.
Before the stadium was built it was the location of Seoul Fortress wall and Hadomateo (a military camp [...]
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Heunginjimun Gate is located in Dongdaemun in Seoul. Heunginjinmun Gate was the East Gate of the capital Seoul and built in 1398. The current Heunginjimun Gate was rebuilt in 1869. At that time, four large gates and four small gates were built in the fortress walls surrounding the city. The gatehouse is a two story [...]
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On March 25th, 2008, the Seoul Metropolitan Government chose Haechi as the Mascot of Seoul City. They use the Haechi Character on public materials, at festivals and events. I’m sure you have spotted the character somewhere along your travels in Seoul.
Haechi is a mythological character from Chinese and Korean mythology. It resembles [...]
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Dongdaemun History and Culture Park is being built as a historical and cultural theme park where Seoul’s history comes to life. The park’s site was the location of the Seoul Fortress wall and Hadomateo (a military camp site) in the Jeseon Dynasty. Then in 1925, as the invasion of Japan’s Imperial Army was in full [...]
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Namsangol Hanok Village is located at the northern foot of Namsan Mountain. During the Joseon Dynasty, there were valleys making this an ideal place to visit as a summer resort. In order to gain a glimpse into the lives of traditional Korean, five houses were moved here or rebuilt to create Namsangol Hanok Village. The [...]
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Korea, like Germany in the past is divided. Germany was divided from East to West and Korea is divided from North to South.
In 2004 the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced they would make an open plaza area near Cheonggyecheon river in Seoul. The Plaza would be later dubbed “Berlin Square“. In [...]
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Gyeonghuigung Palace was constructed as a detached royal villa, where kings of the Jeseon Dynasty stayed during their daily excursions. It is one of the Palaces that make up the Grand Five Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. Its construction began in 1617 and was completed in 1623. Gyeonghuigung Palace was originally composed of 100 [...]
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Seoul Museum of History was founded by Seoul Metropolitan Government to present the history and culture of Seoul from the Joseon Dynasty to the present day. The museum was opened on May 21st, 2002. Prior to 2002 the museum was called Seoul City Museum.
Outside the museum you will find the outdoor exhibition. This comprises [...]
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Deoksugung Palace is one of the five palaces from the Jeseon Dynasty which lasted over 500 years. Deoksugung was originally built as a residence for Prince Wolsan, the elder brother of King Seongjong (1469-1494). After all other palace buildings were destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasion of 1592, King Seonjo (1567-1608) established a temporary [...]
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Olympic Stadium Seoul was opened on September 24th , 1984 and was built to hold the 10th Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics. It is part of the Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul. The Stadium was built to hold 100,000 spectators for the olympics and now it seats just [...]
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Jamsil Baseball stadium was completed in July, 1982. Jamsil stadium makes up the Sports Complex area including nearby Olympic Stadium , Skating Rink, Jamsil Swimming pool and Sports Park. The stadium is home to two teams. The Doosan bears (www.doosanbears.com/) and LG Twins (www.lgtwins.com/) as part of the Korean [...]
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If you are in the mood for a great cheap night out, head to Poseokjeong (포석정) in Sinchon.
Here you can drink all the Makgeolli you want for 3 hours and it only cost 4,000 won. Of course you have to order food as well. All the dishes are reasonably priced, about 10,000won. Two [...]
Changdeokgung Palace is one of the five palaces built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Construction of Changdeokgung Palace started in 1405, and was completed in 1412. The palace was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592 and then reconstructed in 1610. Tragedy struck again in 1623 when the palace was set on fire by [...]
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Not knowing a lot of the Korean language can be difficult at times. For example, trying to get a hair cut without speaking Korean is extremely difficult. In desperate need of a hair cut, I looked online for English-speaking barbers in Seoul that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg but to no [...]
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The Korean War Memorial Museum was built to commemorate victims in the many wars of Korea that led to the modern nation-state. The War Memorial in Seoul was completed in December, 1993 and officially opened on June 10th, 1994 and became the largest landmark of it’s kind in the world. The museum offers visitors an [...]
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N Tower Seoul also know as Naman Tower or Seoul Tower is located on Namsam Mountain in downtown Seoul. The Tower was built in 1969 as a Television Communications Tower and then opened to the public in 1980. The tower is 236.7m high and the total height above sea level is 479.7m. In 2005 N [...]
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In 1996 Japan and Korea were chosen by FIFA to host the 2002 World Cup.
At that time Korea, lacking a soccer pitch big enough to hold the World Cup decided to build a new purpose-built stadium.
This was a big undertaking and took 3 years to complete and cost over 200 million [...]
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