Gyeongbokgung

For the most part, I consider myself quite lucky to have been blessed with the co-workers I have.  I've had the opportunity to get to know a couple of them pretty well in the last couple months, and it is really nice to work with people that I get along with, both English staff and Korean staff.  On Sunday, I spent some time with some of these co-workers.  I went to Gyeongbokgung with my friends, Nate, Maeve, Monica and Min-hee.

Gyeongbokgung is one of the royal palaces that is in Seoul.  It was the main and largest palace during the Joseon dynasty.  There are dozens of different halls, temples, and gardens.  It is beautiful!!!  We went to Gyeongbokgung in early afternoon and were able to see this ceremony that they have at the palace called the changing of the guards.  In this ceremony, they reenact what the actual changing of the guard looked like back in the day when the Joseon kings actually lived there.



  It was really interesting.  Afterwards, we spent the next couple of hours walking around the different areas of the palace, exploring the different halls, enjoying the gardens and taking pictures.  It was a very relaxing and enjoyable trip.  I love history and was so excited to see an actual historical relic of Korea.  Seoul is so modern; there are very few traditional, historical things to see in the city.  I have plans to go to a couple of the smaller palaces in the upcoming weeks, and I can't wait!


 

I hope the weather hasn't been too terrible for all of you.  Love you and miss you.
 
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