On Saturday, my friend and I went to Gyeongbokgung Palace near Insadong in Seoul. This was my second time to see this palace in Seoul. I came the last time that I was in Korea. It was awesome to see this beautiful palace again and take way more pictures than I did the first time. This time however, it was not ridiculously hot! It was a pleasant and mild temperature.
There were many people out and about at the palace. There were many foreign tourists and native Koreans as well. Many of these people were dressed up in hanbok or the traditional Korean dress/outfit. They were decked out in gorgeous spring colors with beautiful accessories in their hair! Many of these people were renting their hanbok so that they could take pretty pictures in the palace with the flowers and the historical scenery. I would love to go back and take pictures when all of the flowers are in bloom! My friend and I spent about two hours roaming around the palace grounds and admiring the beautiful architecture and scenery. It cost us about 3,000 won or about $2.70 to go into the palace to explore for as long as we wanted. There were also free tours in English that were offered a few times throughout the day but my friend and I decided to just do our own exploring which was fine by us! I would definitely recommend going to the palace and exploring. It is a great place to learn a little about Korean history and culture as well as a beautiful place to explore and take pictures. It's almost cherry blossom season and I would love to go back to the palace in a few weeks to see all of the flowers in bloom and to experience the palace when Spring is in full swing!!
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