Can anyone help me with travel tips to Korea?
By sugarfloss
@sugarfloss (2139)
Malaysia
August 31, 2008 3:05pm CST
I'm going to Seoul in 2 weeks time and I need some tips on the sites I should see and the streets I can go to shop.
2 responses
@Jestin (560)
• Philippines
14 Sep 08
For shopping, Dongdaemun and Namdaemun are good places to go to. Namdaemun is divisoria style while Dongdaemun is Greenhills style. Dongdaemun has a night market so you can go there anytime.
For nightlife, downtown is good. Go to Jong-no and Myeongdong.
For sightseeing, go to Insa-dong if you like art. You can also go to Namsan Tower.
For theme parks, you can to Lotte World, Seoul Land or Everland.
For water sports, go to Cheongpyeong.
You can also visit a lot of museums and traditional villages in Korea. You will have so much fun in Seoul, I'm sure.
Have a good time in Seoul.
@gtdonna (1738)
•
31 Aug 08
Places to See:
Gyeongbokgung Palace
The oldest and grandest of five palaces of the Joseon Dynasty, built in 1394, is set in a gorgeous green landscape and also houses Korea's National Folk Museum.
Insa-dong
Wander around art galleries, craft, antique and clothes shops in the cobbled alleys of the most delightful district in Seoul. Stop for a break in a traditional tea house or, on Sundays, catch a cultural performance.
N Seoul Tower
Take a cable car up Mount Namsan to the landmark N Seoul Tower with its observation decks, nightly light show and revolving restaurant giving a view over the city and beyond.
Lotte World
The most popular family attraction, Seoul's answer to Disneyworld is the largest theme park in the world and includes thrilling rides, an ice rink, shopping malls and a folk village.
Dongdaemun Market
This traditional market, frequently photographed against its backdrop of skyscrapers, is a city icon and Asia's largest and liveliest market. Start at its ancient East Main Gate, a national treasure, and check out the Gyeong-dong Herbal Medicine Market within.
SHOPPING:
Seoul is a shopper's paradise, featuring everything from night markets to designer stores and bargains from sunglasses to electronic goods. Myeong-dong is the main shopping district, with large shopping malls, the original Lotte department store, side streets stuffed with stalls selling accessories and clothing and Namdaemun Market, Korea's oldest, selling everything from silkworm snacks to jewellery and leather goods.
For trendy and traditional clothing, Dongdaemun Market is the largest with 20 shopping malls (fashion segmented by floors), 30,000 stores, and around 50,000 wholesalers. The scruffier Itaewon is nevertheless the place to get a tailored suit. Try New York Tailor, 34-14 Itaewon-dong yongsan-gu.
Apgujeong's Rodeo Street in Gangnam-gu is the leading fashion mecca, stuffed with international designer boutiques, beauty clinics and poodle parlours, whereas the characterful Insa-dong is the place to buy traditional arts and crafts, clothing and antiques.
@sugarfloss (2139)
• Malaysia
3 Sep 08
gee thanks gtdonna,I'm going to the Palace,the National Folk Museum,and the Disneyworld and Dongdaemun Market for sure.