At Vancouver.  A view of another Air Canada plane.

Ana and Oscar on the flight to go to Icheon.

Arriving at Icheon.  Impressive screens on the wall.

Morning exploration by myself of the Myeongdong neighborhood.

Corny made the trip to Seoul.

More Myeondong morning exploration.

The Cheonggyecheon River.  It was just 2 small blocks away from our hotel.

South Korean TV hits different.

Menu of the only local restaurant we found for breakfast.  I don’t think South Korean have breakfast as we are used to it.

Still in Myeongdong, this is the G2 Hotel where Gaby had to quarantine with the first time she visited South Korea.

Son Heung-min and Tottenham are pretty popular in Seoul.

View of the N Seoul Tower.

Walking through Jongno.

Picture of me in Jongno.

Heading to the Changdeokgung Palace.

Main gate of the Changdeokgung Palace.

Evidence of me at the Palace gate.

Secondary gate on the way to the royal hall.

Royal hall at the Changdeokgung Palace.

Detail of the interior of the Royal Hall.

Oscar D admiring the more modern portion of the palace.

View of the N Seoul Tower from the Palace grounds.

View from a manmade pond at the interior gardens of the Changdeogong Palace.

Detail of a small building at the garden tour in the palace grounds.

Detail of a small building at the garden tour in the palace grounds.

Brush shop in Insadong.

Seating area of a tea house we visited in Insadong.

Subway map at one of the many subways we used.  In this picture we are where the red dot is.

A vendor stall at the Noryangjin Fish Market.

View from second floor of the fish market.

View of some of the building in the Myeondong area. Out hotel is the Travelodge in the lower right side of the image.

Welcome to Gangnam.

Entrance to the COEX Mall.

Flower display in the Library of the COEX Mall.

“Gangnam Style” monument… in Gangham.

Central Campus Building Ewha Womens University.

Waiting for our coffee order at Coffee Hanyakbang.

Detail of another alley during my morning Myeongdong explorations.

The Jongo Building, next to other impressive buildings.

Close to our hotel in Myeongdong, there is a small museum showcasing archeological discoveries from old Seoul.

Alternate view of the Hwaseomen Gate.

Posing in-front of a tower at the Hwaseomun Gate.

Oscar D resting on the fortress wall.

Approaching the Jangnmun Gate.

At the Janganmun Gate.

Posing in-front of the Suwon Cultural Center.

At the main gate of the Hwaseong Haeggung Palace with a period actor.

Main hall at the Hwaseong Haenggung Palace.

View from the mountain behind the palace to Suwon.

Korean BBQ lunch at Suwon.

Yeomingag Bell in downtown Suwon.

Learning archery at the Suwon Fortress wall.

Older BWM found close to our hotel in Myeongdong.

Hyemindang Bakery, right across the alley from the coffee shop.

Detail of a sign durning another morning walk.  I believe this is a karaoke bar.

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View form the main gate to the secondary gate at the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Dressed up and ready to visit the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Main gate of the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Posing with the second gate in the background.

The Royal Hall at the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Posing at the Royal Hall.

Detail of the interior at the Royal Hall.

Pavilion surrounded by manmade moat at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Selfie in-front of the pavilion.

Detail of chimneys used to heat up the royal residences during the winter. 

Posing at one of the east gate of the Gyeonbokgung Palace.

The emperor and empresses’ private cars, at the museum at the Gyeonbokgung Palace.

Procession way at one of the tombs at Seolleung Royal Tombs.

Commemorative stelae at one of the tombs.

Ana and Oscar D at the viewing area of a queen’s tomb.

View of the World Peace Gate at the Olympic Park.

Stone marker of the Seoul Olympic Games.

Bosingak Belfry at Jonggak District.

Detail of one of the streets in the Avenue of the Youth in Jonggak.

Buddha in the main temple of Jogyesa.

Stone pagoda at Jogyesa Temple.

Prayer flags and a small stone pagoda.

Golden Buddha at Jogyesa Temple museum.

Nothing better to go with your Korean Style fried chicken than some draft Terra beer.

The roaster at Coffe Hanyakbang preparing a small batch of coffee.

Last coffee and pastries.

Artwork found durning last morning exploration of the neighborhood.

Last morning sky at Seoul.

Server robot at the Icheon Airpot.

Last dinner in South Korea, at the Icheon Airport.

Corny returning to the mainland USA.