June 27, 2012

Today we took a tour of Seoul. We walked to the Gyeongbokgung Palace and witnessed the changing of the guard. Then we walked around the block to tour the Folk Museum. I, and a group of about ten intrepid explorers, then explored the Bukchong historic district where there remains the largest community of traditional style houses in all of Seoul. Learning to navigate the Korean subway was an experience. And the subways are super clean here. Tonight we had a "getting to know you" dinner with representatives from the Korea Society and students from Korea University. We were served a traditional meal that consisted of several courses-- mostly seafood. I didn't eat a lot.