Breakfast
Start of Seoul City tour
Short Visit to Cheong Wa Dae, the Blue House, presidential house of Korea for some photo-taking. The street in front of the Blue House has been open to the public since President Kim Yong Sam was inaugurated in 1993. The Korean name has the literal meaning the "pavilions of the blue roof tiles."
Next to Gyeongbok Palace, a royal palace regard as the symbol of Korea. The group can see the dramatic changes from the King’s official residence to a old Government-General building during the Japanese occupation. The place has been slowly restored to its original form prior destruction.
Continue to the National Folklore Museum where students will walk into a pagoda style building set atop of a modern structure, displaying dioramas of everyday life in Korea from the prehistoric era to the Choson Dynasty. Catch the Royal Guard Changing Ceremony in front of the Gyeongbok Palace (Changes every hour) Lunch at local restaurant
Proceed to Insadong antique alley which provides some educational digital media gallery & Pavilion, popular place for shopping. Visit Cheonggyecheon Streamlet, a scenic view of natural stream flowing from upstream to downstream of Cheonggyecheon.
Transfer to Kimchi Center. Enjoy fun experience in making Korean traditional food; Kimchi and try on Korean traditional dress; Hanbok.
Next, free & easy shopping at Myeongdong Street & Dongdaemun market
*Myeongdong Street – Korea’s trendiest shopping area, with over 300,000 square meters of shops selling clothes, shoes, handbags, accessories, and cosmetics. Many department stores also have a major presence here
*Dongdaemun Market – the largest open market in the Asia, interesting way of operating 24hrs Dinner at Local Restaurant for Ginseng Chicken |
