김치 연구 (The Kimchi Studies): A Palace, A Mountain and A Museum

So the last days I haven't had any school because of the Chuseok holiday and therefore I have tried to make the most out of my free time. Btw just right before the holiday started our Air-condition stopped working and it couldn't be fixed till after the holiday..... that was not so nice because it is has been quite warm here in Seoul, probably around 25-28 almost each day. And in addition to that it is quite humid here. But it is getting cooler outside now so that's both good and bad. However during the holiday I managed to visit the Changgyeonggung Palace, the Bukchon area, the Bukhansan National Park, and the Korean War Monument. With that said ..... this post will contain aaaaa looooot of pictures :) and maybe a little less text.

Outside Changgyeonggung Palace

Changgyeonggung Palace

Next to Changgyeonggung Palace we visited the Bukchon area which is an area with old typical Korean houses.

Bukchon

After that we meet up with Eva and Sam to have dinner. Don't remember the name of the dish so will need to update you on that :) But it was really tasty. Almost like the Patbingsu, you mix everything and then we added cheese and noodles and at the very end rise as well.

Patbingsu again :S

We experimented with the camera to get some cool pictures... think we
need some more practice but it turned out quite nice anyway

And on the actual day of Chuseok we went to Hangang Park to have a nice picnic and just chill=)

The day after that we had planned to take a hike up the highest mountain in Seoul at Bukhansan National Park. Never really hiked before and was a little bit afraid that my injured feet would be a problem, but they managed quite good. Even with that problem out of the way it was really exhausting. I thought it was going to be a little bit easier terrain up the mountain but it just got more and more difficult. In addition I didn't really have appropriate shoes, so maybe that had something to do with it. But when on the top and when we had made it back down, I was really satisfied. Had a really big meal with the group and then went home to recover :)

The mountain man!

A part of Seoul

Was told not to fall down...
I held that rope quite hard

I Make It Look Easy

The group =)

Yesterday we went to the Korean War Monument. They have a museum there as well but unfortunately it was closed that day. But then again lucky us that they have so much too see outside :). Outside you could see artillery, tanks and planes that were used South and North Korea during the Korean war.

Swedish made, operated by a swede

Symbolizes the crack in Korea

After the Museum we went to Namdaemun market were we walked around for some hours. Was the first place I've visited were you could actually buy some really cheap and touristy stuff, need to come back here a couple of times :). Then we went to a place that we had been eyeballing for some time. Just decided to try it out because it is always packed with Koreans :)