Tour II of the City of Seoul, Korea,
AUGUST 26, 2006
City Center including
Seoul Tower, Dongdaemun Market, and Insa-dong Shopping Area.
The Seoul Tower rises on a mountain in central Seoul. It has a restaurant and observation deck on the top.
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The view from the observation deck with Seoul below
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Terry at the base of the tower
Dongdaemun Market, a combination of modern and traditional shopping
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Street Vendors line the walk to the modern shopping department store
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An old lady sells garlic to make a living and vendor sells silkworm pupae as a snack. We are not sure what is in the second pot.
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In the modern department store we find "American Vintage" styles featured.
The view from the top of the Shopping Center, we have a view of a sports stadium, which us used as a parking lot for shopping when no games are being played. We have lunch at the employee cafeteria at top of the Center. We found such cafeterias had very good food at low prices ($3.00 for a complete lunch).
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The entrance to Insa-dong, a popular shopping area in Seoul. These are replicas of traditional guards to Korean Villages.
This gentleman was selling "Fresh Lemonade" in Insa-dong and he attracted the attention of two small boys.
Scenes of the food, crafts, and performers in Insa-dong
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Everywhere I travel, I see Sweet Corn for sale on the streets. A marvel of Global Marketing
The next morning we go to the Air Terminal Building near the Conference Center ad leave for Inchon Airport to return home.
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Photos of the conference are at
IFLA2006
For
photos of friends & colleagues at the conference see: Friends
and Colleagues
Photos of the Excursion to North Korea
Border are at: DMZ
Photos
of a Neolithic Settlement, Royal Mound Tombs, and a Buddhist Temple,
see Amsa-dong
Photos
of the Fish Market, the Kimchi Museum, and other sites in Seoul, see:
Seoul
City Tour I
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Rev. 9/11/06