During my second weekend here in Korea, my co-teacher Aicha invited me to join her and her friends for a visit to Bukchon Hanok Village. Located in the north of downtown Seoul, Bukchon is a 600-year-old village filled with dozens of traditional houses called "hanok." People still live in the houses today, though many are also used as museums, inns and tea houses.
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| Entering the village. |
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| John, Aicha and Sean. |
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Despite my excessive googling, I'm not sure exactly what these fruits are. Possibly some sort of peach. Whatever they are, they look tasty.
Edit - I've since been informed by Angela and Sean that it's a persimmon tree! |
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| John, me, Angela and Aicha. |
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| Seoul's Tourism Department offers free tours of the village, though we decided to just explore on our own. |
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| There are some nice views of nearby Bukhansan (Bukhan Mountain) National Park. |
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| You can see North Seoul Tower in the background, which I'll be visiting at some point during my year here. |
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| Just outside the village, some Korean students asked us to pose for a video, smile and say "Welcome to Korea!" I think it was for some kind of project. |
That's all for now. I might return to Bukchon in the winter, as I imagine the houses will look quite pretty covered in snow.
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