Nightlife in Seoul goes on all night long. There is no closing time, and if you wanted, you could spend an entire day in various bars nonstop. Itaewon is considered a good place to go by many expats, but I personally consider it to be the armpit of Korea. The army base is right beside it, so drunken GIs getting in fights and being ugly americans is rampant. As a result of this, the Koreans that work in the area have become quite jaded, and are generaly quite rude. However, Itaewon has a lot of nice foreign restaurants, and is a good place to go and have lunch.

Gangnam is the rich part of town, with lots of bars to go to, and lots of beautiful people walking around. If you want to go to a nice place and have a few drinks in a more typically Korean type of place, this is for you.

Hongdae is the center for Seoul's expat community nightlife. Lots of bars, clubs, and live bands all over the place. Cheap drinks can be found, and good times to be had.

Seoul's good place for all those party goers. But I'd better tell you before you reach the split land that you can't get spliff, or what so ever drug. Public transportation is well developed, shining technology, shopping streets for girls. etc. etc. You can hang around Sinchon, or Hongdae area, where most of the pubs and clubs are located. Enjoy your night life there.

Don't forget to go to a Korean sauna (pronounced jinjilbang in Korean). It can really help you to release the stress, get some good sleep, and in some of them, they have jingseng waters which are good for your health. Usually, jinjilbangs are in suburbia Seoul. And if you find a Doctor Fish, do not forget to try it out!!!

The Hotteok at Insadong is simply finger-licking. There are two stalls selling the same thing opposite each other. I think the tastier one is the stall that is located opposite the hospital. The stall that is along the same side as the hospital make sweeter filling and the filling is not as much as. Coz I think the stall holder uses a presser to flatten the pita-like bread. See the photos of hotteok and you won't get so blur about looking for it. Sipping tea is also one of the favourite activities apart from the traditional korean souvenirs that you can feast your eyes on. You can sip cold/hot drink and get a rice craker to go with your tea.

seoul, south korea usually the tour packages end late and offer short periods f time for shopping. If you would like to shop at your own leisure, search for 24 hour shopping centres

We just when to see the caves in this city. Chaoyang Dong is a rather young show cave with some pretty formations. It was created as a co-operation between three families. Some parts of the caves are reached using a bamboo swing bridge.

We just when for the Olympics game in Seoul. I was beautiful country. Meeting people for all over the world. The 1988 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad , were an international multi- sport event which was the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 1988 in Seoul , South Korea . The host was chosen in the September 30 , 1981 vote, ahead of the Japanese city of Nagoya . [1] It was the second Asian nation to ever host an Olympic Games . North Korea , still officially at war with South Korea, boycotted the event. Cuba , Ethiopia and Nicaragua joined the boycott. [2] However, the much larger boycotts seen in the previous three Olympics were avoided, resulting in the largest ever number of participating nations to that date. 160 nations were represented by a total of 8391 athletes (2194 women and 6197 men) in the games. 237 events were held. 27221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics. 11331 media (4978 written press and 6353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world. [1] SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA Seoul is the capital of South Korea and the economic and cultural center of the Republic of Korea. Situated on the lower Han River the capital is only 35 miles from the Demilitarized Zone established with North Korea in 1953. The heart of Seoul is dominated by a city center that dates to the Yi dynasty state, which began in the 14th Century. Although skyscrapers now exist, the central city retains the layout of the royal capital which was designed according to traditional Chinese principles of city panning -- main streets running north-south and east-west. City Hall Plaza is the hub of much of the economic activity in Seoul, with two subway lines converging in this area, and many corporate office buildings, hotels, banks, and department stores. Seoul also achieved international recognition when it hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics. It is estimated that Seoul was founded over two thousand years ago, with three warring kingdoms battling for control of Seoul because of its strategic location in the Han River valley. What is today modern-day Seoul was first occupied in 554 and called "Hanyang" -- a name used for Seoul ever since. In 1068, King Munjong made Hanyang one of several regional sub-capitals, and when the Yi Dynasty overthrew the Koryo ruling house in 1392, Hanyang was renamed and became the capital two years later.

Soul is very hot in the July and August time of the year, high in humity. There is quiet a few attractions including a very good war museum. Hotels are expenisive (5 star), shopping okay, lots of different kinds of markets where you can get copies. Eating in the Korean restaurants is an experince you must try, but becareful what you order.

One of the important lessons that I learned in Seoul, which was really a carry-over from a lesson that I learned in Russia, is that Americans (including myself) are not always right! In Korea, when walking on the street or anywhere, it is the custom to pass on the left and not the right. I understand that this may be leftover from when Japan took over the country. In any case, I found myself nearly colliding with a number of folks, even though the sidewalk was wide open! Luckily, I was able to step back, see what I was doing, and decide that as a guest of Korea, it would not be amiss for me to be more flexible. This made my visit to Seoul a lot more enjoyable.

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