Meandering Through Bukchon

Since I've been in Korea I have been repeatedly told that Chuseok break is the perfect time to stay in Seoul because everyone leaves the city for the holiday.  We quickly discovered that the day after Chuseok is very much like the day after American Thanksgiving, and this year everyone stayed in...Seoul!  I guess it was nice it wasn't a ghost town, so the ladies could get the full Seoul city experience.

We set out early for a full day of sight seeing:  Bukchon Hanok Village, Gyeongbok Palace, National Folk Museum of Korea, and the shopping district of Insadong.

Bukchon Hanok Village is a traditional Korean village.  It boasts high walls and intricate architectural details.  It's hilly streets offer a maze of unique and beautiful homes.  

I see a coffee table book of doors in my future...

A series of silliness...I think Mentha was trying to get the architectural detail AND us.  We were being less than cooperative.

Or maybe a coffee table book of doors...and walls.

Well, are ya?!

All roads lead to...everywhere.

After our stroll through Bukchon it was time for lunch.  We decided to take a short cut.  The shortest route between A and B is a straight line...straight down.  I don't know if the pictures quite capture it, but we were holding on for dear life down these stairs (a slide would have been a safer option).

I'm working on collaging the photos since there are so many.  Even still, many will not make the cut.  :(  I will try to wrap the rest of this day into one post.  Then we still have the DMZ, Daegu, Busan, and fireworks in Seoul!  I'm getting there...slowly.  Hopefully I'll catch up before my winter break trip to Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia!