War Memorial of Korea

War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-dong .

The war memorial museum decrypts all the wars and invasions that Koreans faced from the ages. It got many interesting items inside and outside of the museum

Inside the museum it is quite impressive with its detailed coverage of invasions and wars faced by Korea; you can find video explanations of Korea's War history in different languages (Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese).

Outside the museum it display all the weapons used in the Korean War. This is really impressive. Items range from mortars, tanks, aircraft and even a submarine. Nice thing is you can have pictures with different war flights..

The names of all the casualties from the Korean War are displayed along three corridors. This shows how many people died during the war.

Admission Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00(Entrance closed at 17:00)
 How to reach: 5 minute walk from the Samgakji Station on lines #4 and #6 (Exit #12)

Gyeonbokgung Palace

Gyeonbokgung Palace

Built in 1395, Gyeongbokgung Palace is also commonly referred to as the “Northern Palace” because it is located more toward the north.

The premises were destroyed by fire at the time of the occupation of Korea during 1592-1598. However, all of the palace's rooms were later restored under the leadership of in the years of King Gojong (1852~1919) .

The National Palace Museum of Korea is located south of Heungnyemun Gate, and the National Folk Museum is located east within Hyangwonjeong.

How to Reach:-


5 minutes walk  from Exit No. 5 of Gyeongbokgung Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No.3 – Orange Line)

Operating Hours

* March ~ October 09:00-18:00


* November ~ February 09:00-17:00

Admission Fees


Individual Adult - 3,000 won Children- 1,500 won


Ticket passes for Gyeongbok Palace can also be used at the National Palace Museum and the National Folk Museum.

N Seoul Tower

N Seoul Tower is a communication and observation tower located in Namsan Mountain.

It was built in 1969, and opened to the public in 1980, this is symbol of Seoul and height of tower is 236.7 m (777 ft) from the base and it is 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level. It also been known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower.Namsan has been a historically significant location in Korea from 1394 when the Korean capital was moved to Seoul.

Most of the city of Seoul can be seen from the top where the view of city is awesome from the tower.

T3 is the observatory and from there you can get a 360 degree view of the city. On the descending floor, T2, is a cafe and gift shop. Don't forget to try the toilet located on this floor as it also has a fantastic view.. At the highest floor of the tower (T5) is a revolving restaurant, "N Grill"..

The Individual ticket for the Observatory costs 8,000 won for adult and 4,000 won for children. Purchase the ticket at the ticket booth on the first floor and take the elevator from ground floor to the observatory...

In B1( Ground floor) you can find some shopping…and one interesting thing is you can find the information of highest towers in the world…


How to reach ..…..

Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Myeongdong Station, exit 3 or 4. You can see the Pacific Hotel, take the narrow street on its right and walk up to the cable car station which is around 1000 meters from the Subway exit. From there you can take the cable car to the top of Namsan Mountain or can go by walk which require so much energy!.

Cable Car information: To Namsan mountain it costs adult return fare : 7,500 won/ one way 6000 won. Children return fare 5,000 won/one way 3,500 won
Operation Hours 10 Am to 11 Pm, There is a bus ride also which is cheaper compared to cable car.

Transportation in Seoul

Transportation in Seoul…

Seoul is a huge and clean city. The transportation system is extensive and easy to get around.Seoul has a comprehensive transportation network that interconnects every district of the city and the surrounding areas.

Network was designed such a way that to connect the bus routes to the subway system.Average over 8 million passengers uses subway per day, Seoul has one of the busiest subway systems in the world. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway has 12 lines which serve Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi province and northern Chungnam province.The various lines are run by Korail, Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.

T-money a rechargeable series of cards and other "smart" devices used for paying transportation fares in and around Seoul and other areas of South Korea there will be no need to worry how much it costs to travel from one place to another - just use the card each time at entry & exit of the subway. Same card can be used for the Buses. The interesting thing is while travelling from one place to another if you come out from subway and if you catch a bus with in some provided time, you can travel using the same fare which was deducted from your T Money card.
The subway map is printed in English and English signs available at each station and in the Train the announcements will be in English also..In Each and every station you can find the recharge machines for recharging the T-Money card which is feeded with Korean and English languages and the machines are available in some buses also.The minimum fare is 900 won ( 0.8 USD) which will be deducted once you swipe the card in the entrance & based on the distance you travelled the remaining amount will be deducted at the exit..

The traffic situation is very heavy in Seoul, especially peak office timings (7 - 9 in the morning and from 4 - 7 in the evening). When snow falls the subway will be more crowded as people prefer subway than road transport .Subway & Buses are very good transportation to travel around Seoul because they are very inexpensive, convenient and easy to use.

Seoul

Seoul officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities and is by far theone of the most densely-populated city . Almost half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly a quarter in Seoul itself.

Seoul is located on the Han River in the center of the Korean Peninsula, and was settled in 18 B.C.
Seoul is considered to be a global city. It hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup; It is one of the world's top ten financial and commercial centers, home to large conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai-Kia. In 2008, Seoul was named the world's sixth most economically powerful city by Forbes.

Seoul is the 2010 World Design Capital and has a technologically advanced infrastructure. Its Digital Media City has been a test-bed for some IT and multimedia applications. Seoul was the first city to feature DMB, a digital mobile TV technology and WiBro, a wireless high-speed mobile internet service. It has a fast, high-penetration 100Mbps fibre-optic broadband network.
Seoul Station houses the 350 km/h KTX bullet train and the Seoul Subway is the third largest in the world, with over 2 billion passengers every year. Seoul is connected via AREX to Incheon International Airport, which has consecutively been placed top in the Airports Council International's annual Airport Service Quality Awards since 2005.