Recommended sites to see in Korea?
Dec 9th, 2001, 12:05 AM
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Recommended sites to see in Korea?
I am planning on going to South Korea in June for the World CUp. Between games, I would love to see as much of the country as I can. What are some things that are a "must do" during a two week stay in South Korea?<BR>Thanks<BR>Shawn
Dec 27th, 2001, 06:29 PM
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Shawn<BR><BR>I was just in seoul last month for 4 days. There is a seoul city tour bus<BR>www.seoulcitytourbus.com and a one day ticket costs $7. You can skip few of the places listed and see the main sites, such as the palaces, seoul tower, korean traditional village.<BR><BR>Also went to Chongdong theatre. saw traditional korean dances and musician..its worth while going and its not that expensive.<BR><BR>people are friendly but i found that most people didnt speak english . <BR><BR>good luck....<BR><BR>jens<BR>
Feb 13th, 2002, 12:50 PM
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"must see"<BR><BR>1. Korean Folk Village<BR> about one hour drive from Seoul <BR>http://www.koreanfolk.co.kr/folk/english/index.htm<BR><BR>2. DMZ<BR> about one hour drive from Seoul<BR><BR>3. city of Gyeong-Ju<BR> 3 hours from Seoul by train<BR> 1.5 hours from Busan by train<BR> 30 minutes from Pohang by bus<BR> If any of your games takes place in the southern part of Korea, save a day for this 2000-year-old historic city, one of Unesco's "World Cultural Heritage"s.<BR><BR>Your hotel will be able to assist you with transportaion and other questionaires. <BR>If you need to speak to a Korean on the road, don't say a full sentence. Speak keywords only! That will help 
<BR>Enjoy!
<BR>Enjoy!
Feb 14th, 2002, 07:04 AM
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1. I agree with Sue, the Korean folk village is a must see, a full day is needed. You can get there by subway/bus.<BR><BR>2. There are many Royal Palaces in Seoul, here are pictures of different ones so you can decide which you want to visit.<BR><BR>http://www.metro.seoul.kr/eng/travel/attraction/historic/index.html<BR><BR>3. If you have time to explore, in Northwest Korea (quite close to North Korea) there's an island called Sokmo Island and there is Pomun Temple, one of the three most famous retreats for prayer in Korea. A link for info:<BR><BR>http://icc.gachon.ac.kr/content/ct_tour3.html<BR><BR>4- If you really want to see something different, you could visit the american base in South Korea, the main reason for the visit is that you can enter the restricted zone between North and South Korea, it's usually only on weekends and no jeans, shorts, t-shirts allowed. (for propaganda purposes foreigners need to look their best) If you're lucky you might have a North Korean soldier trying to intimidate you. (no joke)<BR><BR>
Feb 18th, 2002, 01:35 AM
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Mt. Maison is a nice stop if you're around Jeonju's stadium. There are several trails to go hiking and T'apsa with "stone towers" built by a monk (without using morter). A very impressive sight/site .<BR><BR>Kyongju (mentioned in another post) is probably the best area for Korean culture with several attractions. This is tops on "must see" sites in Korea (IMHO)<BR><BR>Between venues Daejon and Jeonju is Taedunsan, mountains with jagged peaks and a "swaying" bridge made of flexible steel. <BR><BR>You can certainly fill up a few days in Seoul with the palaces and markets.<BR><BR>What types of things were you hoping to see?
.<BR><BR>Kyongju (mentioned in another post) is probably the best area for Korean culture with several attractions. This is tops on "must see" sites in Korea (IMHO)<BR><BR>Between venues Daejon and Jeonju is Taedunsan, mountains with jagged peaks and a "swaying" bridge made of flexible steel. <BR><BR>You can certainly fill up a few days in Seoul with the palaces and markets.<BR><BR>What types of things were you hoping to see?
