Seoul, South Korea
By: Vy Nguyen Period 1
History of Seoul, South Korea!!
Seoul is the capital and the largest city on South Korea.
Korea is split into South Korea and North Korea.
website: http://geography.about.com/od/southkorea/a/Ten-Facts-About-Seoul-South-Korea.htm
Korea Culture/Tradition
A Korean tradition on New Year Day is that you will get to wear a piece of clothing called Hanbok. Hanbok is a colorful clothing that elderly,men,women,and even kids wear them on New Year Day or special occasion. Its always been one of my favorite tradition in Korea.
Website: 1: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/CU/CU_EN_8_1_2_1.jsp
Website: 2: http://www.han-style.com/english/hanbok/meaning.jsp
Getting There!!!
Flight To Seoul, South Korea
Airline: United
Departure~5:54 pm Arrival: 8:35 pm Total Travel Time: 35 hours 41 minutes 2 stops
First Flight~ 5:54 pm~11:47pm Total Travel Time: 3 hours 53 minutes
Second Flight~ 11:10am ~ 1:55pm Total Travel Time: 13 hours 45 minutes
Third Flight~ 5:55pm ~ 8:35pm Total Travel Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Cost: $ 2,767.60 for 2 people including tax.
Website: http://www.travelocity.com/Flights-Search?trip=roundtrip&leg1=from:DEN,to:SEL,departure:06%2F07%2F2014T17:00&leg2=from:SEL,to:DEN,departure:06%2F11%2F2014T13:00&passengers=children:0,adults:2,seniors:0,infantinlap:Y&options=cabinclass:coach,nopenalty:N,sortby:price&mode=search
Lodging and Hotel: Where will I be staying?
Hotel Name: Lotte Hotel Seoul
Hotel Price: $300 for 4 nights at the hotel
What does my hotel offers?
Super clean room, a amazing view of the city, nice staff, and direct access to the Lotte Department store.
Website 1: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294197-d306130-Reviews-Lotte_Hotel_Seoul-Seoul.html
Website 2: http://www.lottehotel.com/seoul/en/overview/intro.asp
What I will be doing in Seoul?
~Plan For Day 1:
Activity 1: Bukhanson Park
Description: Popular place to hike and see the beautiful view.
Cost: No Fee
Length: More then 3 hours
Activity 2: Myeongdong Hyper Shopping
Description: Lots of korean shopping stores. For example, Etude House and Inis Free
Cost: No Fee
Length: 2-3 hours
~Plan For Day 2:Activity 1: N Seoul Tower
Description: Build on a 262 meter peak in Namsan Park
Cost: YesActivity 2: Bongeunsa Temple
Description: A place for Buddhist
Cost: No Fee
Length: 2-3 hours
Activity 3: Coex Aquarium
Description: Has over 600 hundreds species aquatic life and 40,000 fish.
Cost: Yes
Length: 2-3 hours
Plan for day 3:
Activity 1: Olympic Park
Description: I always wanted to go to this place because Running Man members was here and sometime they film here so I might have a chance to see them and greet them.
Cost: No Fee
Length: 1-2 hours
Activity 2: Seoul City Hall
Description: Lots of beautiful sight and very popular place in Seoul
Cost: Yes
Length: 2-3 hours
Activity: Seoul Forest
Description: 2-3
Cost: No
Length: 1-2
Plan for day 4:
Activity: Gangnam
Description: Very expensive things there but the market is a must go. The market has lots of delicious food that you will never find anywhere else.
Cost: No
Length: The whole day
Picture of Myeondong Hyper Shopping
Picture of N Seoul Tower
Things you can do there is to write your positive thoughts on a piece of sticky note and put it on a lock. What this means is that if you lock up your thoughts then the thoughts will stay with you forever.