Seoul as Sole traveller.. Day 1

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Namsangol Hanok Village:
How to get here : Subway line 3 or 4 Chungmuro Station exit 4 and as soon as you get out of the station turn around and walk for 20 mts and turn right you will see the entrance to Namsan village.

There is free guided English tour, as soon as you enter the Village you can enquire at information on your right.



Small pond with a View, You can rest at the pagoda.


                                    This is traditional baskets, shoes made out of Hay/Jute.


Kitchen


Traditional pots to store kimchi and bean pastes.



This hut is used to keep the kimchi warm enough in colder days. Kimchi pots are buried underneath.


                                This room is used to pay respect to ancestors for last 4 generations.


This is the old fashioned floor heating heating for these houses. 

Traditional game played at the center of village.


View of the Village center.





                                                    Nice park around the Village..




                                               View of Seoul tower from Namsan VIllage



#SayYesToTheWorld
More #Blinddate stories from my #blindlist:

- Lost and Found myself
 - A day with my date
- - Weekend trip to Seoul
- Bukchon Village - Seoul
- Yeouido Park - Seoul (Popular for Cherry Blossom)
-  Shopping in Seoul
- Busan(Korea) to Tsushima Island(Japan)

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