My friend Abby met up with us in Seoul in the morning. We did some more sightseeing around Seoul. We ate lunch at this place called Noodle Box that had really good food. We discovered it while walking down a street next to the Gyeongbokgung Palace that had many nice galleries and shops. Next, we went to the Gwanghwamun Square. We saw the statue of King Sejong the Great, a well respected kind of the Jeoseon Dynasty and the creator of Hangul (Korean alphabet). We also say the statue of Admiral Yi Sunshin, a naval commander known for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598). We also saw the Cheonggyecheon Stream, a 5.8 km restored stream that starts in the heart of downtown Seoul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonggyecheon). After visiting the Gwanghwamun Square, we went to the Seoul Folk Flee Market (http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_2.jsp?cid=999775) which had the most random stuff (!) and to the Namdaemun Market (http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1848378_1848364_1848106,00.html), the largest and oldest market in South Korea. Lastly before leaving for Icheon (where Abby lives) on a bus, we went out to eat at the restaurant Gram Gram, a typical restaurant in South Korea where you grill your own meat. After dinner, we took an hour bus ride to Icheon and watched K-pop bands (Korean pop bands) until midnight.
King Sejong the Great
Gwanghwamun Square
Gwanghwamun Square
Gwanghwamun Square
Admiral Yi Sunshin
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Namdaemun Market