Travelogues Seoul

Today there was a lot on the schedule! The weather, about 27 degrees, hot in the sun, but nice and cool with a breeze in the shade. We saw 3 Korean palaces, there are 5 in the...

Not much happened yesterday—hence there was no blog post. Sometimes there are just days when you take it a bit easy, and that was one of those days. We only went to a local café,...

Entrance gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace

The fifth day began quite uneventfully (spoiler alert: and remained so): tidying up the hotel room a bit, packing and sorting a few things. The coffee

For today's adventure, we planned to visit the Jongmyo Shrine and the Changgyeonggung Palace to experience a bit more of South Korean culture. To avoid arriving totally hungry and...

(according to the Chinese calendar), the next year seems to be my year. But read for yourself: Horoscope 2026 for Dragons After the observatory, food was on the agenda. We...

The view from Ansan Mountain

After a sufficient amount of sleep to counter the jet lag, the first agenda item was to meet with the coffee nerd and his coach (or coachess? I’ll just stick with coach). Picked...

I am fascinated by Korea and Seoul. The culture, with its entire history and philosophy, has so much to offer, and the people are simply incredibly nice, creating a pleasant...

Euljiro-3

After our first attempt to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace failed (also see my blog post "The Silhak Philosophy"), we are now

Admiral Yi Sun-sin on Gwanghwamun Square

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In the evening in Seoul, we take the metro to Hoehyeon Station and first stop at a restaurant where we order and pay via tablet at the table. The advantage: the menu is available...

Why is Korean culture so interesting? Because a ruling dynasty that lasted over 500 years significantly shaped this culture. King Taejo founded the dynasty in 1392. He declared...

Shin Kyuk-ho founded the candy factory 'Lotte Confectionery' many decades ago. The name 'Lotte' is derived from the character Charlotte from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'The...

Seoul offers various modern lifestyles across many districts, but we unfortunately won't have time to explore them all during our five-day trip. Nevertheless, we must visit a...

in the bus number can change things. However, we're lucky because when we reach the other intersection again, the right Bus 58 comes rushing up. Now we drive the last stretch to...

Bahnhof Cangzhou

Hello dear Kimchi fans, Today, on our last day in Seoul, the good weather returned - at least what we define as good weather: no heat and no rain – simply perfect. So off we...

Dear Kimchi fans, This morning, we had just one goal: back to Seoul! We woke up at 6 AM and were already on the train by 8 AM. It felt like we were beamed to Seoul by 08:05 AM –...

Dear Kimchi fans, Today also started very relaxed: Around 10:30 AM, we headed to Namdaemun Market – and treated ourselves to a cheese corndog for breakfast. Unfortunately, it...

Hello dear Kimchi fans, The first night in Seoul went smoothly – we slept wonderfully and were rewarded in the morning with a breathtaking view of the slowly waking city. The...

Laughing Buddhas and heartfelt farewell

And Korean hospitality

Stream of consciousness (pun intended)

Today just a short sign of life

"One of everything please!" 😅

Good conversations, delicious food

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