Seoul To do - Gyeongbokgung Palace

Still on day one of our exploration around Seoul. After wandering around Bukchon Hanok Village, we walked over to Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was just on 9am when it opened and it was already very hot! If you can't tell from my pictures below, this Palace had a lot of open space and little shade. Because of this we actually didn't spend as much time exploring as we might have on a cooler day. We did manage to find the air conditioned cafe/souvenir shop on the grounds though for a icy beverage and a rest before a little more wandering.



One thing I really like about Korea, compared to Japan (although Japan will always be number 1 in my heart), is all the colour in Korea. Check out the colour in the palace building in the photo above!! I feel like this was a thing all through Korea including temples and palaces.

As we were leaving Gyeongbokgung Palace, there was a procession of guards starting some sort of performance, which we caught the beginning of, but because it was so roasting hot and I didn't want to have a 4 year old with heat stroke, we only watched a little and then left to head to Insadong for lunch.

Love the colour!

Getting some respite from the heat outside

The procession of guards at the entrance to the Palace

Old and new - skyscrapers in the background.

Gyeongbokgung Palace is accessible from Gyeongbokgung Palace Station on the Seoul Subway Line 3. We, however got off at Anguk Station on line 3, headed to Bukchon Hanok Village and then walked to the Palace.