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printme
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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 Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject: Best Unusual Tourist Attractions in Seoul? |
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For a one day to one-week tourist, what would you local expats recommend as great ways to taste Seoul and Korean life?
Unusual dining, entertainment, sights? What has seemed most interesting to you? More than just 63 Building and Kyungbok Palace? |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| You can go out to Namhansanseong, which is just South-East of Seoul in between Seongnam and Gwangju. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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If you want to understand some of the things that happened during the Japanese occupation of Korea, visit Seodaemun Prison. I warn you it's depressing, but informative.
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/seoul/322 |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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I do a couple of unusual things when someone visits me in Seoul.
First, I get them good and drunk. Next, the first option, is to take them to hooker or homo hill for a prearranged sexcapade. Since they don't know the girl, or guy, is a prostitute, they get all excited about the women, or men, being all over them. "I've never gotten this kind of reception before!!" If all goes well, they'll end up with a free souvenir for back home. The other option is to walk them into a random Korean's house or apartment and tell my buddy I know the family. Usually, the Koreans freak out and yell, but my friends can never understand them. I make up translations like "your friend is handsome" and "do you want some kimchi?" as I tear into the family's soju supply. Even when the cops come, they don't do anything except ask us to leave. Eventually we do, but not after a good meal.
I hope this helps and gives you some ideas. |
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printme
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
I do a couple of unusual things when someone visits me in Seoul.
First, I get them good and drunk. Next, the first option, is to take them to hooker or homo hill for a prearranged sexcapade. Since they don't know the girl, or guy, is a prostitute, they get all excited about the women, or men, being all over them. "I've never gotten this kind of reception before!!" If all goes well, they'll end up with a free souvenir for back home. The other option is to walk them into a random Korean's house or apartment and tell my buddy I know the family. Usually, the Koreans freak out and yell, but my friends can never understand them. I make up translations like "your friend is handsome" and "do you want some kimchi?" as I tear into the family's soju supply. Even when the cops come, they don't do anything except ask us to leave. Eventually we do, but not after a good meal.
I hope this helps and gives you some ideas. |
Thanks, that's really helpful. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| The Sh!t Museum near Seouland. |
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printme
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| The *beep* Museum near Seouland. |
The what? spell it out?? |
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Don't forget the Kim Chee museum at the Coex Mall! Actually worth going to if you're already at COEX.  |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| printme wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| The *beep* Museum near Seouland. |
The what? spell it out?? |
Might be the s,e,x museum. I heard there is one somewhere. |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: Re: Best Unusual Tourist Attractions in Seoul? |
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| printme wrote: |
For a one day to one-week tourist, what would you local expats recommend as great ways to taste Seoul and Korean life?
Unusual dining, entertainment, sights? What has seemed most interesting to you? More than just 63 Building and Kyungbok Palace? |
Depends where the tourists are from. I'd take my friends out for dog soup... but let them know afterwards. I'd go for live octopus also. Take them to a traditional market. On weekends Insadong is a nice place. There's the folk village in Suwon and the small one near Namsan Tower (now, it's Seoul Tower, I think). There is also a kind of folk village museum in Jamsil in the same building as Lotte Department Store and Lotte World and you can go to traditional Korean restaurants there. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: |
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Inwangsan is kind of cool, and doesn't seem overly visited. Maybe partly because you have to wind your way through a construction site to reach it.
Sorae has a great fish market that is rarely visited by foreigners.
Ganghwa has some interesting remains as well. Probably best seen with a car though. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Best Unusual Tourist Attractions in Seoul? |
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| printme wrote: |
| Depends where the tourists are from. I'd take my friends out for dog soup... but let them know afterwards. |
That is about as uncool of a thing that you could do. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| cmr wrote: |
| printme wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| The *beep* Museum near Seouland. |
The what? spell it out?? |
Might be the s,e,x museum. I heard there is one somewhere. |
No, that museum is on Jeju. The one near Seouland is the turd museum. |
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printme
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| cmr wrote: |
| printme wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| The *beep* Museum near Seouland. |
The what? spell it out?? |
Might be the s,e,x museum. I heard there is one somewhere. |
No, that museum is on Jeju. The one near Seouland is the turd museum. |
A turd museum? What, fossilized turds?? Ddong? |
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the1andonly
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| What about the peenis and vagina rocks at Gwanhamun? |
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