Palatial offering
10 November 2022
Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and the secret garden
Today I took a billion photos, visited 2 palaces including one with 2 lots of double g's in it's name and visited the secret garden which I though....
Local lap
9 November 2022
A short walk around Myeongdong
Tired. Legs are weak, 45,000 steps today, so just a short walk and a handful of photos. No one can explain why handful is written like it is. I no....
9 wrong turns before the start
9 November 2022
Maebong and Cheonggyesan the long way
I have done the middle part of this hike previously, in 2019, which I named 'great hike with a crap view', the same was true today. I approached t....
Super wolf blood eclipse moon
8 November 2022
The Hyundai in Yeouido
Tonight is a full eclipse of the moon, at least it is in the USA and Australia, I do not know about here. However here the moon was full and brigh....
Emergency Palace
8 November 2022
Namhansanseong Fortress
Today was not meant to be a hiking day, but kind of turned into one any way. Since I did not take my hiking back pack and I was never far from oth....
New bits
7 November 2022
A short walk around the main Palace area
After the big effort of the hike earlier in the day, I really only wanted a short walk this evening. This got me to 40,000 steps for the day anywa....
River view
7 November 2022
Yebongsan and Ungilsan from Paldang Station
Today was an excellent hike, probably a top 5 hike! It was just about 5 hours, about 14km, 30,000 steps, great views, great weather. The only issu....
A different way down
6 November 2022
The usual view from Namsan but down the other side
By now it is a well established tradition that every time I come to Seoul I take a trot up Namsan, look at the very phallic Seoul tower, take a fe....
Accidentally took a trip to the dump
6 November 2022
Haneul Park / Sky Park
Today I accidentally went to the site of what once was the tallest garbage mountain in the world, by accident. This trip is now a tax write off. H....