| R Jermakian |
25 July 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Insa-dong is one of the most artsy and historically important areas of Seoul. Their are numerous galleries, artisans and traditional Korean tea shops and food venders. The Sanchon, a famous vegetarian restaurant run by a former Buddhist monk, features a tradional Korean dance show in the evenings.
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| C Smith |
19 July 2004 |
Stayed at Incheon Airport Hotel - Incheon, South Korea.
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While at this hotel we dined at a duck restaurant across the street and to the right of the hotel. Look for the picture of a duck on the sign. It was the best smoked duck we have ever tasted. It's a little more pricey but well worth the taste experience.
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| P Ada |
15 July 2004 |
Stayed at Fraser Suites Serviced Residences - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is a city with a lot to offer. I like its diversity. One of the areas I like to shop at is Nandaemun for great deals on clothing and accessories. There are many good restaurants, especially if you like Korean food. There are also a lot of American chain restaurants in downtown Seoul. Lotte World is a great place to visit with children--Korea's version of Disneyland.
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| R Westra |
06 June 2004 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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There is an excellent Thai Resturant - Pattaya - located just a few steps from the hotel, for those just getting used to Korean food but familiar with East Asia's more well travelled destinations' cuisine. And across the road is the famous upscale foreigners hang outs - Gecko's and the Seoul Pub. And of course, shopping abounds in Itaewon! This makes the Hamilton an ideal place for a first visit to Seoul.
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| A Hakari |
04 June 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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I went to watch NANTA (musical) as recommended by some friend. However the show was not interesting and I found it very expensive (50,000 Korean Won for VIP seat). If one really wants to go, I advise to buy cheaper seat (A or B class) ticket, the hall was quite small yet half empty.
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| M Barger |
23 May 2004 |
Stayed at Best Western Incheon Airport Hotel - Incheon, South Korea.
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Choice for car rentals is limited to Avis and Hertz. Be sure to have your International Driver's License in Korea! You won't get a car in this country without it.
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| W Yio |
16 May 2004 |
Stayed at Lees Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Shopping malls around Dongdaemum and the street stalls are closed at 5am.
The food stalls near Dongdaemum are quite good.
Metro network has a very good coverage.
Namsam park is not worth going.
Gangnam area and Myeong dong is a good shopping area too.
Currency can be exchanged freely at almost every bank.
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| S Lehky |
07 May 2004 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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I'd been in Seoul before, so I didn't do much touring. This visit was more work oriented. I did walk in the area around Dongdaemun near the hotel to familiarize myself more with that neighborhood, and took a quick trip on the subway to south of the Han river, to take a look at some of the newer residential areas. It's easy to get anywhere on the subway and I didn't bother with taxis.
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| E Castonguay |
26 April 2004 |
Stayed at Koreana Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is fascinating - a great mingling of modern development and historic palaces and temples around tons of shopping. Do not miss the traditional performance at the Chongdong Theater - one of the best we have ever seen anywhere!
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| N Melan |
26 April 2004 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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We took subway most of the time in Seoul and even hop onto Seoul City Tour bus. This is very good options if you are planning to visit more places in one day! You can get the ticket or information about this from any Tourist Information Center around Seoul or any 5 star hotel.
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