Looking for a job in Seoul - the complete crash!!!

2014/08/14

It's been 2,5 months since I've been here and it's high time to looking for a part-time job here, actually any job to be able to live here since all my money that I've brought with me are gone already. Besides from the very beginning I was planning to stay here for at least more 6 months. Thus i can complete all the 6 levels of the Korean language. And if it had not be able to stay here, live and work I could feel free go back home knowing at least the language. After all I had planned to teach it to people who are eager to learn Korean somewhere at courses in St. Petersburg. But I paid in advance for the first six months, and for the other half, I didn't of course, as I do not possess a bag of money after all ... LOL. So it's really necessary for me to make this bag here as the life here is not very cheap as you may know ..... This is where the problems start .. Well, to begin with, I have a student visa, and it is impossible to work the first six months here. I mean legally work. Because as you've just arrived you are not supposed to know the language neither the culture. After six months if you need and want to have a part-time here the university must provide a work permit, after what you are allowed to work only 20 hours a week.... Though I can not still understand why I do need to wait for the long period of 6 months if I can presumably speak and understand Korean. I mean it is just an example but truly I'm sure there are foreigners here who already know Korean at a descent level to be able to work here, aren't they? That's a question. Even though my level is kind of basic but I certainly can speak some easy sentences and understand about 70 percent of Korean people's speech......

Of course it is possible to find a job where job offers do not care about your visa, it will be simply not official one..... but ..... There are also a couple of problems. ... There are some job available but they require either fluent Korean level or a full-time up to 14 hours a day, or work at night. None of this does not suit me. Money is money, but I came here, first of all, to learn Korean and i need to for it since my lessons are from 9 am to 1 pm, 5 days a week. That is why "from morning to night" schedule is definitely not for me. At night, too, because I study in the morning, do some home task in the afternoon  and should sleep and rest at night. Besides subway closes at 12 pm and opens at 5:30 am. So it may turn out to be a complete mess. I've also tried tutoring. It also didn't work out option. It requiers so many stuff to be a teacher. The first is a working visa. Certificate of a good level of English. The second- a medical record- the document which proves that you don't have any serious diseases. The third- a criminal record that shows that you are not a criminal and haven't been in jail. You are going to work with kids after all, damn it .....

One thing definitely works for me ... well Korean is necessary of course, but along with it the knowledge of English is required also. And thank God it is something I aware of .... I am really lucky in this.

So  yesterday I went for an interview for the waitress position in the Indian restaurant. The owner is an Indian guy, he was quite nice, but the young Korean boy he is working with was that pleasant in my eyes. He found me too fragile so that I can not handle this work during peak hours. Well, of course, everybody tends to judge only by appearance. Though he is also as slim as a stick. So they didn't call me back. And also I do not understand the reason why the boss consults with an ordinary worker .... Well, one more mystery to my collection)))).

Today I had one more interview. Also as a waitress in a bistro - restaurant in European district. The person who was leading the interview was an American girl. She liked me. The reason is that I used to be in the USA before and had an experience in similar sphere- I was working in the supermarket though don't remember it's name (((((. In short she was quite satisfied with me. Plus I have the basic level in Korean that can help me in work a lot. All the worker there speak only English so does she. But one fact which really makes me crazy. Only in about 20 minutes she finally asked about my visa status, and it turned out, I did not suit to this job, because I can not yet work legally as I am a student and for a legal job I have to stay in Korea for at least 6 months. But in the resume that I sent to them beforehand, it was written in black on a white sheet that I'm a student and I am holding a student visa. Why not just ask about the visa status at once in order not to waster neither my time nor theirs. They just make people come and go back with no positive results..... Ah, annoying.

Though the place was really nice and I liked it a lot, damn it...

So exactly this way I have no job again and will soon stay with no money.

Complete crap ((((((.

Okay. I will survive and make it work somehow))))).

I took some photos of the toilets inside couple of subway stations. Restrooms are so cool here ,I have to say. Well, starting with the fact that in St. Petersburg, for example, there are no toilets at all in a subway. And I do not even know if they are going to appear or not in the future. Here ... at each station and on each branch there are a few of them. It is very nice. Really. because people sometimes do need to use a restroom. maybe Russian people not, but for me it was a real discomfort not to be able to go for a need. Besides, toilets here are not just ordinary once like those on the streets in Russia where it is impossible to go without a gas mask LOL .... Here, even walls are painted.

The toilet

The same toilet

The rules how to behave it the university restroon. So cute

Painted walls in some subways:

Oh .... And just a little bit about my study. Today was kind of half a lesson. Out of usual 4 hours we studied only 2, and the rest of 2 hours we were watching a very good korean movie together with another group. The film is called "The Temptation of Wolves". Quite am old one (released in 2004) . It was really so sad drama. All of us were about to cry. Personally I like these kinds of movies- melodramatic and sad with a deep meaning. And recently, in the last few years, I became very sentimental, and in the contrary with my past I can easily burst into tears watching some sad moments. I was so differsnt before like an ice and stone.

"The Temptation of Wolves"

The main actor of this film is one of my favorite Korean actors named Kang Dong Won (강동원). He is so cutie)))))))))).

Cutie)))))

Maybe someone of you know his famous old movie "Duelist"? The movie is just great. So beautiful scenes- simply breathtaking..... I would say it is even a little folklore. There are beautiful sword fighting scenes, it's not even a battle, it's real dances with swords, and among these dances a beautiful and tender love story of 2 rivals are shown to us. So, what I want to say is if you have time and wish just try to watch both of them. I'm sure the majority of Korea lovers are going to like them)))).

He looks like a doll here

Sword dance

One more film I would like to recommend is called "Time of our love". Again sadness and despair pervades the entire film .... The actor, as I have noticed, is the real master to present such roles to the audience, so they are all worth watching, honestly.

"Time of our love"

 

Night club in Korea

2014/09/08

Yesterday my friend's groupmates decided to go out to a night club, not any club, but in Gangnam area. It is the most prestigious expensive district in Seoul where the majority of celebrities live). He really just such proportions. You come there, and the people seemed to have gone from the screen of Korean dramas, all dressed-up, cool cars, and the hotels are the most nicest ones. And that was right on time as I tried to found out  where are all these Korean boys and girls with the pretty faces, beautiful lines, in expensive brand clothes and luxury cars. That turned out to be there- on Gangnam. The club where we were headed is called "Octagon". It ranks 9th out of hundreds of the best clubs in Seoul. And it's really so awesome. At least I found it very cool. There are 3 floors there, a huge dance floor, the music is great (just as I like)- electro and house. The way how it sounds is much better and differ from that of  St. Petersburg's club music. Besides, the luck was on our side that day, we came by 10 pm and the entrance fee was only 10$. For  Gangnam area is not bad actually, because starting from 11 pm the cost would be 30$. The fee includes one free drink, alcohol, water or juice, whatever you want. So do any other clubs in Seoul. Well, at least it was the same in those clubs where I have already been (5-6 of them).

There were 7 people of us.

My Russian friend, one Chinese guy, one Turkish guy and 2 Japanese girls

We entered the club, went down to the dance floor. First we went to powder our noses. The toilet was as in the best hotel. So  huge, sofas and ottomans and two huge wall mirror. And there we came across the magnificent view .... Some girl..... some are sitting, some are lying, doing make-up, drying hair and making it and even likely dressing up. There were huge bags with clothes and other stuff to fix themselves up. In other part of this restroom there were toilets and sinks, again, with huge mirrors. So, you don't need to waste your time at home, just need to come by 10 pm and ... doll yourself up right here))).

The restroom.Unfortunately, I couldn't take the photo of the whole of it

There was one problem. I was told there were a dress code and face control, too. So we had to put a more or less sexy and nice clothes on, so that brutal, but at the same time quite friendly and cute guards spread the red carpet in front of your beautiful legs and let you in to the club .... ))) I'm joking, of course, there were no carpets. We just had to bring our ID cards for them to check our age. We made the payment inside. We stopped, looked around, and after 10 minutes went to search for any cafes to eat and drink something - mostly alcohol (but only 2 girls were drinking, the others prefered not to, and I was not the exception. The reason are my constant headaches and anyway I hardly ever drink, only socially and not often and much, and I come to clubs just to dance and for no other reason))).

The dance floor at the moment when we just came in at around 10 pm. So it's too early for people to come and dance

The girls were drinking makgeolli - Korean traditional alcoholic drink 6.5-7%. It is also called rice wine. Since it is made from rice it is milky color and slightly sweet. I gave it a try and I would say, I was not impressed.. Though my Korean assistant simply glorified makgeolli, saying that this drink have the variety of flavors, such as banana, strawberry, pineapple flavors and something else. Well, I'm not sure that everybody will like it...... As they say "Tastes differ"

So we ate, drank, and finally went to the club.

Trying to kill our time in KFC

We came back it at around midnight and there were so many people already there. Again, the music was great, and our bodies began to move under it themselves)))). I noticed the DJ and was staring at him the whole time. And not only me. Other girls also drew attention to him. It's because he was very cool, handsome, with huge shoulders, stylish hair and beautiful face, and the music- the music he twisted .... In short, we stared at him, until he was replaced by another DJ .... ... We were fully upset. Well, nothing to do. We just continued to dance .... By the way there were so many Russian girls there and they were rocking and kicking asses.... in one word they really enjoyed. Maybe only Europeans behave themselves very open  .... Korean (Asians) try to look shy and modest, at least the vast majority, but there are, of course, as everywhere, exceptions .... And that is only facade. I mean they want to make other people think that they are so nice and well-behaved. But in fact they are not. In fact there are so many drunk and insane girls ... exactly the girls, not boys. Just imagine the picture...... Drunk girls are being carried out of a club in a half-dead condition, or girls lying around in the bushes, and emptying their stomachs by shooting the cats. Honestly, it is so disgusting. Yesterday I watched the girls with guys who were headed straight to the nearby hotel  with skirts and dresses hiked up in back reveling there intimate zones without even noticing it or just not caring at all about it. Hush!!!!…..

This is the area wgich is cowered with clubs and tus crowds of young people

Each hour there very more and more people even though there was hardly room to breath.   There was one group of young people ... I do not know ... maybe models. Americans. Girls and guys are all tall, handsome, beautiful, sexy=)). Couple of guy looked a bit girlish so I supposed they were gays. Anyway they drew so much attention that even the most dressed-up  Korean guys were in shock and died of envy, because those guys are simply overshadowed everything and everybody ... .. And then the girls-girls. A good part of those that were on the dance floor just stuck to those American guys. We were also there near them but we were there from the very beginning and those cool guys appeared later. One of them even came up to me and talked... My friend (girl) was so surprise and shocked. She couldn't believe in our luck. LOL. His name was Rodrigo and he was from Brazil .... Haha ... .Though I was sure that he was an American. And by the way, all the time he was half-naked. All of those guys simply took their t-shirts off showing their biceps and piercings in their  nipples LOL))))) Anyway, he asked my name, introduced himself and after this just was gone with one of those cool girls. Well, frankly speaking I do not care about all those sweet guys as their look is only the beautiful  wrap, nothing more. Of course, maybe he is not only handsome but possesses some other good features as well, but who knows!)))).

There were enough Korean guys with a good style there, so were girls, all tall, slim, on high hills, with a good attracting make-up. In short, there were everything in them necessary to draw attention ...

By the way, Clubs in Korea are much more safer than in Russia, and probably, in America and in Europe. Yes, of course, guys stick to girls, even to me. But ... ..I just say "No, thank you" and that's it.... it usually works. Next time they will not try to do it again So, they are not that insistent, that is going to be a good news for ladies, who usually go to a club just for relaxing, enjoying the music, simply dancing and spending with friends.

At the end of the story ... .. We left the club at around 3:30 am, just because we were so tired and didn't leave the floor even for a couple of minutes. And even despite the fact that none of us wore high hills, already at 3 o'clock in the morning we were completely dead and our feet cried for help and were longing for the rest))))))). So we decided that was time to go home ... But the guys refused to catch a taxy as it was a bit expensive.... well, not that much, but definitely more expensive than to go by train..... and as you may already understood.... we are just students here with no money((((, so we had to wait until 5:30 am when the subway opens. And at that time I just was dreaming about the flying magic carpet ...  or a time machine, or a magic lamp ... you know, that you can snapped you fingers, and find yourself in a comfortable dorm room in your little cozy bed under the blanket and black teddy-cat beside you....... Mmm, so nice =)) )))).

Night Seoul (Namsan Tower and Yuksam Building)

2014.08.08

Seoul is a very busy and crowded metropolis with many different sided . Especially you are going to be surprised by its view at night. It seems like the city breathers and comes into life in the evening and night time. At night Seoul is covered with lights and filled up with youn people walking around till the very morning, couples on dates, students heading to a club or bar. Besides, lots of  shopping centers are open until 3-4 am. So the city gives everything fort the comfortable and interesting life. The small streets are full of people drinking alcohol right there on the streets in small restaurants with plastic tables. You can also come across the drunken men walking together hand in hand in order to maintain balance and help each other not fall down. But, girls may absolutely not be afraid of going out at night along the main streets of Seoul, and during the slow walk no one will stick to them with the weird questions like as it is in Russia, "Hey, sweetie, where are heading? Wanna hang out?" ...))) in the best happened.....and in the worst ... ... .well, I would not say that. I believe everyone can guess what the man can offer to an alone straying girl. But this is in that case, if we are, ladies, don't find ourselves in the Itaewon district which is famous for its night life the crowds of Europeans or Americans there who can behave exactly like that. because mostly Korean guys don't stick to girls. Some of them, of course, do, but the majority behave themselves more decently. Well, okay, let's stop talking about bad stuff and will switch into and something pleasant =)).

So, the night view of the Seoul ... .. One of the most popular places, in this eay, is Seoul Namsan Tower (Tower N). At the top of Namsan Mountain - in the heart of Seoul you cam find the Seoul N Tower. Its height is 237 meters. It is a symbol of the city. Exactly its top offers you a breathtaking view of the entire city. This is a great place for lovers, even tickets to the tower itself are being sold for two people and they cost 20$.

Namsan Tower - the front view

From the observation deck you can fully enjoy the extraordinary views that mak the city spread before your eyes like a palm of a hand. Especially at night the landscape is so magnificent. Moreover, depending on the time of year or the content of ongoing festivals, the Tower changes its lights due to the newly installed lighting system. And every evening between 6 and 12 pm, 6 long-distance spotlights are being projected into the sky where, changing the colors, they create an image of a blossoming flower. I, unfortunately, didn't see such a great show. But don't worry, I still have time to go see on the Tower at least once more))).

The view from the observation deck through the window

In addition to the observation deck, cafes and restaurants, Asian and European cuisine, there is also a teddy bear museum. I did not go there, but I saw the front show window and it was just amazing. Well, plus I'm still a big fan of teddy-bears, not only bears, but any other fluffy toy animals))).

Roof Terrace which is located on the roof is also a special and  favorite destination among tourist. First of all, right from this place Seoul and the Han River, flooded with lights, appears in front of visitors' eyes. However, it is better to observe this view at night and on clear days. As in Korea the weather is very humid, and often the most superb views are just cowered with the smog. And yet here you will come across the bridge which is covered with cute locks. Couples, as I wrote in some of the my posts, are very fond of thus - locks and cards, even napkins with messages and love confessions, and all these things they give this place a special romantic atmosphere .... The girls, and, actually, the boys as well, take it into account!!!!!! ...)

So, there are so many locks, floods of locks, locks on the locks, because there's even no place for  hanging the new ones. They can be bought right there in the shops. But the price, of course, is a bit higher as it should be. So it is better not to buy the locks there, but in other stores outside the Tower. In any case, it is very cute. I check it out because I'm consider myself a hopeless romantic person!_)))

Lock, locks and locks

Another interesting point in the tower is the "Heavenly toilet." Yes, you heard it right, it is a real toilet, but unlike the common one this toilet is so cool. In Korean it sound like 하늘 화장실. When one of my friends told me: "Come, I'll show you a heavenly toilet", at first I thought that I misheard it somehow. And it was hard to believe that the toilet can be really beautiful. But it is true. And why is it called like this? Well the reason is because the walls are made of glass in it, and since we are high above the ground, you have the same feelings as if you were on the observation deck, you can observe the city drown in night lights from here. Washbasins and mirrors  are of  the same beauty. And imagine the lights of the huge city outside the window reflect from mirrors and glass surfaces. Could you? It's great, isn't it?))) And being right there and seeing it with your own eyes is surely worth visiting. Men should feel even better. These pissoirs are located directly near the window, which means, they can enjoy the view of the blazing lights of Seoul right in the process of.......... you got it, right?:-)). In the case of women, there closed toilet cabins in the restrooms. So it differs, but still cool))).

Heavenly toilet

Very nice, isn't it?

By the way, you can either walk up to the Tower (but there's a lot of steps, and all of them are, of course, uphill) or can take a cable car (it's faster, but costs 8$ up and back). And if there are a few people , for example five, you pay $ 40 for all 5 of you. But you have to go up and down together as the ticket is only one. Otherwise, if you are separated, somebody will have find some other way to go back. That what happened to us. There were 5 of us and we bought this ticket. But suddenly 3 girls wanted to go home earlier. We even didn't finish walking around. Besides, me and my friend had plans to go inside the tower and for this we needed to wait till it was dark outside... So we tried to find the way out. But we can not tear the tickets apart. So we gave the ticket to them I couldn't even imagine the idea of overcoming a huge number of steps down (well, at least down, not up). But we were lucky. There was a bus still running back to the station, so we didn't have to work our feet into blisters:-)

Cutie Kim Su Heyon on the background

Nice place for couples

2 Japanese girls are in the center

I will finish with the stories about Seoul Tower for now, but I would like to drop a line about another popular spot among tourists and even Koreans themselves - Building 63 (Yuksam Building) - the tallest building in Seoul. This skyscraper on Yeouido Island on the bank of the river Han in Seoul is 249 m in height. It also has an observation deck on the top floor with views of the serene city and Han River. I was there as well. But frankly speaking I did not enjoy it. That was a cloudy day though the view was not really clear. But anyway I think it is not much different from what you can see from the Namsan Tower.

Yuksam Building (Building 63)

But, nevertheless, if someone decides to go visit this building ( it looks very nice from outside, the building seems to be build of pure gold), be sure to choose a clear sunny day to be able to see the river water sparkling in the rays of the sun, and one more thing .... You'd better before the sunset so you can kill two birds with one stone. Because, above all, you can also see the view of the night Seoul. You can buy a combined ticket (unfortunately, I'm not aware of the price), which allows you not only to visit the observation deck but also wax museum and 3-D cinema that are located on the 1st floor of the aquarium.

Postcards with notes

And, by the way, you can rent bikes right here, next to Yuksam Building))).

That's all for now))))).

Real magic hair in Seoul

2014/08/01
On Friday my day was productive. After the class I went right to the hair saloon to make my hair straight with the permanent called "Magic". How I longed for straight hair, nobody knows!!! .... Starting from middle school I have been burning my hair with ironing in order to get rid of these obscure curls on my head at least a little bit. I tried to do everything possible and impossible so that in the end, I just spoiled it and turned it into some kind of straw. My hair grow quickly, but the ends of hair break off even though I stopped using the iron to make it straight. So frustraiting((((
But then I found out about the magical process that is able to solve my problem. .. According to the workers and friends who have already tried the Magic before, my hair can stay straigh for almost a one-year period. It is definetely worth its price of 94$. I was told that in Russia the similar procedure cost much more. Besides, as my hair is very wavy and the ends are completely dead (plus they usually don't do this Magic on dyed hair) it turn out to be more expensive than usual cost on my hair length. But even this price is Ok for me. So the whole procedure took 3 hours. 

After washing my hair. And still almost straight.... In the contrary with what I've had before ))))

What was before the "Magic"

It was with a friend, so it wasn't really boring. We sat next to each other and kust had talks. And the workers- 2 young girls who worked on us were very friendly and communicable. The one that worked with my hair was eager to talk to me. Thank God, my Korean level was enough to understand and reply and we could even speak on general topics. Thus we discussed my studies, and she was very surprised to get to know that I study Korean language at Korean courses))). We also compared the weather in Russia and Korea, laughed at very strange Busan accent (Busan is the second largest city in Korea after Seoul, the port city, and its people's "speech" is very different from that of Seoul, which I got to know from the Korean drama called "You are all surrounded " with my favorite actor Lee Seung Gi ..hahah;.. By the way I recommend this drama to everyone who wants to had fun and rest. 

My friend is also under the "Magic")))

Right after the hair saloon

 After our transformation, I, my friend Inna and her groupmates went to a local cafe to eat, drink and play some party games. It was real fun. Her groupmates are all very friendly as well as their KOrean teacher who is so active and lively. Their groupmates are mostly Japanese, and they are very funny. There is one boy among them who use more makeup than me ... but ..... I'm actually not a good example as I hardly ever use make up. But his face is maked up as a doll's face, BBcream, lenses, eyeliner, and he runs to smarten up 3 times per hour. By the way, he is believed to be gey))))

And here is that "boy-girl" with pink hair

Thus as the result of all his actions he really looks like a girl. But he's still not a cute as he want to look, I would say. But some of the girls, especially Japanese consider him to be a cutie. And the teachers!!! The pour students' glasses with alchogol and insist on drinking to the dregs. Actually, from long ago it is considered unacceptable to contradict with the elders in Korea, whatever the request is. Now, of course, it is not that strict than before, but there are still the examples when the elders make the youngsters drink and serve them in all the spheres. Especially it can be seen in Korean companies. 
Anyway, the meeting was very nice and fun, even though I was "helly"  disturbed by my hair. I was told I shouldn't wash and fasten my hair for 2 days .... I was worn out, but the nice evening was worth it 

Here is the most part of the group. The others are at the other side of the table

And by the end of the day here is a magnificent sunset

Imperial Palace "Radiant happiness" Gyeongbokgung and "Palace of Virtuous Longevity" Deoksugung

2014/07/03
Today was a round-up of Gyeongbokgung Palace. It took us 4 hours to walk around and observe all its beauty. Even though we could observe only the small part of it as the Palace's territory is really huge. 

Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok (in short) is a complex built in 1394 and is located in the north part of Seoul. It was the main and the biggest of 5 Palaces that were built in Joseon Dynasty in which the Royal family lived. That's why this palace is of such a great scale and a magnificent view. The central part of it was constructed in accordance with the stars location. An important element of the landscape of the palace is a Square Pond, on which there are  three artificial islands. The Square pond symbolizes the sky, The round islands on the pond represents the Earth, and the three divine Mountains stands for Taoism.

The Pond

Now the palace is an open-air museum. Before entering the palace, we saw the colorful staging of guards changing, which are used to be held here during the Joseon Dynasty. It was really awesome. The guards stand in front of the Main Gates absolutely still in the 30C heat. seems like they don't even blink. Well, nothing to do with it, that's how they had to stand on duty more than 600 years ago.

Main gates. The guard are on duty

We were surprised by striking colors of their outfits. Bright red, blue, yellow, orange and turquoise.These clothes could be try on, what we, of course, did. We were given only 5 minutes. There were 3 of us girls and of course we took some photoes as they were very funny. We really had fun because we looked so silly in these outfits with our height (a little over 155 sm))). 

Kung-Fu Panda )))

We tried to pose a liitle)

The outfit of Jeoson Dynasty

After that we went to observe the palace itself and the territory in which it is located. The entrance ticket costs only 3000 won (3$). I would say it's rather cheap for this beauty. In fact, for all the 6 centuries while Seoul is the capital of the Korean kingdom, there were 5 royal palaces built on its territory: Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, and Jongmyo palaces.Each of them represents not only the part of Korean kingdom history, but also the spirit of its age. BUT..... Their architecture is very similar to each other. That's why, in fact, one had better visit only one palace- Gyeongbokgung, as it is considered to be the most magnificent of all 5.

The emperor's throne

Statues representing Chinese horoscope

Totems protecting from the evil

The real beauty

I also visited Deoksugung ( "Palace of Virtuous Longevity"). It is known for its carefully laid out stone paths. Besides this is the only palace in which the constractions have been built in the western style, which gives a significant uniqueness to its external look. There even was one pavilion the facade of which was in the style of Russian wood carving. I even did not expect to see anything like this=)). Again, very beautiful, colorful scenery and views, but basically, nothing particularly new.

With my groupmates in Deoksugung Palace

Russian wood carving

Very specific arcitecture

So colourful

So beautiful, isn't it?

Korean architecture is very beautiful and specific. Almost from anywhere in the palace you can see the examples of architecture of traditional roofs. And look at the throne room jf the palace alone!!! Stricking beauty! Just a mere walking in the area is worth the time that we spent, even though, it was just awfully hot and stuffy. But, as they say, do not be lazy and do not miss a chance to enjoy the completely new country with its unique culture, traditions and way of life .... even if it's 35-degree heat outside the walls of the hostel  ...... Wow and humidity, just like in the bath =))).

The nature of Korea is amazing in its beauty. The traditional buildings and the palace itself look so great on the background of this nature , that takes your breath away.
 Also on the territory of the palace there is the National Folk Museum, which gives an overview of the Korean people's life in Joseon Dynasty. There you can find everything that relates to the arts, crafts, clothing and household items of that period.
In general I can say that the Gyeongbokgung Palace is one of the most amazing places, and it is definitely worth your attention.