Seoul Searchin' - Have Fun Stormin' the Castle

A visit today to Changdeokgun Palace. It was built in the 1405 for King Taejong. It was rebuilt in 1610 after the Japanese burned it down. Out of an abundance of caution, they now have a lot of fire extinguishers. Though the only Japanese I saw were wielding cameras, not torches.

The palace is a huge complex of buildings within the walls. It also includes a garden where the royalty use to go hunting. There are only three english tours a day so it is quite popular. Our tour was an intimate gathering of a good 150 picture snapping tourists (including this guy). The drill sargent/tour guide kept us going at a quick pace on the 2.5 km (1.5 miles) tour. Barely enough time to snap photos (to be posted later).


Despite the speaker around her neck, and mike in her hand, about the only thing I heard was her callin everyone to attention with a loud "uh uh". So I am afraid you will have to google it to find out more information.