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Gyeongbokgung Palace Gyeongbokgung Palace 3, 000 won (경복궁) 9am to 5pm Gwanghwamun Gate Guard-on-Duty Performance: 11am, 1 pm Sumunjang (Royal Guard) Changing Ceremony: 10am, 2 pm Sumungun (Gatekeeper) Military Training (outside Hyeopsaengmun Gate): 9.30am, 1.30 pm Tour schedule: 11:00, 13:30, 15:30 Close on Tuesday Changdeokgung Palace and 3, 000 won Huwon (창덕궁과 후원) 9am to 5.30pm [UNESCO World Heritage] Tour schedule: 10:15, 13:15 Huwon (Secret garden): Only by guided tour 10:30, 11:30, 14:30 / Feb-Nov 15:30 Book here: http://eng.cdg.go.kr/reservation/reserv_01.htm Close on Monday Deoksugung Palace 1, 000 won (덕수궁) 9am to 9pm Changing of the Royal Guards Ceremony: 11:00, 14:00, 15:30 Close on Monday NSeoul Tower via cable car Directions to the Namsan Cable Car 1) Myeongdong Station (Subway Line 4), Exit 3 / Take road to the right of Pacific Hotel and walk for 10min 2) From Hoehyeon Intersection (Myeongdong & Hoehyeon stations, Subway Line 4) walk towards Namsan Tunnel #3 and take the free Namsan Oreumi elevator to the cable car station. 09:00-23:00 (Closed on Mondays from 9am to 2pm for maintenance) Fare: Round-trip: 6,300 won, One-way: 4,800 won NSeoul Tower via bus Namsan Circular Shuttle Bus 1. Namsan Circular Shuttle Bus No. 02 - Take the bus from the closest subway station: Chungmuro Station (Seoul Subway Line 3, 4), Exit 2 (in front of Daehan Cinema) or Dongguk University Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 6. 2. Namsan Circular Shuttle Bus No. 03 - Take the bus from the closest subway station: Seoul Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 4), Exit 9, Itaewon Station (Seoul Subway Line 6), Exit 4 or Hangangjin Station (Seoul Subway Line 6), Exit 2. 3. Namsan Circular Shuttle Bus No. 05 - Take the bus from the closest subway station: Myeong-dong Station (Seoul Subway Line 4), Exit 3 or Chungmuro Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 2 (in front of Daehan Cinema). NSeoul Tower Sunday-Friday: 10:00-23:00 Saturday: 10:00-24:00 10, 000 won Bukchon Hanok Village Bukchon 8 view (refer to map) Good for half day trip Walking course: http://bukchon.seoul.go.kr/eng/exp/rcourse01.jsp Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1 or 2. - Go straight for about 300m to arrive at Bukchon Hanok Village. Has a Cultural Centre with workshops. Insadong Traditional teahouse/ cafe http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=2418419 Art gallery, teahouse, café, traditional souvenir shops Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 6. Go 100m straight, then turn left. Jonggak Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 3. Go straight 300m, and turn left at the 4-way Intersection. Go straight 100m, and take the left road toward Insadong-gil Road. Itaewon Seoul central mosque, art gallery, antique furniture street Itaewon Station / Noksapyeong Station / Hangangjin Station (Seoul Subway Line 6) Ihwa Mural village From Hyehwa Station (Line 4), head straight out of Exit 2 towards Marronnier Park. Turn left at the park, past the Arco Arts Center and continuing until Dongsung-gil. Make a right turn onto Dongsung-gil and then a left onto Guldari-gil. Following Guldari-gil will take you up to Naksan Park, and continues on through the heart of Ihwa-dong Mural Village before turning into Yulgok-ro 19-gil, making its famous P-turn and running back down to the southern end of Daehakno. Look for signs pointing to Naksan Park and the Mural Village. Nami Island https://namisum.com/en/location/ Hangang Park Refer to map Cheonggyecheon Stream Refer to map Laser show/ digital canvas: Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov: 7pm, 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm May to Sep: 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, 10pm Dec to Feb: no show Shopping Namdaemun Dongdaemun Myeongdong: Myeongdong Station, Exits 5, 6, 7, or 8 Itaewon Ewha: take Line 2 Green subway to Ewha Women’s University station – take exit 2 Hongdae (artsy, youth): take Line 2 Green subway to Hongik University station – take exit 9 [Hongdae Flea Market: Every Saturday (March-November) / 13:00-18:00] GoTo Mall (Gangnam Terminal Underground Shopping Centre): Express Bus Terminal Station (Seoul Subway Line 3, 7, 9) Yeongdeungpo Underground Mall: Yeongdeungpo Station Gangnam Underground Shopping Center (more high end): Gangnam Station Jamsil Underground Shopping Center: Jamsil Station Non-verbal performance The Painters Hero Book on klook: https://www.klook.com/activity/243-the-painters-hero-show- seoul/ Nanta Book on klook: https://www.klook.com/activity/240-nanta-show-seoul/ .
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