On Saturday the 4th we had a long and busy day! Our first stop was 모전교 , or Mojeongyo Bridge. Mojeongyo Bridge is one of the first bridges encountered on the west end of Cheonggyecheon Stream near Cheonggye Plaze and Gwanghamun Square. It was a beatiful manmade bridge that had a river running through it and many different types of fish. It was peaceful and very relaxing to walk through! Afterwards we walked to 덕수궁 왕궁수문장교대의식 or Deoksugung Palace with the royal exchanging of the guards. It was a spectacular event and very culturally eye-opening. It was in the early period of the Joseon Dynasty, the Changing of the Guard ceremony was conducted at Gyeongbokgung (Palace) as at that time Gyeongbokgung was the primary royal palace and the king then resided there. However, in the late period of the Joseon Dynasty when Gyeongbokgung was burned down during the Imjin Waeran (Japanese Invasions of 1592 - 1598), Deoksugung was made the primary royal palace and the Changing of the Guard ceremony was then conducted at Deoksugung. They perform the exchange three times a day every day! During the last part of the day we visited and toured around the 겅복궁 or Gyeongbokgung Palace and it was even more beautiful and astounding than all the other places that we have seen so far. We were able to see the king's and queen's quarters as well as the garden and all the other parts of the palace grounds. Then Sunday the 5th we went to a baseball game! It was Wyverns vs the Bears with the Bears side being the home team. It was really fun and exciting to watch but the best part was watching the teams rally themselves up and cheer for the individual members when they were up to bat! One of the interesting parts was that they had cheerleaders for the teams, but its because baseball is one of their more popular sports. Then at the end of the day we walked around Myeongdong a bit and stopped for a delicious dinner and I found a K-pop store! This weekend has been great and will be one of my most memorable weekends for sure. Pictures of the daysMojeoungyo Bridge~ Exchanging of the guards! King Sejong, founder of Korean, walk to the palace and the guards of the palace Just a few of the many pictures that I took during the palace tour~ And of course... a delicious meal of kalbi soup to end my day!
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