Seoul

Taking advantage of our Chinese New Year vacation, Una and I went to Seoul for 5 days. It was not nearly as cold as we were told it would be, but we wore our warmest. Some things were closed in celebration of the new year, but we still got a chance to see the sprawling city of Seoul. We went up to Seoul Tower to try to get a sense of the city:

We had a chance to see a few Yalies teaching at the afterschool schools (Hagwon) and try soju, the brutally strong Korean alcohol. We ate lots and lots of amazing Korean food including Korean BBQ and bibimbap (this amazing rice, vegetable, egg, chili sauce dish that is sometimes served in a hot earthen bowl. Yum!).

The hip Myeong-Dong district:

The palace: