We started off the day by checking out of our hotel (Samseung Designer Hotel), then heading to Seoul Station to store our bags in a locker. After, we headed to an area called Myeongdong since there were some restaurants around that area that seemed pretty appealing.

When we got to Myeongdong, we first took some pics in front of City Hall.  

Then, we went to the first restaurant of interest, which was in the Lotte Hotel. We wanted to eat at this buffet, but it would end up costing $100 per person, which is pretty ridiculous (have to say though the Lotte hotel is like a Vegas style hotel). So we decided to go to this dumpling restaurant, which ended up being really good. Along the way we explored the market around Myeongdong, which was filled with lots of American stores, street food, and Asian restaurants. We also found the closest thing to an Apple Store in Korea, which is an Apple pre-authorized dealer called Frisbee.

After exploring Myeongdong, since it was taking forever to get a taxi, we ended up walking to Gyeongbok Palace. I’ll let the pictures do the taking about the palace.

   
    
    
    
    
 From Gyeonbok Palace we quickly stopped by the War Memorial (since we got there it 30 minutes before it closed). I briefly learned about Japan’stake over of Korea in the early 1900s. Unfortunately the DMZ section of the museum was closed when we got there. The museum also had a bunch of weapons and arsenals used during war time.