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stopover at Schiphol in Amsterdam
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my plane
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ticket vending machine in Seoul subway - compare to Japanese machines!
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my hotel (Skypark) on the left
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1988 Olympic Stadium
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Bongeunsa, a Buddhist temple founded in 794
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on DMZ tour, Bridge of Freedom - war captives exchanged across this bridge
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end of the bridge
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Dorasan Station - still looks brand new. Currently just the end of the Gyeongui Line in South Korea
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but the tracks are built to North Korea
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view into North Korea from Dora Observatory; no photos from in front of the yellow line (which I am just behind here)
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and just in front of here - Panmunjom in the distance
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entrance to Third Tunnel of Aggression - a busy Saturday
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inside the tunnel (this wide part mechanically dug by South to get more tourists in) - the North doesn't like that the South makes money off this!
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back in Seoul, entrance to Deoksugung, one of the five grand palaces built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty
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Junghwajeon at Deoksugung
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at Gyeongbokgung, the seat of Joseon Dynasty power for centuries before it was razed in 1592 by a Japanese invasion
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Geunjeongjeon, the main throne hall
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inside Geunjeongjeon
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Gyeonghoeru, the king threw formal banquets for foreign envoys here
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Namsan Tower viewed from the north
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looking northwest from Namsan
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I think northeast
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south
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Changdeokgung, second only to Gyeongbokgung in historical importance
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guided English tour
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Gyujanggak, the royal library of the Joseon Dynasty
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Injeongjeon, the throne hall
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inside Injeongjeon
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Juhamnu, in the Secret Garden of Changdeokgung
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Gwangjang Market
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Heunginjimun (also known as Dongdaemun), the original eastern gate of the city
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Namsan Tower from the south; the barbed wire in the foreground surrounds the US Army base in Itaewon
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Korean War Memorial in Itaewon
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Asiana flight to Hiroshima, code share with Air Canada
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