One of the places Leslie had on her list to see was the Changdeok Palace. The palace itself was constructed in 1405, however would be destroyed by Japanese during the invasion of 1592. It has been rebuilt and the beauty preserved ever since. The main attraction of the palace is not the architecture of the rooms itself, but the Biwon or better known as The Secret Garden. It is a soothing quiet spot with a pond in the middle being occupied by lily's.
Because the palace is surrounded on all sides by walls, the garden was the meditating area for those, mostly the emperor and empress, who lived in the palace. The palace was built during the Joseon Dynasty. Its difficult to comprehend sometimes because the history here is long lasting but the American history is very young. As we explored Seoul and it's history, we learned that Korea was a major battleground for the Chinese and Japanese that still effect it today. The Garden is Leslie's favorite memory of the Palace. I thought it was nice, but very bland because we were not able to enter any of the facilities within the palace.
One of the places Leslie had on her list to see was the Changdeok Palace. The palace itself was constructed in 1405, however would be destroyed by Japanese during the invasion of 1592. It has been rebuilt and the beauty preserved ever since. The main attraction of the palace is not the architecture of the rooms itself, but the Biwon or better known as The Secret Garden. It is a soothing quiet spot with a pond in the middle being occupied by lily's. 
Because the palace is surrounded on all sides by walls, the garden was the meditating area for those, mostly the emperor and empress, who lived in the palace. The palace was built during the Joseon Dynasty. Its difficult to comprehend sometimes because the history here is long lasting but the American history is very young. As we explored Seoul and it's history, we learned that Korea was a major battleground for the Chinese and Japanese that still effect it today. The Garden is Leslie's favorite memory of the Palace. I thought it was nice, but very bland because we were not able to enter any of the facilities within the palace.
3 comments:
Yay!!! What an amazing time we had! I LOVED everything we did, especially because I was with you. I can't wait to come back. Love you!
wifey
Hi Jason,
It seems new adventures warrants exciting writings. The pictures put you right there. I got to see all the pictures and the history is just truly amazing and sad at the same time. This is a history lesson for me. And let me say that you are truly an amazing person, in the fact that you have such a zest for seeing all that you can and providing the history that you learn wherever you are. Hope you acquire some time to keep up with this blog, I kinda check all the time for something new.
Take care, love, mom
Jason,
Just wanted to say a quick, hello. Your blog is pretty entertaining and informative at the same time, Leslie sent me some photos of her vacation to Korea, you guys seemed liek you were having a great time.
Do the Koreans eat caterpiliers as a dinner?
I think that sounds pretty gross,
hope all is well
talk to you soon!
tif
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