{"id":7811,"date":"2016-09-05T20:29:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=7811"},"modified":"2018-07-31T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T00:45:30","slug":"one-week-in-south-korea-part-4-seoul-by-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=7811","title":{"rendered":"One week in South Korea &#8211; Part 4 &#8211; Seoul by day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seoul is an interesting city to walk around the various neighborhoods, and unfortunately we did not get time to visit more palaces or other interesting sights such as the Seoul Tower, the wall around the city, etc.<\/p>\n<p>So this gives me incentive to head back there another time to continue my explorations.<\/p>\n<p>These images were taken with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=photo:microfourthirds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro Four Thirds cameras<\/a> &#8211; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=photo:olympusomdem1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympus OM-D E-M1<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=photo:olympusomdem5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-M5<\/a> with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=photo:olympusmzd40-150pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympus mZD 40-150mm f\/2.8<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=photo:olympusmzd7-14mm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympus mZD 7-14mm f\/2.8 lenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/0c45ed71c763283c6b99a3c85362947e\/tumblr_ocrplnS9qe1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/0c45ed71c763283c6b99a3c85362947e\/tumblr_ocrplnS9qe1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"cityscape\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the top of a building<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/bfeee3e99152de682dc1e77b14f29052\/tumblr_ocrpnog37s1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/bfeee3e99152de682dc1e77b14f29052\/tumblr_ocrpnog37s1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quintessential Seoul urban streetscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/078dac5a121bff814ed796cd4104dfa1\/tumblr_ocrpqaytic1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/078dac5a121bff814ed796cd4104dfa1\/tumblr_ocrpqaytic1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The old and the new &#8211; traditional Korean residences with the Seoul Tower in the background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/2a12eea4663101cbe1a66d18b288018f\/tumblr_ocrpteuNUk1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/2a12eea4663101cbe1a66d18b288018f\/tumblr_ocrpteuNUk1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Korean gate\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gate on one of the traditional residences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/683e6302d4cbe2a9b99330435f2697b4\/tumblr_ocrpuhxJEC1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/683e6302d4cbe2a9b99330435f2697b4\/tumblr_ocrpuhxJEC1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti\" width=\"600\/\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seoul is generally a very clean city at least on the surface and has very little graffiti &#8211; but I did manage to find some in a remote alley way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/6550a27d35a2902c8b183b4d5881c961\/tumblr_ocrpvsWpyA1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/6550a27d35a2902c8b183b4d5881c961\/tumblr_ocrpvsWpyA1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and some minimalistic graffiti in a shopping area laneway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/e473845b32c8f430c35d6c7368749208\/tumblr_ocrpwvyZ9R1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/67.media.tumblr.com\/e473845b32c8f430c35d6c7368749208\/tumblr_ocrpwvyZ9R1r38gd1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>another gate to a residence<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seoul is an interesting city to walk around the various neighborhoods, and unfortunately we did not get time to visit more palaces or other interesting sights such as the Seoul Tower, the wall around the city, etc. So this gives me incentive to head back there another time to continue my explorations. 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