After breakfast, we were again dispatched to Seoul by transfer. This time then we intended to go for a sightseeing walk in the downtown. Metro (the entrance of which was shown to us by Russian ladies, who were also in the bus; they had reach there on their own account) was an aid when moving in the city. We first checked yet another royal palace where also were a stone house built already in 1900 and a guesthouse built around the same time by an architect from Saint Petersburg.
At the gate a colourful changing of guard ceremony took place that ended up with tourists posing near the guards and against the background of them. With regard to taking photos, the Koreans related kindly and this kindness was actively taken use of by all the tourists. After positioning ourselves, we walked to the local tourist information point where we provided ourselves with city maps. Then we had a quick lunch at a downtown restaurant and tasted local dishes. Interestingly, the menu of this place had been branded on a wooden board and as I understood it, the whole menu was situated on one board. After that we visited the Blue House and had us photographed by a local policewoman and then we moved to the market street so as to familiarize ourselves with street trading and listened to a concert free of charge. Having satisfied our curiosity, we visited once more the electronics market so as to provide us with this and that and then went back to Suwon. We had dinner in a Suwon dining place where grilling was done by using a gas grill at the very dining table. After that we made friends with locals on the street and were hosted with local liqueur and mollusk dishes. The taxi drive back to hotel was cheaper than on the previous day as we were a bit smarter this time. If you know the local language a bit, then you could probably drive with normal costs. ;)
After breakfast, we were again dispatched to Seoul by transfer. This time then we intended to go for a sightseeing walk in the downtown. Metro (the entrance of which was shown to us by Russian ladies, who were also in the bus; they had reach there on their own account) was an aid when moving in the city. We first checked yet another royal palace where also were a stone house built already in 1900 and a guesthouse built around the same time by an architect from Saint Petersburg. 
At the gate a colourful changing of guard ceremony took place that ended up with tourists posing near the guards and against the background of them. With regard to taking photos, the Koreans related kindly and this kindness was actively taken use of by all the tourists. After positioning ourselves, we walked to the local tourist information point where we provided ourselves with city maps. Then we had a quick lunch at a downtown restaurant and tasted local dishes. Interestingly, the menu of this place had been branded on a wooden board and as I understood it, the whole menu was situated on one board. After that we visited the Blue House and had us photographed by a local policewoman and then we moved to the market street so as to familiarize ourselves with street trading and listened to a concert free of charge. Having satisfied our curiosity, we visited once more the electronics market so as to provide us with this and that and then went back to Suwon. We had dinner in a Suwon dining place where grilling was done by using a gas grill at the very dining table. After that we made friends with locals on the street and were hosted with local liqueur and mollusk dishes. The taxi drive back to hotel was cheaper than on the previous day as we were a bit smarter this time. If you know the local language a bit, then you could probably drive with normal costs. ;)
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