Changdeokgung Palace and the Secret Garden
By Friday of our tourist week, we were determined to do a half day activity. We were tired and our feet were sore from all the walking and exploring. I picked a palace on the UNESCO World Heritage site list and we were aiming for an hour and a half tour set to start at 11:30am. Unfortunately, after the guidebook was printed, the times changed for this site. So, we had missed a palace tour at 10:30, but came in time for the Secret Garden tour which was new. A kindergarten class found Landon as we were walking to the tour. They loved touching his hair Most Koreans are more restrained when they approach him. Austin commented that kindergarten teachers are the same everywhere! The only way to get into this palace complex was through a tour.The Forbidden or Secret Garden was just around the back of the palace complex right in downtown Seoul. It was expansive and hilly and green. I knew it was going to be a hike to walk around there when the tour guide explained ...