Korea Pt.8 - Seoul Tower

Ulala and i actually went to Seoul Tower on our second last day (but our last night) in Seoul. It was a nice place to visit at night since it gave us a great view of Seoul all lit up. It seems to have a reputation as a primo date spot (depsite the fact that Koreans have an immense aversion to public displays of affection). Seoul Tower is located at the top of the small mountain that is smack dab in the middle of Seoul. We took a cable car up from near Myeong Dong and then an elevator to the observation deck. The tower itself is quite short but since it sits atop the mountain it still commands an impressive view of the city. It was also still decorated from Christmas, which was a littlle odd.









The washrooms are amazing in Seoul Tower. Even the urinals have a view!


These were near the tower at the top of the hill. They are smoke signals. Signals from all over would be realyed to this station where the information would be handed over to the king (or whoever was in power at the time) and then signals would relayed outwards back to the outllying regions. There is a scene in Lord of the Rings where such signals are impressively used and i found it very interesting to see real ones close up.


and THAT, ladies and gentlemen, finally brings an end to the posts on Korea. yup. now it`s back to my merry adventures in JapanLand. but... i AM goingto New Zealand next month to visit Matt Anaka. so that should be pretty awesome. i think i might have to buy a new and much larger memory card for my camera (or possibly a new camera!!) for that trip!