Seoul, one of the cities I pretty love and enjoy traveling to. Let me tell you the story about why. The moment I started to know more about South Korea was the time in university long time ago. I studied a subject called 'Cultural Studies'. Looking at the name you already know that It's related to somewhere's culture but also related to political issue, social issues... When everyone was talking about they should choose to study about U.S. Me and my best friend chose South Korea as our topic for studying. We loved to be 'special'. Then I learnt a bit Korean for my study and watched many materials about this country for three years study life. Yeah that's why seems like Seoul is so familiar to me sometimes.
除了工作以外，我最常旅行的地方應該是首爾。為什麼我會喜歡這地方？其實是由於大學時代開始接觸韓國的事物。大學時我讀「文化研究」科，而當時教授要求我們選擇研究哪個國家的政治及文化。其他同學選了美國因當時正正是美國大選，但我和好友選了南韓因為當時甚少人了解韓國除了韓劇。之後三年開始讀韓文及慢慢知道更多韓國歷史，當對這個城市了解多了，慢慢有了種親切感。
This time I'm gonna show you the place I really enjoy going in spring and autumn - N Seoul Tower. This time we planned to go during autumn when the weather was still nice and warm at day time. After early lunch we went to ride the Namsan cable car up the Mt. Namsan and walked up to the tower. On the way to the tower after getting off the cable car, I know that stairs were killing me. But It's worth that we could get a bird's eye view from the top. Actually Seoul is really beautiful <3
這次我會介紹N首爾塔，很多人會稱呼它為南山塔。每次上去都會選擇春天或秋天，因為天氣不太熱或冷，而且可以看到樹的顏色轉變，賞心悅目。今次我們一家乘塔纜車登山再步行到南山塔，我們從明洞站出發慢慢步行到纜車站。當下車後仍需要走一段路才可看到南山塔。沿途景色美麗，能鳥瞰首爾的繁華的一面。
After like 30mins slow walk, we took rest in the temple who just next to the tower center. There were so many kids from kindergarten running around with their innocent smiles. The elderly was taking rest there and looking at some people playing music there.
大概慢慢地走了三十分鐘，終於到達塔頂。南山塔旁有一座涼亭，老人家都在那邊乘涼，小朋友則在旁跑跑跳跳，環境舒服得很。
I thought when you have been there, you knew there is a place which is full of padlocks hanging on the tree and the bridge around the tower.
如果你來過南山塔，一定在情人鎖前拍過照甚至掛上愛的鐵鎖。你有留下愛的密碼嗎？
The visitors locked their padlocks with the messages they wrote. They made their wish for love, health, friendship, family and career.
很多遊客在鎖上寫了不同的願望，關於愛情、健康、友情、家庭及工作等。
'사랑해' means 'I love you <3
'사랑해'，我愛你 <3
Next time when you go visit Seoul, you should visit N Seoul Tower except shopping and eating if the weather is nice! My friend said night time also is a good timing to go there and take beautiful pictures crazily. I didn't do it because I was usually in the local restaurant drinking soju (소주) and having my favorite dish Kimchi-buchimgae (김치부침개) with my korean friends haha!
如果你有打算來首爾，一定要來南山塔觀光一下。天氣好的首爾真的很漂亮尤其是很多古時建築物會令人讚嘆不已。我的好友曾跟我說為什麼不晚上才去南山塔，因為很多人都說首爾及南山塔的晚上最漂亮。當然，晚上的我大多數都是在舊式食堂跟韓國朋友喝杯燒酒及吃我愛的泡菜餅啦！
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Wish you all the best,
Gladys
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You put so much efforts in your blogs, translating it to Chinese, that's amazing. Congratulations on your success on Korean language test, you worked so hard for it! :-*
Yeah! I made it love! I just believe in myself and good things happen:) I will work much harder for sure! Thanks for encouraging me all the time!
My pleasure babe. I feel the same from you!
I absolutely love learning about different cultures too, and your post is great for that. The "lock trees" are so cool...it's a very sweet idea memorialising love like that! I used to teach high school in Vancouver, Canada and we had a big ESL population...lots of kids from S.Korea. We used to have "culture days" where they would dress in traditional clothes and their moms would bring all the teachers traditional lunch. I LOVE Kimchi-buchimgae!!! You made my mouth water because living in Mexico now, I will never find that haha Thank you again:) Cheers!
Oh you stayed in vancouve before? This year I will move to Vancouver for new life with my love. I could see that there are more and more Korean kids come to Vancouver for studying. This is great chance for them to 'keep in touch' with their culture when in western country. It must be so hard for those kids! You guys are amazing teachers:)) I like making kimchi pancake by myself when I can't go Korea haha! They are delicious :p thank you for your comment!
I lived in Vancouver (and just outside Vancouver) for over 20+ years and loved it, except the rain in the winters started to drive me crazy (also my husband's health is not great and the rain was hard on him). I am excited for you to be moving there with your love!! You must be excited:)
Yes, the ESL students find it difficult, especially the ones who move there on their own because the parents stay 'home'. They get very lonely. I always tried my best to 'love' them and teach them 'cool Canadian teenager' ways to help them fit in!! They loved learning all the slang, and I would have them teach me Korean slang...very funny!!
You have my mouth watering again now...yumm kimchi pancake!
Excellent travel and Seoul has always been and remains a beautiful city in Asia with its inimitable history! It's very interesting to look at beautiful photos and see you the different beautiful places of Seoul and marvel at the height of the tower, as well as the temple near it! Especially struck trees from the castles, we also have such and people hang their castle when they marry, a good tradition! Thank you @gladysmak and tell us about your trips!
Wow really? That's so cool!! I would love to see this :) It must be so beautiful and good for making nice pictures. Maybe you should write a blog about this tradition to us!I will be the first fan to read it :)
i think i will visit korea one day ahaha, i always see really nice places from Running man, and delicious looking jajangmian, but so far haven't had a chance to go! Always biased towards going Japan for holiday ><
I know you! You are Japan lover! I saw so many of my friends who loves Japan then they never go to Seoul haha😂 Are you same as them?
YESS HAHAHA
everytime i travel to another country other than Japan, i will keep thinking 'arghhh should have spent the money to go Japan instead' ahahaha
but i definitely need to visit Korea at least once!!
Wish it will come soon :P
The tree full of lock pads is so cool! I have never seen anything like that done before. Maybe I should do something like that in my country and everyone will follow along, haha!
haha probably! It's always good to be the first one! haha
At first, I thought it is a toilet paper with heart. If I find it one day I will buy one, by the way, it will bring so much love to my rear part.
LOL can you buy one for me too? I would love to see if it exists. I love your comment haha
I would choose to study Korean culture too if i have the same chance 😂 i often think Korean’s culture interesting. I have seen love lock bridge but never heard of love lock trees. That’s really interesting! I hope all those locks dont harm the trees tho
Are you interested in Korean drama too? Haha then you probably know some easy words :)
Kdramas, korean variety shows, i watch them all 😂 i feel like i learn more through their Korean variety shows.
You are right it is great and I prefer a place like that but I really notice that the artistic items that adorn the places on your trip are amazing. Your trip highlights the kind of color culture and is so cool.
Thank you @jauharialz:)
Amazing photography.Thanks for sharing it
outstanding photography @gladysmak. good travel.Thanks for sharing travel photo.
Thank you for stopping by @suchi!
Lock pads hanging on trees got my attention! It's unusual. I remember that people like to hang those on bridges!
Yeah I think they let the visitors put the padlocks on the trees because the bridge is overloaded now :) Before I saw the people put the padlocks on the fence under the Charles Bridge in Prague too!
Great post, thanks for sharing! 😊 Soul is on my travel wish list for this year, must be an amazing city!
Yes it is :)
wow..awesome photography and very nice post dear @gladysmak i love your #post Thanks for sharing
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you had a great day :)
Looks bigger than the Galata Tower
I googled it immediately 😃
Wow very nice pic
Love the way you organize your posts :-)
Its in my bucket list. Thanks for sharing Gladys
Wow looking so beautiful my dear @gladysmak
Hay buddy @gladysmak you looking beautiful
Lady Gladys, did you leave there one padlock too?)
Haha unfortunately I didn't. I am afraid that the tree will fall down accidentally and they fine me after that :P
i love travel so so much