Time flies in Insadong with an assortment of stores, galleries, street vendors, street musicians, traditional restaurants and traditional teahouses everywhere. It's kind of a busy little area, tucked away to one side of Seoul. With such a variety of options, you'll be sure not to go home with an empty shopping bag, or an empty stomach!sam gee street is like an indoor/outdoor shopping area, it feels like it's made of several alleys of insadong piled on top of each...

My first stop was Changdeok Palace, which is a palace set within a large park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty and because of its location east of Gyeongbok Palace, Changdeokgung is also referred to as the East Palace. The literal meaning of Changdeokgung is "Palace of Prospering Virtue". Changdeokgung was the favored palace of many kings of the Joseon Dynasty and retained m...