Our fourth day in Korea started a little bit differently. Instead of taking the subway as we had in previous days, we took a private coach to Suwon, a city about an hour outside Seoul. This was a change of pace and convenient for what was a longer trip than what we had done previously….
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Markets, Museums, & Memories
Today in Korea was packed from start to finish, and it ended up being one of my favorite days of the trip so far. We started the morning with an archery activity at the fortress, which was something I had never tried before. Using a bow and arrow looked much easier than it actually was,…
Plus3 South Korea 04: Arisu
Today we traveled to Seoul City Hall, a very modern, fully glass-walled building that is home to city offices and a variety of spaces for citizens. Architecturally, it is striking, as it has a very distinctive shape, with the building curving outward and upward near the roof. It also creates a sort of juxtaposition between…
Day 4: I Should’ve Checked the Weather
I know I said in my post for Day 3 that I’d try to get this done early in the evening yesterday (May 7). Obviously, that did not happen. However, once you read about what I was doing instead of writing this, you will hopefully see that it was worth it. Archery and a Fortress…
Seoul Sights and Shopping
We started the morning by going to tour City Hall. Before the tour, we stopped at Tim Hortons for drinks, which was a really nice way to start the day. I ordered a Dirty Diana, which was a mix of pomegranate and orange flavors. I wasn’t sure what to expect at first, but it ended…
Day 5: Archery and Samsung Tour
Today was the shortest one yet, but certainly not the least interesting. We started the day with what I had been the most excited for by far, and that was the archery experience at Suwon fortress. For some background, I do archery recreationally and it is one of my favorite things to do when I…
Seoul City Hall
Welcome back! My day started off with a visit to the Seoul city hall, which is in the downtown area of Seoul. We had a tour planned for the day, but first we had some free time to explore the area around the city hall. I decided to take a look at the area beneath…
Seoul Me the Way to Tim Hortons
Day 3: Today we started our day at 9 a.m. and took the trains to City Hall. Before our tour, we stopped at a Tim Hortons, which honestly felt crazy because they have a Tim Hortons in Seoul but not in Pittsburgh. We all ordered different drinks to try, and I ended up loving the…
The Invention of Guns Makes Sense: Day 4
Today, I also did an Instagram Takeover, so most of you reading know what I am about to talk about. To start, we went to Suwon Fortress for an archery activity. This is where my title comes from, as this was very hard and ridiculous to aim properly. However, somehow the whole event was only…
Day 3: City Hall and Water Treatment Facility Tours
We started the day with a tour through Seoul City Hall, and as impressive as the building’s appearance is, the interior was far more stunning. Massive vertical gardens spanned several floors highlighting a lush lobby that I would love to see incorporated more in American architecture. The amount of nature woven into the architecture we…
Day 4 – Shooting at Suwon and Shopping by Shinsegae
We went to Suwon Fortress to explore the area and shoot some arrows. I managed to hit the target right in the forehead, but many of my arrows went off target. Mostly, I missed because I couldn’t aim properly and aimed too far to the right. I didn’t anticipate that I’d have to aim pretty…
City Hall, Water, and Barbecue
Today we started with a tour of Seoul City Hall. We were divided into two groups, each with two tour guides and were given a tour of the building. One of the most interesting parts of the city hall was its emphasis on sustsainability and green spaces. Right when we walked inside the building, there…
Samsung and Dumplings
Day started off pretty standard, this time around, but now we had a charter to take us around rather than having to do public transport. As grateful as I am to be able to travel efficiently using the subway lines for cheap, I’ll admit, the walking is a little tiring! We started off with Suwon…
South Korea 03: Water Infrastructure
Today started a bit more normally, i.e. without a scavenger hunt for our professor. We first visited the new Seoul City Hall, a flowing 12-floor glass building that houses the metropolitan government. I did a bit of sketching of the building from a few angles, and my sketches were pretty poor, but sketching is about…
Past and Future: Day Four
During today’s explorations, we were driven around in a coach bus. This form of transportation was convenient, as the locations we visited would have been long and costly rides on the subway. The first place we visited was the Suwon Fortress. We explored multiple parts of the site, as the whole facility is huge. We…
Day 3: To the Top of the Tower
Day three in Seoul started at nine in the morning with a subway trip, which was now becoming standard. Our first stop was Seoul City Hall, but we had a bit of free time first. I took a quick stop at an ATM, since I had only brought $20 in cash (USD) and had to…
넷: Arisu Water Facility and KBBQ
Today was another very busy day. To start, we went to Seoul City Hall and explored on our own for an hour before our tour. Something that immediately stood out to me was how massive the building was. I found the architecture to be pretty cool, and I enjoyed seeing all the plants incorporated into…
Day 3: Reminders of Home
Yesterday (May 6) was yet another long day (notice a pattern?). I tried writing this last night, but I was falling asleep in the process. City Hall Our first stop was City Hall. We got there early, before our scheduled tour, so we were allowed to explore on our own. Ben, Jake, Manav, Madeleine, Kali,…
First company Vist: Water
To start off the day, I woke up again around 6:00 in the morning, and after breakfast, left with my group for a tour of the new City Hall of Seoul. When arriving in front of the Hall, we still had a good amount of time before our tour; we had some free time to…