South Korea
South Korea is a nation wrapped in greenery, with stony high skyscrapers. The country of South Korea has high skyscrapers along with natural high mountains to accompany them. Anywhere you go in South Korea, you will observe Koreans having a great time with nature, dressed in the newest adventure style clothes and enjoying to their fullest. South Korea is surrounded by China in the west and Japan in the east. South Korea has witnessed long ugly wars. But South Korea has managed to survive even in the wars and stands intact.
Travel to South Korea
South Korea is well connected by international flights from all over the world. The international airport in South Korea is in Incheon, which is about sixty kilometers from the capital city of Seoul. The international airport in Jeju and Busan handles international flights only from China and Japan. The capital of South Korea is Seoul and the airport here handles only domestic airlines. You can also come to South Korea through Trans Mongolian railways if you reach Beijing first. Most of the cities of South Korea are well connected by domestic airlines. Also South Korea has a good network of buses and trains. The transport services here are fast, cheap and safe.
Attractions
South Korea’s rocky backdrop is preferably suitable for activities like hiking, skiing, and mountain bike riding. South Korea has more than twenty national parks. There exist a huge variety of flora and fauna in these national parks. Dadohae Haesang National Park in Mokpo and Mineral Spring Park are the greatest attractions among tourists visiting South Korea.
After great destruction in the Second World War, economic regrowth is occurring at a speedy rate in South Korea, and is finest observed at Seoul, where skyscrapers are building high and you can find the most modern amenities in the city. Ancient temples, palaces and pleasure gardens are the major attractions for tourists visiting Seoul. Gyeongju is an open-air museum veiled as a petite, outmoded town tormented with antique ruins. Those ardent on Silla traditions or archaeology will be in heaven, as they go through the relics of shrines, tombs, temples, forts, pleasure gardens and palaces. The temple of Seongnamsa is also a favorite tourist attraction. It is an architectural masterpiece and is among the must see monuments of South Korea.
Language
The official language of South Korea is Korean. The local people of South Korea do speak English but to a lesser extent. It is advisable to learn a bit of Korean before visiting South Korea. This will make your trip quite easy.
Shopping
There are great avenues of shopping in South Korea. You cannot return empty handed from South Korea. It is truly the shopper’s paradise. You can shop for anything in South Korea ranging from clothes, shoes, leather items, handbags, silks, antiques to number of mementos for your near and dear ones. You can get all these things at a quite reasonable price from the makers of these goods. There are large markets for you to do shopping. The items available in the shops are at fixed price. You can get a good bargain if to buy the goods from local vendors. There are various open-air markets in South Korea like the Namdaemun and Dongdaemun where you can buy things from local vendors at a quite cheap price. There are great antique shops located in the areas of Insadong, which was actually the residence of the Joseon dynasty. There are large numbers of antique shops in the area along with number of art galleries for people who have a taste of arts. The shops in Insadong and surrounding areas have antiques of large variety from ceramics to metal wares, old paintings, woodenwares, old furniture etc. You can get even old documents in some of the shops.
Destinations in South Korea
Seoul
Seoul is one of the major destinations in South Korea. This city is the capital of South Korea. Seoul is a fascinating city that has transformed itself from being the capital of the Yi dynasty of the Hermit Kingdom to becoming as one of the most modern cities in today’s times. It has become an important hub of commerce and sports. Japanese and Manchu had destructed most of the Seoul in the 16th and 17th centuries and later in the Korean War, so most of the city is made lately and hence has huge skyscrapers. Apart from the sky high buildings there are number of fascinating locations such as temples, castles, pagodas and pleasure gardens that fascinate the tourists.
Busan
Busan is another favorite destination of tourist in South Korea. It has tons of sight seeing places and tourist destinations. The Geumjeongsanseong fortress mountain is one of the most admired locations here.
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