Another sunny day. We stupidly decided to take a hike according to the Lonely Planet guide for Seoul; the Inwangsan Sharmanist Hillside Walk. Getting to the Dongmimmun metro station was easy but the instructions from there were, to be honest, rubbish. A maze of apartment tower blocks met our efforts to "Walk uphill past the golf driving range and grocery shops".
After placing ourselves relative to the Seodaemun Prison - easiest place that was obvious on our map -
we plodded up a steep hill past many apartment towers and eventually came to a an even steeper path which eventually got us to the start of a narrow, stepped walking path. This lead us past some interesting traditional houses and several religious sites. We decided not to follow the path to the top of the mountain and wandered back along a path beneath the Fortress Wall. Eventually we got to the wall and followed it for about a mile until, lunch calling, we dropped down to the main road and a decent cafe.
The metro got us to City Hall station where we watched the changing of the guard at Deoksugurg Palace. Standing about in the cold wind required a a brisk walk back to the hotel.
There was a large Buddhist gathering in Seoul Plaza which is opposite the City Hall. City Hall is a magnificent mixture of old and modern architecture. The old building looks like it is about to be swamped by a breaking wave.
Dinner was excellent, especially the pork dumplings in a delicious soup.
After placing ourselves relative to the Seodaemun Prison - easiest place that was obvious on our map -
