april-2012

When the locals want some
time to refl ect, they head to
Jogyesa temple
The Jogyesa temple. Nestled within the
city’s modern skyline is the center of Zen
Buddhism in Korea — an oasis of calm
amid the frenzy of city life. People stop
here for a few minutes during a busy
workday to offer a prayer or give thanks.
Its convenient location right smack in the
middle of the city helps!
The Seoul Museum of Art. Absolutely
one of my most favorite spots in Seoul! It
is located within the Deoksugung Palace
near a theater that holds traditional
performances. The heavy stone structure
makes it look dark and weighed down by
history, but once you’re inside, the interior
seems to sparkle from the natural light
coming through the glass walls.
The Demilitarized Zone that divides North
and South Korea. Just an hour’s drive
from Seoul is this unique tourist attraction.
Pay a fee and you’ll be allowed to enter a
secure border into one of the world’s most
secretive, closed nations — communist
North Korea. Nearby is the bridge that
separated families and loved ones from
each other when the nation split into two.
This is where Korea’s heart bleeds.
chikka buzz
It’s a football-mad country. This Korean
restaurateur (below) even claims to be the
biggest football fan in all of Korea! He’s
fl own all over the world to watch several
World Cup fi nals matches. Here he wears
the South Korean fl ag on the day he turned
his traditional restaurant (a drive just
outside of Seoul) into football central as
the country waited to hear the winner of
the bid to host the 2022 World Cup. (Korea
lost to Qatar.) Mr. Restaurateur served hot
grog and barbecue to keep everyone warm.
Namdaemun Gate. Also known as the
Great South Gate, this 600-year-old
structure is considered South Korea’s most
cherished landmark. It used to be the main
gate through the city walls back in the
1300s; when the walls were demolished,
the gate was left standing. An arsonist set
fi re to it in 2008, severely damaging the
national treasure and stunning the country.
Firefi ghters had to be extra cautious in
putting out the fl ames so as not to harm
the ancient structure further. (The arsonist
was sentenced to 10 years in prison.)
Restoration should be complete soon.
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