Sunday, August 11, 2013

Namdaemun 남대문

After hiking Seoul Fortress wall we headed to Namdaemun, the south gate.  This gate was destroyed by fire several years ago and has been rebuilt.  The weekend we were here was the week before the grand opening, so they were busy finishing the grounds.

Namdaemun is a famous shopping area of Seoul.  It is full of craft and paper supplies, food, toys, and clothing.  We had a great time exploring while I was looking for (but not finding) feathers for a cub scout project.  I did find a great place to buy gift bags, art supplies, and Korean trinkets.  Shopping anyone?
The newly rebuilt Namdaemun gate.  Nam means south, dae - great, and mun means door.

Walking down a street of the market.

Food vendors at Namdaemun.

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