Seoul has got to be the best dressed city I have been to ever. Everyone here wears business suits, and I mean everyone! Seoul is such an interesting city and such a mix of old and new, if you ever have a chance to go don't miss it.
One of the sites worth visiting is the Changgyeonggung, built originally in 1104 to be the summer palace of the Goryeo Emperor and burnt down and rebuilt several times since.
Sitting on the side of Myongjeongjeon (main hall originally built 1484) at Changgyeonggung
It is amazing how well the old and the new blend in Seoul City, and there are just some photo opportunities I can't turn away from like this 7-Eleven.
From the Seoul Tower you get a great view of Seoul, of course if there are no clouds. A cablecar will take you up there for about 3500KW or you can walk, which is not to bad if you don't mind doing a 30 minute uphill walk. The picture below is just one side of Seoul, the Seoul Tower sort of sits in the middle with city extending to all its sides.
The Microsoft office is located in the impressive POSCO building, built by the Pohang Iron and Steel Company (the third largest steel producer in the world!) In front of the building is a big steel sculpture, so you can't miss it :)
The architecture throughout Seoul is very interesting and many new buildings with great designs are found everywhere.
If you ever read "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand (an American classic) you would definetly think of her main character Howard Roark.
Thanks to a nifty software called "Zonetick" (www.zonetick.com) I found that I still had plenty of time to visit Suwon, a world cultural heritage site located about 40km outside of Seoul city. If you travel a bit, Zonetick is a great software to keep track of all timezones and do timezone conversions. It sits down in my taskbar with the cities I select. With one look I know what time it is in other zones that I need to converse with. If I need to figure out appointments for a future date, one right click gives me the cool time converter shown below, figuring times and dates for me and its a no brainer.
With extra time to spare, I got to walk the entire fortress perimeter of Hwaseong at Suwon and taste some more of the excellent local cusine - lots of noodles, tofu, kimchi and kimbap before hopping onto the local train taking me back to Seoul for about 1600KW ($1.60USD). This was one of the greatest places and I can't wait to get back here. I neglected to do the shopping which was recommended to me in exchange for visiting the cultural sites and I don't regret it.
In front of one of the Seojangdae 서장대, a raised structure used as a view point and military training on the perimeter wall of Hwaseong Fortress .