Exploring the Traditional Houses

We decided to get breakfast on the go today so we head out in the direction of Bukchon Hanok Village. This part of Seoul has been preserved by the government to retain the character and history of the traditional housing model. There are cafes and stores as well as places where you can see traditional crafts, but many of the houses are occupied as private dwellings. We find a place for breakfast which is mainly pastries, tarts and very strong coffee before diving in to the gradually climbing laneways which eventually bring you to a point where you can look down across the rooves. This also the part of town where you can hire the hanbok so you can wander the streets and sites of Seoul in traditional dress and gain free entry for doing so.Read more