The Most Korean Palace, the Changdeok palace. -1

 Today, I will introduce the Changdeok palace. Planning a trip with my friend, the changdeok palace where the most beautiful place in spring occurred to me. Regardless of age or sex, it is famous place that anybody visited. So, I decided to travel to Changdeok palace with my friend. In fact, when I was childhood, I visited palace named Gyeongbokgung. But, I don`t remember that place. Because we want to leave the Changdeok palace on our mind in this time, we prepared and headed to Changdeokgung.

 Last Saturday morning, May 4, we headed to seoul on train. It is foggy. We worried about the Changdeok palace’s whether. But, as time passed, the fog and the weather was clear. It was good weather for the trip. After we got off the train, and headed to Changdeok Palace by bus. It was easy to find the Changdeok Palace because the bus system was well serviced by a regular bus route. At the entrance of the Changdeok Palace, we surprised the magnificence and dignity of the front door ‘Donhwamun’. At the time of Chosun Dynasty, the ‘Donhwamun’ was used when there was a ritual event like visiting of the King. I felt irony because, at that time, all other people except the king was so hard to enter the ‘Donhwamun’, but now we freely go into the ‘Donhwamun’.

That day, admission also was free to Sungnyemun restoration commemorative day. Our feeling was even better. Passed the ‘Donhwamun’, crossed ‘Geumcheon Bridge’, and went into ‘Jeonseonmun’, there were ‘Injeongjeon’ where the king came out for morning assembly. People said ‘Injeongjeon’ was simple compared to ‘Geunjeongjeon’ of Changdeokgung. But, I also surprised to magnificent sight. Its size is huge. It was the place that I saw in the movies such as the coronation of the king, greets foreign envoys. Looking at directly, there was mystery and majesty different from movie.

To be continued next posting...