I walked a while in the Pagodas Garden, a lovely spot near the National Museum. A lot of pagodas, constructed during the Three Kingdoms era to the Joseon era, have been brought here from different places in the country to … Continue reading
Even if I do not always respect this when I am away, I consider that a visit to the National Museum of a country is essential to understand its history, culture, civilization. In Seoul, the National Museum is in the … Continue reading
One of the characteristics of the Korean landscape is putting the objective in the natural context and the the garden/park becomes pure nature. This may be observed also in the gardens of the Changgyeonggung. Right at the beginning, this place … Continue reading
Among the 6 royal palaces in Seoul I have visited four and Changgyeonggung was the first one, in my first day there. The palace was built by the great King Seojong for his father, King Taejong, in 1484. The termination … Continue reading
Editare reluata / Later edit AFTER 2 DAYS OFF FOR THE BLOGGER, I OBSERVED THAT A PART OF MY POST DISSAPEARED, TOGETHER WITH SOME COMMENTS ALREADY PUBLISHED. SO, I ADDED THE MISSING PART, INCLUDING THE ENGLISH SUMMARY. It is well … Continue reading
INSIDE at home is the name of the hostel I found on hostelworld.com, and where I booked a single en-suite for the week I spent in Seoul. Minyong Yu and his sister Jiyeon Yu are the young owners of the … Continue reading
La 2.5 km de Taj Mahal se afla alt monument care face faima Agrei. Este Fortul Rosu, construit de Akbar – al treilea imparat mogul – intre 1565-1571, pe malurile raului Yamuna, ca simbol al puterii sale. Zidurile masive, turnurile … Continue reading
Nu pot incepe altfel decat folosind un cliseu: “a curs atata cerneala….”. Asa si este. Pe o multime de bloguri oamenii povestesc experienta lor cu Taj Mahalul, multe site-uri ne educa cu privire la istoria sa, asa ca ar fi … Continue reading
Stiti ca pana acum nu am prea fost critica dar Agra mi s-a parut cel mai murdar si mai haotic loc din ce am vazut in Rajahstan. La periferie, aceleasi structuri cu un nivel, care adapostesc mici magazine, iar pe … Continue reading
Poate vreti sa stiti ce am vazut pana la urma la Fatehpur Sikri. Va voi arata aici. Dar mai intai vreau sa va spun de ce doream sa vad acest loc. Fatehpur Sikri este un oras parasit dar care, intre … Continue reading