Day 17: National Museum of Korea
By this time in my trip, I had seen most of what I wanted to see in Seoul and the places that were left on my itinerary were mostly museums. I had several museums down on my itinerary but deliberately chose to visit them last because in Tokyo, I learned that I would much prefer walking around the city or riding the subways than walking around in a museum. There’s no substitute for the organic and lively experience of being around the people in the city and being able to feel it’s pulse. Museum’s have their merits, albeit more static and historic in nature, so I guess it all depends on personal preference. Some people find museums boring while others could spend an entire day looking around and still not get enough. I probably fall somewhere towards the former unless what’s being showcased interests me. Between the 3 museums I had down, the National Museum of Korea , the War Memorial and Museum and the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art , I ended of choosing the National Museum of Korea. Lo...