Day 2: Deoksugung and Seoul City Hall
Having a super early arrival time in Korea turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it was the perfect way to get adjusted to the time difference and over jetlag. In fact, I didn’t suffer any jetlag once I got to Korea. Being up all day on the first day, I had no troubles falling asleep at night and awoke the next morning on Day 2 around 5AM having had a good nights rest. While my mom and aunts had their Korean breakfast, I had my little yogurt, banana and orange juice meal of my own. One of the things I noticed about Korean household washrooms is that they are usually equipped with a drain in the middle of the floor. I think its mostly because before washing machines became the norm, Koreans grew up hand washing a lot of their clothes on the washroom floor using big round tubs (like the tubs they use to make kimchi) and washing boards. Heck, even with a washing machine, I found my aunt still washing certain clothing the old fashion way. My aunt’s place was like this also and thus ...