For our final morning in Seoul, we decided to have an outdoor adventure and hike a portion of the fortress wall. At one time the wall enclosed the entire city. Due to the various wars and occupations, much if it no longer exists or has been rebuilt. The section we hiked runs behind the palace and Blue House (home of the president, similar to White House). During the two hours of up and down terrain, we learned the tales of wars, battles, and even North Korean invasion attempts.
Here we're standing under the "water gate," one of the few gates still connected to the wall.
We made it to the top! Pretty exhausted, but still smiling!
I (Dotty) look much better here than I felt! Although it was great to know that it was all downhill from here.
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