Seoul Searching in Korea Part 1

If you are looking the most number of tourist spots in South Korea, then Seoul is the place to go to. It has excellent transportation links and thus is the easiest place from which to embark on a tour of the whole country. Retaining a lot of its cultural and historical heritage, the capital city of Seoul since 1394 is now a busy metropolis full of commercial centers. It is the royal residences,however, that draw the most number of tourists. Some of the sites are even UNESCO-listed. For instance, enclosed in beautiful Secret Gardens, the Changdokkung Palace will always satisfy the curious tourist. In a nearby area full of lush greenery stands the Chongmyo Shrine which contains the ancestral tablets of the Kings of Joseon Dynasty. During the first Sunday of May, a wonderful Confucian ceremony is held here.