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Seoul during Chinese New Year
I have booked a trip to go to Seoul for Chinese New Year with my 4 year old
kid. I was told that Seoul is practically closed down during Chinese New Year. Does the shopping centres and the restaurants all close for the holidays ? Which are the places that are open ? Any suggestions to go during that period ? My kid has never seen snow. How could I bring her to see snow in the ski resorts near by ? Which one is recommended based on near distance and child friendliness ? Its seems nobody goes to Seoul in this newsgroup. I hope somebody will give me some tips. Thanks Monica |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:25:05 +0800, the renowned "Monica"
wrote: I have booked a trip to go to Seoul for Chinese New Year with my 4 year old kid. I was told that Seoul is practically closed down during Chinese New Year. Does the shopping centres and the restaurants all close for the holidays ? Which are the places that are open ? Any suggestions to go during that period ? My kid has never seen snow. How could I bring her to see snow in the ski resorts near by ? Which one is recommended based on near distance and child friendliness ? Its seems nobody goes to Seoul in this newsgroup. I hope somebody will give me some tips. Thanks Monica You could consider heading to Sorak (Seorak) on the East coast. It's about 5 hours from Seoul, IIRC, by bus. Try google and your travel guidbooks for more info. I've only been there in the summer (and in Seoul in November when it was gray and cold). There are closer ski resorts to Seoul. Here's one of the sights in the area: http://www.parandeul.co.kr/kwonkeumsong.htm http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/esl/mtsorak.htm You may well find snow right in Seoul anyhow in early Feb. It's supposed to be snowing there right now, and on Friday. Here in Toronto I sometimes see tourists from HK etc. dancing around and taking photos when they see their first snow. If they stay around, however, they get very tired of it around the end of January. ;-) Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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Monica wrote:
Any suggestions to go during that period ? Take plenty of warm clothes. It can be bitter cold in Korea in winter. My kid has never seen snow. How could I bring her to see snow in the ski resorts near by ? Which one is recommended based on near distance and child friendliness ? Its seems nobody goes to Seoul in this newsgroup. I hope somebody will give me some tips. I like Seoul, but if you're in Korea I'd suggest both Pusan and Kyongju. Kyongju is beautiful, especially if there's snow around. Pusan is just a fun place, or was when I lived there (which was ten years ago, so it could have changed). You could also go to Cheju, an island just off the southern coast of Korea; there should be snow on that island's central peak. John W. |
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Monica wrote:
Any suggestions to go during that period ? Take plenty of warm clothes. It can be bitter cold in Korea in winter. My kid has never seen snow. How could I bring her to see snow in the ski resorts near by ? Which one is recommended based on near distance and child friendliness ? Its seems nobody goes to Seoul in this newsgroup. I hope somebody will give me some tips. I like Seoul, but if you're in Korea I'd suggest both Pusan and Kyongju. Kyongju is beautiful, especially if there's snow around. Pusan is just a fun place, or was when I lived there (which was ten years ago, so it could have changed). You could also go to Cheju, an island just off the southern coast of Korea; there should be snow on that island's central peak. John W. |
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Could somebody advise me on the Chinese New Year question ? Thanks
"Monica" . .. I have booked a trip to go to Seoul for Chinese New Year with my 4 year old kid. I was told that Seoul is practically closed down during Chinese New Year. Does the shopping centres and the restaurants all close for the holidays ? Which are the places that are open ? Any suggestions to go during that period ? My kid has never seen snow. How could I bring her to see snow in the ski resorts near by ? Which one is recommended based on near distance and child friendliness ? Its seems nobody goes to Seoul in this newsgroup. I hope somebody will give me some tips. Thanks Monica |
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Monica wrote:
Could somebody advise me on the Chinese New Year question ? Thanks I was in Korea for Chinese New Year and I don't recall it being all that different from any other day. John W. |
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