24 Oct 2009, Posted by Matt in Art & Culture, Festivals & Holidays, Seoul, 2 Comments

Seoul Design Olympiad 2009

With Seoul being designated “World Design Capital” for 2010, city officials have sought to build public interest and enthusiasm for good design through the Seoul Design Olympiad.

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05 Aug 2009, Posted by Matt in Seoul, Transportation, Video, 3 Comments

Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9

One of the best things about Seoul is its efficient and inexpensive public transit system. It’s a mind-boggling number, but the metro rail system facilitated over two billion passenger rides in 2008. Seoul’s network is the world’s third most heavily used, behind only Tokyo and Moscow.

Today, the massive system consists of 15 lines, with two more to open in the next year. On June 24, 2009, the inaugural journey of Metro Line 9 began at 7:00 am from Gaewha Station (계화역) in western Seoul for its 25.5-kilometer journey to Sinnonhyeon Station (신논현역), in southern Seoul.

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04 Jun 2009, Posted by Matt in Nature, Seoul, Transportation, 2 Comments

Hangang River Cruise

On this week’s show, how about we take a cruise? But this isn’t just any cruise, but a boat ride through the center of one of the world’s largest cities. Surely anyone who has visited Seoul knows of the mighty Han River (한강). Originating on two mountains, one in South Korea and the other in the North, the Hangang, as it’s known in Korea, winds along peacefully for over 500 kilometers before passing through Seoul on its way into the West or Yellow Sea.

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