To make up for not being able to go to the DMZ, we instead went to the War Memorial Hall with its suitably severe architecture.

Afterwards I went on my own to the Seoul Museum of History,

They have a spare palace in the back.

Gyeonghuigung Palace at Seoul Museum of History

Elsewhere in the city, here is Admiral Yi Sun-sin who defended Korea against the Japanese and King Sejong who invented the Hangul alphabet now used to write Korean.

Admiran Yi Sun-sin defended Korea from Japanese invasion and is credited with designing the first turtle ships.

King Sejong is credited with the devopment of the Hangul alphabet

Finally I took the Namsan cable care to the N Seoul Tower.

View of Namsan Cable car from n Seoul Tower