So we have ventured out hiking twice. Both times to Namhansanseong which is an ancient fortress with a long defensive wall, temples, a fortress and secret gates. The first time we hiked all day, on a path that definately wasn't popular and after four hours finally found the front of the park. Other than a few feet of the wall we missed all the other sites in the park. The second time we set out we were determined to actually visit the fortress, walk through the gates and climb the wall.....we still didn't find any of the stuff the tour book said we should see. We did however, find a pretty sweet Buddhist temple with meditating monks. And we discovered that Koreans like to hike uphill.....straight uphill. The city is surrounded by 4 peaks. Any and all flat ground has been developed so all hiking around Seoul is either straight up or straight down. Our legs are getting hardcore buff :)
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