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June 21, 2017 - Day #19 Bukchon Village & Culinary Tour

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June 21, 2017 Everyone was feeling jet lagged and had trouble sleeping last night.  Matty and Carter, who are roommates were up since 2am.  We all met downstairs in the lobby at 8:15am for breakfast.  Greg recommended a restaurant 2 mins half from our hotel, Jin Han Cook.  It was more like a lunch than breakfast.  Most popular dishes that were ordered were Bim Bim Bap and ramen.  Bim Bim Bap was the bomb!  Even Steven, the most critical of the group, enjoyed it so much he said that he's coming back again tomorrow. We returned to the hotel to freshen up and prepare for the adventure of the day.  At 10am, three preordered taxis came to pick us up to take us to Bukchon Hanok Village,  a Korean traditional village  in S eoul.  The traditional village is composed of lots of alleys,  hanok(traditional Korean homes)  and is preserved to show a 600-year-old urban environment. Now it is used as a traditional culture cen...