Day 36: Try Not to Fall

This is a mountain. Yes, we all can see that. But if you look closely, you can see a wall that goes up the side of the mountain. Now this is no great wall, because we in Korea are not Commies, but it is a wall nonetheless. A while back I talked about the original city of Seoul, how to its back laid mountains and to it's from laid the Han River. Well, this is one of the mountains that laid to it's back, well to the side back I guess, and that wall there marks the original city. From the top of that mountain (which I have yet to gone up) one can see the entire city, well at least most of it given the sheer size of Seoul. That wall also marks a preserved area of Seoul, for along the way up the mountain are guards (apparently some of the most attractive guards around) for security reasons. Directly in front of the mountain is the Blue House (where the President lives/ works), and also, because you can see the entire city from this mountain, people are not allowed to take pictures. A funny story/ note: While my friend and I were walking back down the mountain on Saturday, there was this Korean couple asking us how to get to the fortress where the trail starts leading up the mountain. The funny part about this story? She was wearing a nice dress and he was wearing Oxford dress shoes. Needless to say, they wouldn't be getting too far on their journey, considering the amount of stairs they would need to climb to reach the top.