Today we went to the Geyong Bok Palace. The building from over a century ago still remain and are as well kept as if today's Koreans were living in them. The Palace has a special place in Korean society as it was one of the few palaces not destroyed during the Japanese take over of South Korea. It was a different experience, but hey when your in South Korea most experiences tend to be a little different. We were dressed in old fashioned Korean attire, and listened to a live performance of a Korean Empireal Band.
After the Palace we enjoyed an authentic lunch of Bambibok at a little underground Cafe in the middle of the popular shopping markets, then we proceeded to the live show, "Jump." Jump was quite an impressive show, showing off the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do with a comical twist. The play was partially in English and Korean, however not to much speaking was needed to understand what was going on as the actors did a wonderful job through their acting. After jump it was off to the Bellagio for dinner, this was pretty funny since almost all of us were expecting a large casino similar to the one in Las Vegas. The Bellagio was a wonderful buffet with all sorts of foods to give us a little taste of home, unfortunately it the American foods didn't look that tasty so we pigged out on the Korean food instead, "Viva la Sashimi."
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