What to See in Seoul, South Korea: Museums show Handbags, Teddy Bears and Turtle Ships

What to see in Seoul?
Classic and Historical Sights

Two Korean Palaces and
The Secret Garden where royals were hidden.

Seoul, South Korea.

Landmarks :
1 Seoul Tower

2 The Namdaemun Gate

3 Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, at Sejong no, Seoul, South Korea.
He was the national hero who designed the turtle ships, early defended ships to protect the country.

Statue of Admiral Yi Sunsin by Author HNC197, in Seoul, South Korea.

See models of his ships in the
War Memorial Of Korea Museum.

Lotte World Folk Museum.
The Lotte World Folk Museum was hard for me to find. It was in the basement of the Lotte World Department store, maybe undergoing renovation. Now it has the latest technology to show you the scenes of Admiral Yi Sunsin fighting. Plus a wedding venue, and other historical and cultural scenes

Two Funky, Modern and Unusual museums:
1 The Teddy Bear Museum
If you want real life bears you should go to America or Canada or Romania. If you prefer the fantasy kind they are all here, in snow scenes and kitchen. Some are small size and others are life size so you can have a photo of yourself with a teddy bear chef.
In the shop you could buy a blue or pink teddy bear.
You can buy a combined ticket for entry to the Teddy Bear Museum and the next door Mirror Museum, cheaper than the entry fee for the Teddy Bear Museum alone.

2 Simone Handbag Museum

My favourite bag is the one designed like a red telephone. Another oddity is the football.

Another memorable novelty is the bag shaped like a dog. I remember when these were all the rage as unique Christmas gifts in New York.

This is not the only handbag museum in the world. If you are going to Europe there's another handbag museum in Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands. (Holland is one area of The Netherlands.)

Luxury Souvenirs:
Amethyst, ginseng, Han Bo traditional clothes.

Alternatively buy fridge magnets in traditional clothes.

Fridge magnets showing men and women in traditional dress. A gift from a Korean family. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

In shopping malls, the expensive restaurants with waiter service are at the top of the building or upper floors. The cheaper places are in the food courts on the ground floor or basement. That's the same as in Singapore.

What's the best bargain? A cup of Ginseng tea. And in restaurants no tipping is necessary!

What else can you do? Karaoke, singing.   Or Tae Kwan Do martial arts.
For an unusual event, there's the Korean Mud (slinging) festival in mid-July.

Useful Websites
www.SimoneHandbagMuseum.co.ko
http://blog.funtastickorea.com/teddy-bear-museum-teseum-mirror-maze-seoul-review/
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto
https://www.koreanair.com/global/en.html

Author Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.