🌃 My 5 to 9 after my 9 to 5, Seoul edition

Want to spend a night in the city that never sleeps? 🌃
Here's my after-work plan. Save it for your next trip 📌

📚 Stop 1 | Gwanghwamun Chaekmadang (광화문 책마당)
Reading is the new cool in Korea, and Koreans call it 텍스트힙.
You don't even need a library. It's right by the station!

Part of the Seoul Outdoor Library (서울야외도서관), run by the city of Seoul.
Free books, free seats, right in the middle of the city.

There are three spots:
· 광화문 책마당 at Gwanghwamun Square
· 책읽는 서울광장 at Seoul Plaza
· 책읽는 맑은냇가 along Cheonggyecheon Stream

Open Fri–Sun from spring to fall, with night hours until 10PM.

✨ Stop 2 | Gwanghwamun Square (광화문광장)
Live music, flea markets, fountains.
Seoul doesn't sleep after sunset.

While you're here, don't miss:
· The statues of King Sejong and Admiral Yi Sun-sin
· Sejong Story & Admiral Yi Sun-sin Story, a free underground exhibition behind King Sejong's statue (closed Mondays)
· Garden of Time (시간의 정원), a real Joseon-era site excavated right under the square

🏮 Stop 3 | Unhyeongung (운현궁)
Just a 20-minute walk through the hanok alleys, and you're in the Joseon Dynasty.
This was the home of Heungseon Daewongun, where King Gojong was born and lived before he became king.

Right now it's running a night program, 야밤의 오아시스 (Night Oasis):
· Until Nov 29, 6–9PM
· Meet Joseon-era night patrol guards (순라군), see media art, and enjoy a storytelling music show (7–8PM)
· Stargazing and a tea experience need a reservation on Naver

🍕 Stop 4 | Hanok pizza + 🛍️ Olive Young
The alleys around here are full of great places to eat.
I went to FLOP for pizza and beer in a hanok 🍺
Then Olive Young for some shopping, even busier at night!

📝 Learn the Korean from this video
상사 = boss
긴히 = urgently (used jokingly here as an excuse 😉)
밤마실 = a light night stroll just to enjoy the vibe
고즈넉하다 = quiet and peaceful, with an old-time charm

What does your 5 to 9 look like? Tell me in the comments! 💬

*서울소울러 활동으로 제작된 영상입니다.
*This video was made as part of my Seoul Souler activities.

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