Seoul 6th Revised edition

This title in Lonely Planet's city guide series offers in-depth reviews on where to eat, shop, and visit while in this lively city. Highlights include focus on the DMZ between North and South Korea. color photos, 26 maps.

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Discover Seoul
Find out how eating with chopsticks made of metal can prevent assassination
Learn the secret to navigating Seoul streets - be the only traveler in town who isn't lost!
Check the dress code for a daytrip to one of the weirdest places on earth, the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea
Shop 24 hours a day at the raucous Namdaemun Market
In This Guide:
Weeks of rigorous on-the-ground research by two expert authors: one an experienced travel writer, the other based right here in Seoul
Discover Seoul's hidden, winding back-street alleyways - explore the city that even the local expats never find
How to indulge your tastebuds at any time of the day or night - where to sample the best fiery traditional barbequed beef strips or Italian-Korean fusion foods

Introducing Seoul		2	(2)
Highlights		4	(7)
The Authors		11	(1)
Getting Started		12	(4)
When to Go		12	(2)
Costs & Money		14	(1)
Internet Resources		15	(1)
Sustainable Seoul		15	(1)
Background		16	(15)
History		16	(4)
Religion		20	(2)
Culture & Lifestyle		22	(1)
Arts		23	(4)
Architecture		27	(2)
Environment & Planning		29	(2)
Neighbourhoods		31	(50)
Itinerary Builder		34	(4)
Gwanghwamun		38	(11)
Insadong & Daehangno		49	(6)
Myeong-dong, Namsan & Itaewon		55	(7)
Hongdae, Sinchon & Yeouido		62	(5)
Gangnam & Jamsil		67	(6)
Greater Seoul		73	(8)
Shopping		81	(12)
Gwanghwamun		82	(1)
Insadong & Daehangno		83	(2)
Myeong-dong, Namsan & Itaewon		85	(3)
Hongdae, Sinchon & Yeouido		88	(2)
Gangnam & Jamsil		90	(1)
Greater Seoul		91	(2)
Eating		93	(20)
Gwanghwamun		99	(2)
Insadong & Daehangno		101	(3)
Myeong-dong, Namsan & Itaewon		104	(3)
Hongdae, Sinchon & Yeouido		107	(2)
Gangnam & Jamsil		109	(4)
Drinking		113	(8)
Gwanghwamun		115	(1)
Insadong & Daehangno		115	(1)
Myeong-dong, Namsan & Itaewon		116	(1)
Hongdae, Sinchon & Yeouido		117	(2)
Gangnam & Jamsil		119	(2)
Seoul's Hidden Byways		121	(8)
On the Hunt		122	(1)
Home, Sweet Hanok		123	(3)
Preservation Blues		126	(3)
Nightlife		129	(6)
Clubbing		130	(2)
Live Music		132	(1)
Karaoke		133	(2)
The Arts		135	(4)
Theatre & Dance		136	(2)
Film		138	(1)
Sports & Activities		139	(6)
Health & Fitness		140	(1)
Activities		141	(2)
Spectator Sport		143	(2)
Sleeping		145	(14)
Gwanghwamun		148	(2)
Insadong & Daehangno		150	(1)
Myeong-dong, Namsan & Itaewon		151	(3)
Hongdae, Sinchon & Yeouido		154	(1)
Gangnam & Jamsil		154	(3)
Greater Seoul		157	(2)
Day Trips		159	(12)
The Dmz & Panmunjeom		160	(3)
Kaesong		163	(1)
Korean Folk Village		164	(1)
Dobongsan Hike		164	(2)
Hwaseong & Haenggung		166	(1)
Everland		167	(1)
Island Hopping in the West Sea		168	(3)
Transport		171	(5)
Directory		176	(10)
Language		186	(10)
Behind the Scenes		196	(5)
Index		201	(7)
Map Legend		208