I went to N Seoul Tower on what has to be the prettiest day I've yet seen in Seoul. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, a recent rain had just washed the city clean and so - in short - it was perfect. The tower is located on top of a small mountain in central Seoul (Namsan) so although it only measures a little over 236m (777ft), it is in reality 479.7m (1574ft) above sea level. Which is not too shabby. Needless to say, the view is incredible. Plus, as the pictures below can attest, it's just about the greenest place in the area.
It was a normal touristy day except that the observation tower - not shown - just about broke my heart. Two week into my stay in Korea I was suddenly surrounded by glass windows labeled with world cities - New York, Washington, Mexico D.F., Santiago de Chile, Bogota - along with their distances. Oh, such distances. You never feel so homesick until someone throws in a statistic telling you just how far you are from your loved ones!
Still, the views were a nice enough way to combat my first bout of homesickness. The churros, too, helped. ^^
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