20170911 Slowwalker
Finally I entered into Mt. Namsan. I came across the wall. Actually I didn’t expect to meet the wall at first there. Happy moment would be doubled when you meet unexpected thing in unexpected place. The wall of Mt.Namsan made me amazing.
I met the wall in the shadow. The feeling when I saw the wall was somewhat weird. It was cool, so it made me comfortable. But the wall have been standing for several hundred years. It looked not understandable that we Seoul citizens hadn’t interested in the wall for more than 60 years. I have lived in Seoul for 40 years more. But I didn’t Know that there was such a nice wall in Seoul.
The walls had shouted their existence, but we did not try to their voices.
Present Major Park planned to fix the wall and make a road to walk along the wall. He did really good job.
It was not easy to walking along the wall. The road was so steep, so I panted up the stairs to the summit.
Finally I arrived at the top of mountain. I could see a scene of the Seoul. Red one is Hotel Shilla. Building left of Hotel Shilla is Nation Concert Hall for Traditional Art.
View was fine. I enjoyed the scenery for a while and continued to walk to the Namsan Tower.
Namsan Tower is an one of landmark of Seoul.
Interesting thing is there are few in Seoul citizens to visit Namsan Tower.
There were so many tourists at the summit of Mt.Namsan
At the summit of the mountain, there was a beacon mound which had been used in Chosun dynasty. Periodically Seoul city is raising a beacon fire.
Over the summit, there was a cafe. Cafe at the summit looked awesome.
Cafe was surrounded by colorful locks.
Locks mean unchangeable love. Couples swear eternal love and lock the locks on the wall and throw the key far away to prevent somebody from opening the lock.
Scene seen through the locks was beautiful.
Tourists took the photos near the locks
Couples looked happy. I wish there love forever.
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