Very good writeup it closely matches my random week in Seoul . I wasn ' t expecting to visit it was an extended stopover on a rerouted flight and I didn ' t have a smartphone or wifi spot with me so I floundered around a lot but still found it tons of fun . Also worth mentioning for anyone tuning in street food culture those pancakes , yum , and late night tents everywhere filled with delicious things I can ' t name and some other forms of alcohol aside from soju I tried some stuff called dongdongju and makgeolli that I found very interesting and maybe even good . Some other tourist stuff to cross off your list Seodaemun Prison , Gyeongbokgung , Korean War Museum , and Insadong . I managed to post a complete traveloguekorea 2012 on my blog in case anyone ' s interested in way more info and photos from some solo travel time in Seoul