A palace wall, golden ginkgo trees and an old Seoul love superstition.
Deoksugung Stone Wall Road
덕수궁 돌담길 · Jung-gu, Seoul
The road along the stone wall of Deoksugung Palace, lined with ginkgo trees that turn bright yellow in November. An old Seoul saying goes that couples who walk it together will break up, because it once led to the family court nearby.
Say it in Korean은행나무 eunhaengnamu · ginkgo tree
Local tipCome in early to mid November for the gold leaves. Inside the palace, the stone Western-style hall Seokjojeon makes a strange, lovely mix with the wooden buildings.
🍽 Eat nearby평양냉면 pyeongyang naengmyeon · Pyongyang-style cold buckwheat noodles, a downtown Seoul classic · ₩15,000–17,000
Getting thereCity Hall Station (Lines 1, 2), Exit 1 or 2.
Photo: 1. Sungslim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons / 2. travel oriented · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons / 3. travel oriented · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
