I remember that whole area quite well from my time there in the nineties before all the changes. When I first arrived in South Korea in the 90s, I stayed in a series of traditional Korean inns that were in the alleys just behind what is now Gwanghwamun Square. And the Kyobo bookstore was a big part of my life. One of my big memories of that time is how cold it was. I arrived in February in the middle of a winter storm, and the cold was intense. As a Canadian, I'm often told by other people around the world what a cold country Canada is. But I've never been so cold in my life as I was in Seoul back in those days. And I guess the difference is that most of the public spaces in South Korea weren't heated. Canada might be cold outside in the winter, but all the spaces I occupied were heated. We moved from heated place to heated place. In Seoul, the courtyards and even the rooms at the inns were ice old. The rooms were heated simply by the traditional ondol system of hot water running through pipes under the floor. The only way you could stay even remotely warm was to lie down flat on the floor. And even the hallways, elevators, and classrooms at schools where I taught English were unheated. My poor students were shivering and their breath came out in steam because the rooms were so ice cold early in the morning. My time there gave me a renewed appreciation for what the conditions must have been like for soldiers in the desolate mountains during the Korean War in wintertime. Thanks for the visit to some of my old haunts.
I remember those cold winters. What I definitely do not miss are the heating systems that ran off of LPG or oil. I'm pretty sure that the first place I lived in with city gas was the first apartment my wife and I moved into in '99. Thanks for sharing another experience! You've given me an idea for a vlog.
Great video and info again. So much history
Thank you!
I remember that whole area quite well from my time there in the nineties before all the changes. When I first arrived in South Korea in the 90s, I stayed in a series of traditional Korean inns that were in the alleys just behind what is now Gwanghwamun Square. And the Kyobo bookstore was a big part of my life.
One of my big memories of that time is how cold it was. I arrived in February in the middle of a winter storm, and the cold was intense. As a Canadian, I'm often told by other people around the world what a cold country Canada is. But I've never been so cold in my life as I was in Seoul back in those days. And I guess the difference is that most of the public spaces in South Korea weren't heated. Canada might be cold outside in the winter, but all the spaces I occupied were heated. We moved from heated place to heated place. In Seoul, the courtyards and even the rooms at the inns were ice old. The rooms were heated simply by the traditional ondol system of hot water running through pipes under the floor. The only way you could stay even remotely warm was to lie down flat on the floor. And even the hallways, elevators, and classrooms at schools where I taught English were unheated. My poor students were shivering and their breath came out in steam because the rooms were so ice cold early in the morning.
My time there gave me a renewed appreciation for what the conditions must have been like for soldiers in the desolate mountains during the Korean War in wintertime.
Thanks for the visit to some of my old haunts.
I remember those cold winters. What I definitely do not miss are the heating systems that ran off of LPG or oil. I'm pretty sure that the first place I lived in with city gas was the first apartment my wife and I moved into in '99.
Thanks for sharing another experience! You've given me an idea for a vlog.
Interesting strolling in Seoul 😊
Thanks for coming along!
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you have second channel?
Yes, I do. I publish walks there, mostly of Seoul. @ThisOneWalks
This one!
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