top five things to do in seoul

5) All that Jazz in Itaewon. A place where you can have a glass of wine and listen to live jazz music. A pretty sweet way to spend a night out in Seoul.

4) Go watch Nanta. A musical comedy about four chefs cooking up a birthday dinner bash. It actually is more exciting than it sounds. The music and beats are all derived from traditional Korean music. And the greatest thing is, you don't have to know Korean.

This is how Meredith felt after watching Nanta!

3) Go to a barbeque restaurant in Myeongdong. Most restaurants cater towards the Japanese here but that doesn't mean it isn't good. One of the best places for meat in my opinion. And then after all that meat, you can refresh yourself with a nice bowl of cold naengmyeon!

2) Spend a few hours at one of the five palaces. I prefer Changdeok Palace to the other four only because there are always less people around. A beautiful place to enjoy traditional architecture and nature. Extremely calming and peaceful.

1) An afternoon strolling around Insadong. Walk down Insadong gil and in between all the narrow alley ways and visit all the little pottery shops, painting galleries, and tea houses. And don't forget to grab yourself a 700 won hotteok from the street vendor and a bowl of cold plum tea from one of the tea houses.

A restaurant in one of the alleyways in Insadong