Seoul affects his diversity. The old palaces and modern futuristic buildings, traditional markets and giant shopping complexes, nightclubs and children's entertainment parks are adjacent here. Pleasure for every taste! I happened twice to visit Korea and both times left the most positive impressions.
In this city, much thought out to attract tourists. Different inscriptions in the city and menu in cafes / restaurants are duplicated almost everywhere in English. There are excursion buses by buying a ticket for which you can visit several cultural attractions in one day. In tourist destinations there are information centers where you can clarify the necessary information and get brochures about attractions, city and metro maps. Yes, and the Koreans themselves are very friendly, always try to help if they see that you are confused or confused, will offer assistance.
The subway network is very developed in Seoul, almost to any attraction can be reached by this type of transport. Since the largest number of tourists in Korea are residents of other Asian countries, the stations are announced in four languages (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese). All stations, in addition to titles, have numbers that significantly facilitates orientation. The metro differs in purity, even in the most lively areas in the peak hours there is almost no garbage.
A visit to cultural attractions such as palaces, temples, museums is not expensive or free. In addition to Buddhist temples, I really liked the Catholic Cathedral in the Mendon area.
For children in the city and its surroundings there are thematic parks, water parks, oceanariums, children of kidzania, zoo, children's scientific museums. Maps and travel guides are offered in several languages, including English. In many places there are discounts for foreigners. On vacation here you can find many Russian families. For children, it's just a paradise, and the adult will not be boring.
Korea is considered a fairly safe country, even in the dark day on the streets it is difficult to get into trouble. Forgotten somewhere things will definitely find (once a daughter left a backpack at the metro station, returning after half an hour, we found it in the station staff booth, and there are a lot of such stories with a happy end).
Additional plus in favor of Korea is a visa-free regime for Russians entering for a period of up to 60 days.
