Gwanghwamun Gate
2 min walk
The gate is at the end of our lane. Guards change on the hour; almost nobody watches at 9am.
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Jongno
Everything worth seeing is a walk, not a ride.
Gyeongbokgung, before opening
7 min walk
Walk the outer wall at 08:00 while the courtyards are still being swept.
Bukchon lanes
14 min walk
Uphill, slowly. Tiled roofs, quiet doors, one very good coffee window.
Gwangjang Market, late
18 min walk
Mung bean pancakes and a small glass of something, after the bathhouse.
Sunrise tomorrow at 06:41. The palace wall is four minutes from the front door, and at that hour it belongs to whoever showed up.