Seoul Illuminated
As well as the Banpo Bridge many areas of Seoul are now lit at night and have colored water displays.
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Seoul Puns
Seoul Puns
The fact that the word "Seoul" has the same pronunciation as the English words "soul" and "sole" is a punner's and headline writer's dream.
In English "soul" can mean spirit or individual, sole is the bottom of your shoe, a type of fish or can have the meaning of only as in 'the one and only'. Then there is the soul music genre.
Here's a list of our favorite Seoul puns - add yours in the comments section below.
Soul Seoul - spirit, individual
Seoul Brother(s), Seoul Sister(s), Heart and Seoul, Lonely Seoul, Wandering Seoul, Lost Seoul, Seoul Food, Seoul Searching, All Seoul's Day, Rest His/Her Seoul, Seoul Mate, Set My Seoul On Fire, Seoul To Seoul, Seoul Eater, Seoul Dust, Seoul Kitchen, Body and Seoul, Heart and Seoul
Sole Seoul - as in instrinsic, one and only
Seoul Trader, Seoul Survivor, Seoul Application, Seoul Purpose
Soul Seoul - the music and, of course, Northern Seoul
Seoul Classics, 1960s Seoul, Black Seoul, Seoul Man, Soul Lyrics, Seoul Train, Seoul Asylum, Seoul Singers, Seoul Hits, Seoul Music, Seoul Kitchen
Sole Seoul - as in the shoe
Rubber Seoul, Leather Seoul, Double Seoul
Or how about Dover Seoul, Seould Out?
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Dongdaegu Station Daegu
Dongdaegu Station Daegu
Dongdaegu Station in Daegu is the KTX station serving the city. The name means "East Daegu" and the present station opened in 2004.
On the KTX Gyeongbu Line, connecting the capital, Seoul, and the southern port of Busan, Dongdaegu is a busy station. The journey time to Seoul on the KTX is 1 hour and 50 minutes. To Busan, travel time is just 50 minutes.
Nearby is the metro station on Subway Line 1. Within the station is a Tourist Information Center.
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