Royal Tomb of Joseon Dynasty (part 8)

This is the view from where I was standing behind the shrine of the King Seongjong:

The 9th ruler of Joseon Dynasty. 

That's the burial mound up there. I was just admiring the surrounding serenity that it offered. green lawn, trees, blue sky...a perfect combination... 

With just an entrance fee of 1,000 won or not even 1US$, it is considered a perfect spot to ...well...any activities that people want to. 

But..please in mind that this is still...considered as a sacred place...

so be thoughtful and ...well, you know.

but..taking pictures are surely allowed. 

Zoomed the burial tomb of King Seongjeong. 

Also the stone figurines of the military officials guarding the tomb. 

What I liked and loathed(:) to a certain degree of this place is how this traditional building is encapsulated and wrapped inside the modern high-rise building.

Wait...doesn't it make it even more unique??? 

hmmm...yes...in such a way, it is indeed. 

Another glance into the burial mound....a green mound with the perfect blue backdrop.

Can you see two magpies on the lawn? 

There's one of them.  

It would've been great if I could just walk on it...but...keep off the lawn, Suray!!!

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (part 2)

Before proceeding to see the tombs, I managed to sneak into the house of the royal tomb's keeper. 

Of course, sneaking into doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing. In fact, I kind of enjoyed having to take a peep into how this traditional house was still intact while its surrounding has changed into a metropolitan Gangnam. 

Yes, this is me holding the brochure which of course be a great help for me to navigate around the complex. 

This is how the tomb keeper's house looks like. Hmm rather conveniently located in the heart of the city. Wait....you seem to forget something, Suray. You're just referring that to the present day. But, just imagine back days in the 15 century...

was Seoul like this?!!! 

Okay then..I got to admit..that being here would've been lonely.

But..who are you asking to? 

Should you ask the tomb keeper, he would surely reply that he wouldn't have had any time to be lonely since the ancestral rites are prepared right on the very spot. So, he's basically a busy person.