Korea Day 9: The Afternoon at Cheongyecheon Stream in Seoul

After getting back to the hotel from the air show, my friend and I decided to head downtown.  We ended up walking down to Cheongyecheon Stream.  This stream is located below street level and was made into a public park space.  The streams runs down the middle and it is bordered by paths on either side.  There were stepping stones between the paths crossing the stream.  It seemed perfectly acceptable to use these to cross.  The only other points to cross were stairs leading to street level bridges which were much more infrequent.

The stream seemed like a popular place to take a mid-afternoon stroll with your sweetheart.  There were a lot of couples hanging out that afternoon.  Some were walking the stream, others had set up small picnics on the stone banks. Many were just holding hands and enjoying the beautiful weather.  Other groups of people included students that had just gotten out of school as well as whole families.

When I go back to Seoul, I'd like to walk the whole stream length.  I think when we were there we picked it up somewhere in the middle and then ended a little bit before its official end.  

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