Yesterday was one of the coldest day I spent in Korea. I travelled to Seoul with a Korean friend to visit our site for our research paper. We took a one and a half hour long subway ride and found ourselves in downtown Seoul, exploring the walled up compounds of the Deoksu Palace. Located in the heart of Seoul city, it portrays a charming contrast of modern Seoul with traditional Korea. In the palace itself, the striking difference in architecture styles is more vividly illustrated. Interestingly, there were buildings of classical styles within the palace compounds, which to me, stuck out like sore thumbs. But on the other hand, it really goes to show how architecture should always be of it's time, and how they always portray a snippet of history.