Seoul: Dongdaemun: Kyung Hee University

I never heard of this place, until I was looking for where to hunt autumn leaves in Seoul from instagram.  

Then I got interested as the place has Gothic architecture.  Bad that we were not allowed to go further in the campus, but given sometime go ahead and go further the castle like building which is the Hall of Peace.

Just 5 days after we visited the place, there was a kick-off of global hallyu awards ceremony, 2016 Asia Artist Awards, which was attended by Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung and more.

Date Visited: November 12, 2016

Notable alumni from Entertainment industry are:

• Chanyeol - rapper , member of EXO (Roomate)
• G-Dragon - rapper, member of Big Bang
• Gong Yoo - actor (Coffee Prince, Train to Busan)
• Han Ga-in - actress (Moon Embracing the Sun)
• Rain - singer, actor (Full House)
• Yoon Eun-hye - singer, actress (Princess Hours, Coffee Prince)

How to get there?

From Hoegi, Exit 1, take green Bus #1.  After 12 minutes, this will reach Kyung Hee University [maps.google.com]

Apart from autumn season, Kyung Hee University is also a good place to spot cherry blossom during spring time.

Summary of 4 days itinerary in 2016 Seoul Trip:

Day	Places to see	Food and Restaurants	Where to Sleep
Day 1	Gwanghwamun Square Gyeongbokgung Palace Insadong Seoul Lantern Festival at Cheonggyecheon Stream	Dumb and Dumber Insadong Hongdae	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 2	English Village Paju Camp Hyeri Art Village Ewha University Exhibition in Doota, Dongdaemun	English Village The Farmer's Table Coffeesmith	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 3	Morning Calm Kyung Hee University	Cafeteria Good Morning Café University Cafeteria	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 4	Myeongdong Church Myeongdong Shopping Street N Seoul Tower Yeouido Hangang Park	Dunkin Donuts Somoon	Swanhouse in Hongdae

Itinerary Reference

For further sample itinerary, expense, trip reports and PDF guides, please visit links below:

• South Korea: Seoul: Itinerary for First-time Visitors v2011 | PDF
• South Korea: Itinerary for Jeju & Seoul v2011
• South Korea: Seoul: Itinerary, Chasing the Snow v2014 | PDF
• 2014 Oct: South Korea: Autumn Itinerary (University Hopping)
• South Korea: 2 weeks Itinerary for Southern Provinces
• Long Layover in Incheon Airport: Quick Seoulful Escape
• 2016 Nov: Autumn Itinerary to Seoul v2 | PDF