The last morning before the day we left, we started out at 경희궁 Gyeonghuigung. Despite having being largest of all the palaces, Gyeonghuigung is now the smallest, being able to see all of it in a hour. It is unlikely that it will be expanded as it is surrounded by government building. Out of the five palaces, Gyeongbokgung is the grandest, Changdoekgung is the most natural, Changgyeonggung has the secret garden, Deoksugung is the most modern, and Gyeonghuigung is the smallest and quickest to see.
We got there a little bit too early, before it actually opened. There is no fee to enter. We were the first ones in and the place was empty except for one other person.
This used to be called the king's rock and was supposedly the reason that the palace was built here.
King Yeongjo
This is the original bridge from the palace. It's outside of the park a good ways, but is where the purifying moat used to be, showing how big the palace used to be.
These are replicas of the roofs that are on the palace gates. All of them are restored due to being destroyed during the occupation. These are interesting cross sections. These are outside a great museum that unfortunately we didn't have time for.
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