Changgyeong Palace at Night

A friend sent me a link with information on this annual event at a few of the Seoul palaces. (Check it out here  for awesome pictures.) For a few nights every year they put out lanterns and you can enter the grounds after dark. Prior to this, I hadn't been to Changgyeong Palace so this was a great chance to practice my passion (not skill) at photo taking. It was a perfect night for a stroll, and the lanterns were so pretty. I was a bit disappointed that they were electric and not candles, but hey, take what you get!

The guards were present.

The throne hall.

Peeking in.

 Part of the pond above, Chundangji, used to be a rice paddy
the king cultivated. I guess it was his way of keeping in touch
with the people. 

Local paparazzi.

I believe this was built during the Japanese occupation in the 1900s.

My attempt at an aerial shot.

Part of Seoul.