Seoul Grand Park Zoo

Review:
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight! We packed up our backpacks and headed off to Seoul Grand Park to check out its enormous zoo. Whoa, Nelly! It was big. We had to actually take a trolly car, or the optional sky-lift, up a mountain to the entrance. I swear, Korea has run out of land so new things are either on mountains or top of other old "things." Once we found a map in English, we trekked off on our makeshift tour with one real destination -- the dolphin show.
From Wikipedia:
Seoul Grand Park is a park complex to the south of Seoul, South Korea, in the city of Gwacheon (과천시). Seoul Grand Park has numerous facilities, including:
* Hills and hiking trails
* Seoul Grand Park Zoo
* Children's Zoo
* A rose garden
* SeoulLand amusement park
* Seoul Museum of Modern Art

The attractions all have separate admission fees. Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stops at Seoul Grand Park Station. A free shuttle bus from the station visits the art museum and upper park entrance.


The show started at 3pm and we arrive a little early just in time to line up outside in the deathly heat. It was a good thing we did because the place got crowded quickly. I swear it doesn't matter how far away you intentionally keep from people, Koreans eventually find their way right next to you -- and I mean, RIGHT next to you -- so we didn't really maintain our comfortable seats long. But it was Shannon's first dolphin show and we were determined to make the best of it.

The Chicago Shed Aquarium puts on a much better performance, but when in Korea... eat dried squid, I guess. Here are some more photos from our amazing day. Click on any of them to view the full exhibit. Feel free to leave a comment or three here, too!