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Only Offices and Banks Close! Hangeul Day 2026 Falls on a Friday—October’s Second Three-Day Weekend (Oct 9–11), and Gwanghwamun Becomes a Festival

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Gyeonghoeru (Royal Banquet Hall) at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

October 9 is Hangeul Day, and in 2026 it lands on a Friday, so Oct 9–11 is the month’s second three-day weekend. Here’s the thing: unlike Chuseok, commerce runs as normal, while Gwanghwamun Square and the free National Hangeul Museum turn into a festival. Seoulog covers the crowds, the closures and an Insadong calligraphy hour, in three parts.

A World Heritage Site With No Admission Fee! Suwon Hwaseong Is 30–40 Minutes From Seoul and Under ₩10,000 for a Half Day—With Palace Night Openings Through 1 November

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King Jeongjo’s 5.7-kilometer wall from 1796 is open and free. Here’s the thing: add the palace (₩2,000) and the trolley (₩6,000) and a half day still totals under ₩10,000. Finish with a whole kettle-fried bird in tongdak alley, and through 1 November the palace opens at night Fri–Sun. Seoulog’s blueprint, from the train to the Nami-or-Suwon call.

One US MRI Buys a Whole Check-Up! Done in 3–5 Hours, Results Emailed in English—Seoul’s “Care-Cation,” With Drips and Korean Medicine Built In [Things Worth Doing in Korea #8]

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Korea saw 2.01 million foreign patients in 2025, up 71.7 percent. Here’s the thing: a comprehensive check-up from blood work to endoscopy takes 3–5 hours, costs about 460,000 won with endoscopy, and the English report lands in your inbox in one to two weeks. Seoulog covers how to add a 30–60 minute vitamin drip or a Korean medicine clinic, plus booking and fasting.

₩1,550 Buys One of the World’s Largest Networks! The Seoul Subway Guide—One Card and an Exit Number Connect the Whole City

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Tap in with T-money or any tap-to-pay credit card; the base fare is ₩1,550, less than half of Tokyo or London. Here’s the thing: you only need three habits—T-money plus transfer discounts, “Station X, Exit N,” and skipping rush-hour Lines 2 and 9. Seoulog’s textbook runs from boarding to the hours after the last train.

The Same Americano Becomes Three Different Experiences! Seoul Coffee Is a Question of Neighborhood—Factory Seongsu, Alley Yeonnam, Hanok Ikseon

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Graffiti art in Seongsu-dong

In Seoul you pick the neighborhood first and the cafe second. Here’s the thing: a warehouse district turned into cafes, alleys of one-house rooms and coffee under hanok tiles all serve the same ₩5–6,000 americano—and it tastes like three different cities. Seoulog maps the districts, the unspoken rules and why October is the season.

Five Minutes From the Subway to the Trailhead! K-Hiking Three Seoul Peaks—Bukhansan, Bugaksan, Gwanaksan—With Boots Borrowed at Centers Where 60% of Users Are Foreign [Things Worth Doing in Korea #7]

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Peaks of 600 to 800 meters ring the city, and from the top the skyline and the Han fit in one frame. Here’s the thing: three Seoul Hiking Tourism Centers lend boots, clothes and poles, and 60 percent of the Bukhansan center’s 2025 users were foreign. Two hours to Baegundae at 836 m, the Joseon wall walk on Bugaksan, granite on Gwanaksan—all by subway.

You Don’t Need a Mountain for Korean Foliage! Seoul’s Four Tiers—From the Secret Garden at Zero Minutes to Bukhansan in Half a Day, With Ginkgos a Week Behind

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Deoksugung Palace in autumn

From late October into early November, Seoul becomes its own foliage destination at zero transit cost. Here’s the thing: the color sits directly on your sightseeing lines—palace eaves, the Namsan loop at dusk, a national park on the subway, and a ginkgo encore a week later. Four tiers, sorted by travel time, each with its one correct answer.

The Same Seaweed Costs Double at the Airport! Korean Souvenirs Are 90% About Where You Buy—the Four-Venue Map, by Budget

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Streets of Seoul - Flickr - Sergiy Galyonkin

Bulk gifts at supermarkets, beauty at Olive Young, keepsakes in Insadong, the airport as insurance. Hold those four and ninety percent of the anguish disappears. Here’s the thing: the staples by budget, the passport-at-the-register tax refund, and the Chuseok shopping deadline (23 Sep) are all here—the complete shopping edition.

49 Pharmacies in Myeongdong! The K-Pharmacy Tour Where Foreign Spending Jumped 142%—Scar Gels, PDRN and Vitamins, Tax-Free [Things Worth Doing in Korea #6]

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After the cosmetics shops, the next place foreigners queue in Myeongdong is the pharmacy—49 of them between Euljiro 1-ga and Myeongdong stations, price boards in English, Chinese and Japanese. Here’s the thing: the shopping comes down to four groups, spend 15,000 won and the refund is instant, and the pharmacy goes last on your route. Seoulog laid it out.

Three Seasons in One Day! October Seoul Swings 10°C—the Packing Formula Is Three Peelable Layers

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The first number to know for October Seoul isn’t the average temperature—it’s the 10°C daily swing. Here’s the thing: you shiver on the morning bus, sweat at Gyeongbokgung at noon, and shiver again by the river at night. Early month 23°/13°, late month 17°/7°. The answer isn’t one warm coat; it’s base + middle + shell. Seoulog lays out the bands and the list.

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