Trip to Hwaseong Temporary Fortress in Suwon

I recently made a trip to Suwon, a city about an hour away from Seoul. I had originally planned on seeing the town and seeing the famous Hwaseong Fortress, but only got to see Hwaseong Haenggoong (the Hwaseong Fortress is behind this palace)

Here's an excerpt from the Korea Sparkling website.
Hwaseong Haenggung 화성행궁 The Hwaseong Haenggung was a temporary palace where the king sought refuge during war and found rest during times of peace. The Hwaseong Haengung is the largest of all temporary palaces in Korea, used by King Jeongjo and the kings who followed.

Here are some pictures from the trip:

Entrance to the palace

Two pix of the hall where they filmed parts of the drama Dae Janggeum/Jewel in the Palace

A still-shot from the drama

Drawings of all the king's horses and all the king's men

I think it's a magnolia

Wee soldiers

Tracing traditional symbols onto hanji (Korean paper)

Ancient tradition meets modern technology

Suwon is also known for it's sogalbi (beef ribs) so after a tour of the palace, I went to a restaurant for some Korean BBQ.
Sorry, no pictures of that, but I'll leave you with pictures of dessert from another Korean restaurant.

Dessert - watermelon and ddeok (rice cake)


The cinnamon, persimmon, ginger drink sujeonggwa (there's a pine nut floating in the middle)