The Han River (한강)

On November 5th I went walking to the Han River.  This river is very popular to jog around, go bicycling around and to workout by in general.  It is the 4th biggest river on the Korean peninsula at 514km (319.38 miles) and connects to the Yellow Sea.  It is a really pretty place to walk by and the view from it all around is nice.  While you may not be able to swim in it, people do take ferries across it, take their boats on it and go fishing there.

When you go to the Heukseok station entrance there is a bridge near one of the exits.  If you go down that bridge there is a path that leads directly to the river.  The two pictures above were taken on my walk to the river.  People go cycling through this pathway or run through here.  There is always someone here though (however, I took the picture when I was sure there weren't people around).  

These are two pictures I took during my walk to a part of the river that's a kind of hidden away sitting area to relax and do whatever.  The bottom picture shows a bridge that looks much better in person.  I was also underneath the subway bridge when I took one of those two photos.  

Here I am sitting by the river on a bench.  Where I went there were a lot of trees and it was pretty relaxing.  On a good day, it would be a nice place to go and study or relax.  The temperature wasn't too bad when I went.  It was chilly but not too cold that I needed a jacket but cool enough for a thin sweater and pants.  

Be careful walking near the lake though because there are snakes that blend into the greenery that almost bit me.  Luckily the snake got scared and turned around and slid into the grass and disappeared faster than it came out.  

Here is a picture of a tree I sat under.  I thought it looked nice and decided to share it.  

The Han River is a really nice place and there are a lot of things that go on around it.  There are music festivals, food festivals, firework shows, concerts, etc.  There is so much to do there and its also really relaxing in other parts.  While in Korea, I highly recommend going there at least a few times (a different part though each time).  There are also many parks alongside the river where people go to eat dinner and hang out with friends and get drunk.  The river runs through a few of South Korea's provinces (it goes from east to west and does not go near North Korea).

Below are a few more pictures of the river from another angle.