This post is part of a series on the walk we went on on the second day of our Holiday in Seoul, Korea. If you haven't read the first part, that's here: Korea day 2 - Walk up Namsan part 1.

We stopped in the little park for a bit, then walked down Sowol-gil (소월길) towards the Namsan Public Library.

Namsan Library stone, Seoul, South Korea

Outside the Library grounds were two statues of famous Korean scholars, one of Yi Hwang (이황):

Yi Hwang (이황) statue outside Namsan Library, Seoul, South Korea

And one of Jeong Yak-yong (정약용):

Jeong Yak-yong (정약용) statue outside Namsan Library, Seoul, South Korea

We walked a bit further down Sowol-gil, then went into the park. Here we found a memorial to Korean independence fighter Seongjae Lee Si-Yeong (성재 이시영선생):

Seongjae Lee Si-Yeong (성재 이시영선생) statue in Baekbeom Square, Seoul, South Korea

Lion statue in Baekbeom Square, Seoul, South Korea

And also a memorial to Kim Gu (김구), who used the pen name Baekbeom (백범일지):

Kim Gu (김구) Memorial Statue in Baekbeom Square, Seoul, South Korea

I was hoping there would be a cafe or shop in the park so we could have our lunch in the park, but unfortunately the cafe building looked like it had been out of use for quite some time.

Old cart by vacant cafe in Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea

Part 12

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