Norway, Ethiopia, UK scouts enjoying time in Seoul

 

Jamboree participants from various countries enjoyed experiencing Korea's representative cultural facilities supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

At the Blue House, including around 800 British Scout members, as well as participants from Denmark and Norway, visited. In May, in celebration of its first anniversary of opening, the Blue House installed additional facilities such as artificial mist sprayers, parasols, and water dispensers to create a comfortable environment for tourists to visit even during the ongoing heatwave.

 

Jamboree participants engaged in programs at the National Museum of Korea, the representative museum of South Korea, including guided tours in English and hands-on activities such as pottery making. At the National Folk Museum of Korea, they experienced wearing old school uniforms and taking photos in a recreated outdoor exhibition area representing the streets of Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as alley games.

 

The "Welcome Jamboree Shuttle Bus," operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Foundation from the 9th to the 12th and 13th, received a great response. The circular shuttle bus connecting major tourist sites from Seoul Plaza operated free of charge every 20 minutes. The main route included Seoul City Hall Plaza, Kyobo Bookstore, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insadong, Changdeokgung Palace, Starbucks in Daehakro, Changgyeonggung Palace, and the Blue House, taking a total of 50 minutes.

 

A Seoul Tourism Foundation official explained, "We designed the route considering tourist resources highly preferred by foreign tourists in easily accessible downtown Seoul, starting from the Seoul Welcome Center established in front of Seoul Plaza." They further added, "About 320 members from Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Austria, Russia, and other countries boarded the bus."

 

 

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