Today, I visited Deoksu Palce, otherwise known as, Gyeongun palace. Today, I learned that Gyeongun palce used to be the house of King Seongjong's olderbrother, that King Gwangheygun temporairly used this palce, and that King Gonong and Sunjong were the last ones to live in here.

   Then, I learned the various structures of Geyongun palace,and their functions.

   However, desipite all these revelations, what really touched me was the sad history of this particular palace. IT was shocking to know that where I was standing was the very place where the Daehan empire was born and gone, where king Gojong made his final stand against the japanese, fighting an inevitable doom.

   Today's trip and learning the sad history of Gyeongun Palace inspired me to strengthen our country, so that this unfortunate history will never, ever repeat itself, and to thank our ancestors for working endlessly to their last breath, trying to preserve our country,