Passengers ride the Hangang Bus ferry on May 19. [SEOUL TOURISM ORGANIZATION]
Early summer in Seoul nudges people outdoors. Before long, the day becomes a choice between heading for the water or chasing the sky
In western Seoul’s Yeouido, though, there is no need to choose. Instead, you can cut through the Han River aboard the Hangang Bus ferry before soaring upward on Seouldal, the city’s giant tethered hot-air balloon.
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After arriving at the Hangang Bus’s Jamsil dock in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on a Tuesday, the wide-open Han River stretched out before the eyes. With 10 minutes left before departure, people were already waiting excitedly on the platform as the ferry, capable of carrying up to 199 people, slowly pulled in.
