As autumn deepens, the lanes of Seochon change quietly. When the ginkgo trees lining the long stone walls of Gyeongbokgung begin to turn yellow, that color seems to spill down over the old walls and roof tiles.
People dressed in hanbok walk slowly along that path. The sight of colorful skirts mingling with fallen leaves looks almost staged, but this is simply what Seochon is like at this time of year. There is no better word for it than beautiful.
Stone walls, ginkgo leaves, hanbok. These three things come together only for a brief season. Perhaps that is why, when you walk this path in autumn, your steps naturally slow.
