RE: You Could Be Rich in Seoul Only with a Poor Heart
I have never visited Seoul, but I can relate to your comment, @slowwalker, that "sometimes so much disappearing history made my mind hurt."
As a European, I'm privileged. Many European cities cultivate their cultural heritage. Take Amsterdam, for example: the canals are Unesco World Heritage, and look roughly the same as they did four hundred years ago.
Within the city ring, the height of the buildings is capped. There are skyscrapers in Amsterdam, but only outside the ring.
In Asia, I find there is much less respect for a city's history. Take Bangkok, for example. The Sukhumvit area is full of countless random skyscrapers, with new ones being built every day. One little gem of history still remained though, until recently: Hemingway's, next to Asok BTS station:
This was a restaurant and cafe, very popular with (mostly) expats. It used to be the Embassy of France during the 2nd World War. At that time, there were no skyscrapers at Sukhumvit. Picture this: the ambassador kept horses at the time!
However, you will have noticed I'm speaking in the past tense: the building was sold so some Japanese investor. Who – you guessed – will build yet another skyscraper here.
Breaks my heart a little...💔
thank you for your posting like comment.
As you told, In asia many historical heritages were destroyed.
It is sad story.
There is something more important than money
Agreed!