청계천 -Cheonggyecheon Stream

Seoul Lantern Festival

 

Hello!^^

 

 

Each November in Korea happens something very intresting and beautiful at the same time, is called: Seoul Lantern Festival at 청계천 - Cheonggyecheon Stream in Jongro.

 

Along the stream u will see tons of impressive and huge lightened up lanterns which have the goal of depicting the history of Korea.

Usually there are more than 20.000 lanterns..and this event gather lots of people around the world.

 

The event lasts from: 4th November to 20th November; the starting point is Cheonggye Plaza.

To get to Cheonggye Plaza take line 5 to Gwanghwamun station and leave exit 5.

It is also within walking distance from City Hall station and other stations in the area.

 

It's such good event...enjoy it!^^ have fun^^))

 

see u to the next post!

 

 

 

Here is the main and official website of the event..obviously is written in Korean:

 

 

http://www.cheonggyecheon.or.kr/

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those who want to have a preview of the festival, here is a video of it:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn6QMhRZLfc

 

 

 

Haru-

DDP ~동대문 디자인플라자

DongDaemun Design Plaza

안녕하세요~~^8^

잘 지내?~

Today I will write about the Dongdaemun Design Plaza...I visited there after a long walk 

along the Han River...in the middle of the walk...suddently...started to rain very hard. So,me 

and 친구 took subway to rush in Dongdaemun.

The typical traditional market appears ...and you can-t imagine how crowded it was >><<

Eventually, as soon as I reached the building, I could see a huge spaceship ㅋㅋㅋㅋ of a 

circular shape, from outside I could hear some classic music coming from inside. Soon I 

realized that music came from the undeground storey of the buiding.

It really makes people speachless....~~It was created in March 2014 by the architect Zaha 

Hadid and its aim is that of meeting hall, seminar hall, design exibithions etc...

Actually, I like it so much..but the only thing that I disliked is that amount of *grey*, all the 

plaza and the buildings around are too many in small place.. ㅠ*ㅠ

After visiting the inside of the DDP where there was a furniture exibithion, we went 

dinner~~

~~all photos have my copyright, to use ask please.

안녕 to the next post~

Haru ~하루

Beginning ^^

 

 

Hello I'm back!^^

 

 

 

....since I didn't have enough time to write I will do it now. ^^

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually..it's really time to take plane and fly to Korea ^^))


From one side I'm so glad and excited to go there...but from the other hand

also a bit worried about that. And I will miss my family a LOT! ^^

By the way, let's talk about the preparations!!

Packing up is Always a mess for me...it stressed me so badly, bcos afraid of

forgetting something.

*even though I Always forget something at home*

I tried to bring not so many clothes as I always did but I limited my will to put

clothes infinitely

kkkkkk this is also bcos I know I will buy in there xDxD

I did the first stop-over in Munich and from there I took the plane to Incheon,

from there if you already know your way, you can take the Limo Bus that, can

be found right outside

of the airport or a taxi. It's up to you if u want to pay 60$ taxi or just 10$

bus :P

서울의 굉장 하루 ^^ Aesome Day in Seoul^^

안녕!! Hi Everyone((^=^))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Seoul, I met wonderful friends that as time goes by become closer and

 

closer. Most of people think that bcos of "different mentality and culture" can be

 

hard establish lasting relationships with foreigners. Well..in my case it's wrong!

 

Actually, in my case, I realised that Koreans aren't so different from us. Some

 

are shy, others are so lively and talkative kkk even more than me kkkk

 

So I was surprised but also happy!

 

I spent an amazing day with my friend that I call 언니 ^^ (in Korean it means

 

older sister, since she's elder than me :P) and she calls me 동생 (younger sis)

 

 

I really can't wait to meet her **

 

 

 

 

SELCA TOGETHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we meet, there was one of her friend that was also kind, so firstly we

 

went to Starbucks  (스타 벅스)  awww I love this place^^)) we chat chat chat a

 

lot, after 2 years without meeting we had so many things to tell each other^^

 

After that we went to visit the biggest and crowdest market ever, it's called

 

DDM (동대문시장 - Dongdaemun Market)

 

 

 

 

 

*But..I will talk about DDM another time ...*

 

 

 

 

 

Then, since we were hungry,  we deceided to eat supper at "ASHLEY

 

AMERICAN RESTAURANT" which is a well-known family restaurant in where u

 

can eat both Korean cusine and American cusine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After dinner I was soooo full, that I could explode kkkkk

 

 

*너무 많이 먹었다*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We returned went to cafe and then...since we didn't know what to do after...it

 

was almost 10pm...we decided to play PocketPoll - kind or billiard. I never

 

played to billiard kkkk it was so fun Yayyy

 

but this wasn't the only time I played pocket pool. ^^

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aww spent such great night!

 

 

감사!((^^))

 

 

 

 

 

Byeeee Haru**

 

 

 

 



한강 - Han River ^^

Hi everyone,

I try to write as much as possible, bcos I'm not sure then I can write everyday

bcos I will be busy with University..ç__ç


Awesome day spent at 한강 - Hanriver, but before going there we                 

(오빠:friend & me) we went to cafe,shopping, restaurant, and finally HanRiver 

Actually, the idea didn't make me feel surprised, bcos I used to see it simply as

plain river with nothing so see or to do. But! I imagined wrongly...well..let's talk

later about that :)

We begun the day going shopping, first at Gangnam Station, 8 Seconds,

Zara...even though I was more interested go to Guess (게스) 

*one of my bad point is that there is a brand in which I'm not fond of, I avoid even to see it*

Gosh..but nevertheless..It was pretty good day^^))




After that, bcos of very very hot weather,went to ATwosome Place (my

favourite cafe for smoothies)  in there we tried the Blueberry and

Blackberry Ice-Cream. The presentation of it was sooo

huge, kkkkk it was a very big cup full of crushed ice, then,  ice cream with fruit

topping.

yummy :3 This is called 빙수, about 9,800won. (10$)
 

Inside of Cafe ^3^



BEFORE

 

HALF WAY KKKK

 

 

Then, it was almost dinner time..so we decided to eat at a Restaurant nearby,

there we both took 냉면 (Naeng-myeong) Cold noodles very tasty and fresh^^

But!!!! extremely spicy, as hell, full of 고추 (gochu =spicy red pepper sauce)

 

It was miracle if I didn't spit fire kkkkkk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At around 9 or 10pm we walked till HanRiver ^^ quite crowded, people

everywhere, who was lying on the grass or who was sitting on the border of the

river drinking beer^^

Moreover, we were also lucky that there was kind of music festival, so there was

a lively atmosphere^^


I discovered that it's not just a simple park, but includes football pitches,

skateboarding parks, tennis and basketball courts, swimming pools, workout

stations, and last but not least it's perfect place for biking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During day is not such impressive as it is at night! Nightime is

really ...speachless and of course with all those lights very romantic^^))

 

 

There are cafes, an italian restaurant, which quality is unknown :p  but they

 

have a good architectural shape.

We stayed there for long time to see even some fireworks..awwwww extremely

 

great night^^))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haru **

 

카페 포우즈 - Cafe Pawz

카페 포우즈

 

 

 



If instead of cats u prefer dogs...well...there isn't any better place than "카페 포우즈 - Cafe

 

Pawz " in Gangnam Station.

I went here with 오빠, before going to Japanese restaurant for dinner. I've

never been there before that time, and I felt so glad as soon as I could touch and cuddle a

little puppy :3

 

 

Aww she even fell asleep while I held her in my arms :3

 

 

Cute Cute ^^ Cockerspaniel How cute !!!!

Here is the map and the menu, if you wanna go there**

And..what about u? what do u think about Pet Cafes? ^^



 



 See ya

 

   Haru**



All that glitters ain't gold ^^ Seoul bad point.

Hello^^ 안녕^^


As it said : " all that glitters ain't gold"  Seoul don't have only positive points. All

countries don't have

just positive aspects, but also bad ones. There are some cities which have lots

of cons, and those with lots of pros. According to my experience, Seoul have

little cons...and one of that is in my

opinion.... ITAEWON  (이태원)

Have a look! Doesn' t it look like a mosque???
 

Itawon is the real meltin pot of culture, full of nightlife, foreign restaurants, but

in my opinion is the

most dangerous place in Seoul, the main causa can be of course the presence of

the U.S. soldiers.

At night they go out, get drunk and then they can cause messes around.

And from what my Korean friends told me, it also has a red light district (Hooker

Hill :Grand Ole Oprey  - one of club in there) tons of clubs  attended buy 100%

foreigners ...so...well..like Amesterdam..maybe...

First time I went to Itaewon, I was in there with a Korean friend, and just

outside the subway I felt a

strange atmosphere...not good impression! I didn't feel safe. Acutally I would p

refer hangin' out in

Hongdae than in here,U will see lots lots of foreigners: Muslims, Indians,

American, Chinese, Japanese all put together xD 

 

 

 

When I was in there we took the chance to eat lunch at a French restaurant,

called "Le Saint Ex" in Yongsan.

Not bad cusine though, and if you want to see their website just go to :

http://www.lesaintex.kr/

Byeeeee see ya to the next post! ^^

카페 애완 - Cat cafe

In Seoul there isn't just the normal and common cafes, but even Cats and Dogs cafes^^)) I

love animal so much, especially dogs >3<
 

Since in Korea apartments are too small for "hosting" pets, not everyone can have them,

these cafes are the best solutions. In there people study, chat, or play laptops while

cuddling their fave pet^^ Isn't it cool?

Walking through Seoul's streets u can see lots of these cafes, in different areas,

and not only with cats, but also with fishes, etx..

 

 

I went to both dogs & cats cafes, with friends, in Gangnam Station. I was

 

worried that dogs could  barking or be too much lively  ><  but! It's was so good, and cute

 

puppies were so cuddling @.@

Let's begin explaining about the cat cafe " ATTIC CAFE", I went there with my 언니

 

( Korean friend)  ^=^))

 

since she also was curious about that cafe, so we decided to go there for playing with cats 

 

(even though a cat scratched me TT TT)

 

 

 

Before going inside the cafe you'll need to take off your shoes, and wear a pair of slippers...this kind

 

 

 

 

Next step is order drinks

 

 

Then..you can cuddle ur puppies ^=^

 

 

TT TT This cat bitten me XS

Here is the DO and DON'Ts of the cafe

 

 

Haru **