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

서울숲 - a magic corner^^

Hi everyone ^=^

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is another post...this time is about a corner of paradise as I call this place.

 

I'm talking about the Seoul Forest (서울숲)!

 

 

 

One day me and my friend decided to go out,hanging out at Hanriver, shopping, watching movie, dinner...  but before we decided go to see the forest, since I've never been there before. In Seoul there are lots lots of parks and they are free! You can go there: walking or some have kind of zoo inside, games like small rollercoasters made for kids etx...

 

 

 

We chose the wrong day haha it was rainy and we spent all day walking under the heavy rain. Anyway, it was really good day and had fun.

 

The Forest is located in  Seongdong-gu , so to go there, we took the Bundang Line - Seoul Forest Station followed  EXIT 3 , then go straight until you get to the large street and turn left. Cross the street and you are arrived!

It is so huge, and at the entrance gate you can choose where to go, you can choose to see : insects place, (ewwww) little deers place >3<  ,  other paths or kids games...

 

 

 

After that we went to Hanriver and to see the DDM plaza. Finally it was time to go to cinema watching : "the fault in our stars" very touching movie.

 

 

 

Haru -

 

고기구이 or Korean BBQ

Let's talk about the Korean BBQ, or 고기구이^^

I find it extremely tasty and it's the prefect way to share it with friends while

talking and laughing or drinking.

For dinner I went in a typical BBQ restaurant in Gangnam with my friend, I

wanted to eat  Mul-naengmyeon (Cold noodles with chilled broth and ice)

and my friend wanted to eat BBQ..so we chose to go to this restaurant, which

cook both BBQ and Naengmyon.

The served us lots of 고기 (meat) such as: 갈비살 ( galbisal= beef), 삼겹살

(samgyupsal = pork belly)

etc...together with the typical and usual side dishes (반찬)..such as : 밥,

(cooked rice), guk (soup), gochujang , kimchi, mushrooms, shrimps,

soy,  and finally the Noodles

we ordered.

This is how the restaurant looks for inside, it's Always full so we had to wait a

bit before sitting inside. Those kind of "seats" have a special use hahah guess

what??

They are made for putting bags inside.

Almost all korean restaurants that serve grilled meat has a grill place at the

center of the table.

And...after the meat is cooked.. you will need to use a scissor for cutting it into

small pieces, prepare your chopsticks and...

 

 

 

 

voilà...ready to eat^^

Haru

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

Time is running out^^시간이 달려있다!^^

시간이 달려있다!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello!^^))

 

 

 

in just a week I will go to my favourite place...South Korea, isn't it cool??

 

I hope this will a very nice trip that can make my future situation become

 

clearer.

 

Aww..in some days I will start packing up, taking a plane and stay for long time

 

in a country from the other part of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last time I was Flying with KOREAN AIR, in my opinion it's the best one, the

 

food they serve of course is Korean, you can eat whatever you want, or watch

 

the brand new movies. Furthermore....seats are so comfortable for such long

 

trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for now..I will try to write as much as possible...when I will be in

 

    there.

 

Byeee byeee

 

*Haru*

 

 

 

 

Pieces of Korea ^^) Korean night^^

Talking about culture, and since just in some days will be the kick off of an

important cultural festival

in Canada, which I saw^^ It's called "Folklorama". This is the biggest and long

lasting festival ever!

It's a nice way for foreigners that live in Canada to join and to "remember" their

origins.

When the time of Folklorama comes, Canadians go crazy, litterally!! hahahahah

All people go the see the pavillions till late night.

There are lots of pavillions, different countries pavillions, and festivals (that

usually are dances, exibithions, typical dishes ext..) from 6pm till 1am.

I went there with my cousins, and I had fun^^)) bcos I could watch the

countries festival that I was

interested the most.

I saw many many pavillions such as: Korean, Japanese, American, Irish,

Ucranian, Italian, Chinese, Punjab, Philipino extext..

But! As you imagine I want to focus on the Korean pavillion.


In this pavillion, there was Korean typical dishes, Hangul writing, some

paintings, all under the music of BigBang "Tonight" xD

Eventually, there was the final show that consisted in the "Fans Dance", very

intresting. It was really impressive, hope to see it one day in Korea.

 

 

 

 

KOREAN DANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byeee see you to the next post!

 

 

*Haru*

 

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**

 

 

 

 



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 **