June 30 - July 2, 2012 @ Seoul, South Korea
Now learn that typhoon #8 airport still opeartes
No delay too!
Breakfast - seafood tofu pot
Make a wish
Mask for men
The AF like store in Seoul
Starbucks like store in Seoul
Coex Aquarium
They have mask for every body part!
FF @ Seoul
Cold noodles for lunch
Our room @ Dalkom Guesthouse
Dongdaemun - the old eastern gate of the city
Street food @ Dongdaemun
Looks yummy
Food stall @ Dongdaemun
Rice cake + octopus
Doota
Quick snack during our late night shopping
So cute!
Wish I could have one
Korean love their idol so much, sock with their idol on it!
Dalkom Guesthouse
BBQ FF?
Beef stew for breakfast
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Drum @ Gyeongbokgung Palace
The first gate - Gwanghwamun Gate
Guards @ Gyeongbokgung Palace
They are REALLY tall!
Changing of guards
Seoul*s grandest Joseon Dynasty-era palace
The second gate - Heungnyemun gate
The third gate - Geunjeongmun
Side exit
The main hall of Gyeongbokgung palace
Me @ Geunjeongjeon
Me & Jen
Inside of Geunjeongjeon Hall
The throne hall where the king formally granted audiences to his officials etc
Colorful roof
Sajeongjeon
Colorful corridor
Free Korean custom rental, limited quota every day
Sujeongjeon
Constructed in 1867 and used by the cabinet of the Joseon Dynasty.
Gyeonghoeru aka Royal Banquet Hall
Constructed in 1867 on an island of an artificial, rectangular lake that is 128 m wide and 113 m across
Jen & Me
The main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty
Entrance of Taewonjeon
Look at their lens!
I guess hiring a model for photo shooting is popular in Korea too
Korean style window
Tiny door
FF sitting on the roof
Love the vibrant color
Door lock
An ancestral shrine originally built in 1868 to house a portrait of King Taejo
Different type of door lock
Jagyeongjeon
Hwangwonjeong
A small, two-story hexagonal pavilion built around 1873 by the order of King Gojong
The trunk of this tree is halved
A bridge named Chwihyanggyo connects it to the palace grounds
Leafs turning brown
The pavilion was constructed on an artificial island of a lake named Hyangwonji
Jibokjae
Geoncheonggung Residence
A private royal residence built by King Gojong within the palace grounds in 1873
Demolished completely by the Japanese government in 1909
Lock
the residence was accurately reconstructed to its former design and open to the public in 2007
Geoncheonggung Residence
Portable hanger
This tree is almost falling
12 zodiac
National Folk Museum of Korea
Established on 8 November 1945 by the U.S. Government
Opened on 25 April 1946 at the City Administration Memorial Hall
Replicas of historical objects
Traditional life of the Korean people
Pits for kimchi pots
Traditional home
Kitchen of traditional home
Courtyard
Master bedroom
Tradition home
Grinding mills
Grinding mills
Open-air exhibits
National Folk Museum of Korea
Just like the train in SF
Barber shop
Restaurant
Just like 50 years ago
Just like 50 years ago
Bookstore
WC used to be outside the store
Classroom
Classroom
Photo studio
Some mascot
Stone piles for worship
Spirit posts where villagers used to pray
Famous place for ginsent chicken broil
Ginseng chicken broil
The ginseng is as long as the drumstick
Me giving the ginseng a try
Kimchi
Long line all the time!
Snail or poison snake mask, which one you prefer?
Myeongdong
Korean street snack
The most tourist-friendly fashion area
Rows of stores are available
Korean BBQ
Yummy
Though the portion was rather small
24 hours shopping @ Dongdaemun
This mall seem to be wholesale only
Even so still have very nice interior design
Very hidden special restaurant
Need to wait in line
Seafood cheese rice cake
Use the leftover sause to make fried rice
Small so usually have to wait
Temperature controlled lettuce
Yellow fish
Our groceries shopping
Way to sell suit
Goodbye Seoul
Surprised to see Jamba Juce at the airport!
No berry fulfilling, got a mango mantra
Hello Kitty plane, need to try one of thesedays
3 hours flight to HK
West entrance of Gyeongbok-gung
Inside of Gangnyeongjeon Hall
View from Gangnyeongjeon Hall
Gyeonghoeru aka Royal Banquet Hall
Hwangwonjeong
Jibokjae aka Private Royal Library
Now learn that typhoon #8 airport still opeartes
No delay too!
Breakfast - seafood tofu pot
Make a wish
Mask for men
The AF like store in Seoul
Starbucks like store in Seoul
Coex Aquarium
They have mask for every body part!
FF @ Seoul
Cold noodles for lunch
Our room @ Dalkom Guesthouse
Dongdaemun - the old eastern gate of the city
Street food @ Dongdaemun
Looks yummy
Food stall @ Dongdaemun
Rice cake + octopus
Doota
Quick snack during our late night shopping
So cute!
Wish I could have one
Korean love their idol so much, sock with their idol on it!
Dalkom Guesthouse
BBQ FF?
Beef stew for breakfast
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Drum @ Gyeongbokgung Palace
The first gate - Gwanghwamun Gate
Guards @ Gyeongbokgung Palace
They are REALLY tall!
Changing of guards
Seoul*s grandest Joseon Dynasty-era palace
The second gate - Heungnyemun gate
The third gate - Geunjeongmun
Side exit
The main hall of Gyeongbokgung palace
Me @ Geunjeongjeon
Me & Jen
Inside of Geunjeongjeon Hall
The throne hall where the king formally granted audiences to his officials etc
Colorful roof
Sajeongjeon
Colorful corridor
Free Korean custom rental, limited quota every day
Sujeongjeon
Constructed in 1867 and used by the cabinet of the Joseon Dynasty.
Gyeonghoeru aka Royal Banquet Hall
Constructed in 1867 on an island of an artificial, rectangular lake that is 128 m wide and 113 m across
Jen & Me
The main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty
Entrance of Taewonjeon
Look at their lens!
I guess hiring a model for photo shooting is popular in Korea too
Korean style window
Tiny door
FF sitting on the roof
Love the vibrant color
Door lock
An ancestral shrine originally built in 1868 to house a portrait of King Taejo
Different type of door lock
Jagyeongjeon
Hwangwonjeong
A small, two-story hexagonal pavilion built around 1873 by the order of King Gojong
The trunk of this tree is halved
A bridge named Chwihyanggyo connects it to the palace grounds
Leafs turning brown
The pavilion was constructed on an artificial island of a lake named Hyangwonji
Jibokjae
Geoncheonggung Residence
A private royal residence built by King Gojong within the palace grounds in 1873
Demolished completely by the Japanese government in 1909
Lock
the residence was accurately reconstructed to its former design and open to the public in 2007
Geoncheonggung Residence
Portable hanger
This tree is almost falling
12 zodiac
National Folk Museum of Korea
Established on 8 November 1945 by the U.S. Government
Opened on 25 April 1946 at the City Administration Memorial Hall
Replicas of historical objects
Traditional life of the Korean people
Pits for kimchi pots
Traditional home
Kitchen of traditional home
Courtyard
Master bedroom
Tradition home
Grinding mills
Grinding mills
Open-air exhibits
National Folk Museum of Korea
Just like the train in SF
Barber shop
Restaurant
Just like 50 years ago
Just like 50 years ago
Bookstore
WC used to be outside the store
Classroom
Classroom
Photo studio
Some mascot
Stone piles for worship
Spirit posts where villagers used to pray
Famous place for ginsent chicken broil
Ginseng chicken broil
The ginseng is as long as the drumstick
Me giving the ginseng a try
Kimchi
Long line all the time!
Snail or poison snake mask, which one you prefer?
Myeongdong
Korean street snack
The most tourist-friendly fashion area
Rows of stores are available
Korean BBQ
Yummy
Though the portion was rather small
24 hours shopping @ Dongdaemun
This mall seem to be wholesale only
Even so still have very nice interior design
Very hidden special restaurant
Need to wait in line
Seafood cheese rice cake
Use the leftover sause to make fried rice
Small so usually have to wait
Temperature controlled lettuce
Yellow fish
Our groceries shopping
Way to sell suit
Goodbye Seoul
Surprised to see Jamba Juce at the airport!
No berry fulfilling, got a mango mantra
Hello Kitty plane, need to try one of thesedays
3 hours flight to HK