After leaving the doll shop, we continued walking up the slope towards Naksan Park. These are all the artwork that we saw along the way back to the Hyehwa subway station. I will let the photos do the talking. The
Seoul: Street Art In Ihwadong (Part II)
From the P-turn, we kept walking straight up until we saw this yellow wall painting on our left. It was a shame to have a lorry block our view of the sunny wall painting that day. *ARGH* We turned right
Peekture: Not Yet Spring, Still Winter
まだ春、もう冬がありました。 Early this year, we booked our trip to Seoul expecting to see spring in early April, only to find out that spring was delayed. It was still a winter landscape in Seoul: bare trees, frightfully cold winds, low temperatures.
Peekture: Ihwadong Flower Staircase
Three cute Korean schoolgirls asked us to take a photograph of them using their iPhone, and I took the opportunity to snap one of them myself. I love the Instagram. It gives the picture such a wonderful vintage quality.
Seoul: Street Art In Ihwadong (Part I)
We spent most of our first day exploring Ihwadong around the Naksan Park area. It was a super cold and windy day, and I was shivering under my coat all the time, secretly hoping for the sun to come out
Seoul: Gamjatang At Onedang In Myeongdong
The first thing we did after checking into our hotel at Myeongdong – the Ibis Myeongdong – was to look for a place to have dinner. For a long time, we have been experiencing massive cravings for good Korean food
Jeju: Jeju Museum of Art
We visited Jeju’s Museum of Art, and spent one morning wandering around the museum grounds. Honestly, I don’t remember what exhibits we saw in the museum, but I remember very well the architecture of the museum. I like this sort
Jeonju: Jeonju Hyanggyo
Together with Anna, an exchange student from Prague whom I met the day before, we visited Jeonju Hyanggyo, a Confucian school that was established during the Joseon Dynasty. Located in the Jeonju Hanok Village, this school has been designated as
Seoul: Dosan Park
Dosan Park is a lovely spot of nature in the midst of sprawling buildings and high-end shops in that part of Gangnam. It is not a very big park, and takes probably less than 30 minutes to walk around it.
Jeonju: Splendid Autumn Colours In Jeonju Hanok Village (Part I)
After leaving Jeju, the husband and I travelled back to Seoul where we parted ways. He took a flight back home and I travelled south to Jeonju in Jeollabuk-do by the KTX train. Many people have asked me how easy
Jeju: PODO Hotel Pinx
When we were in Jeju, we stayed at the PODO Hotel Pinx, which is located in the western part of the island. In Korean, ‘podo‘ means ‘grape’. An aerial view of the hotel show the design of the roof to
Jeju: Glass House On Phoenix Island By Tadao Ando
The Mint Restaurant is located in the Glass House, a visually stunning glass-metal-concrete building designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. I love minimalist pristine-looking structures made of concrete, glass and metal. 🙂 The Glass House is part of Phoenix Island, a
Jeju: Mint Restaurant In Phoenix Island
I think I posted a photo of this restaurant some time ago. But I want to post it again, because it is such a pretty glass building. I have seen this restaurant in several Korean dramas. I was charmed by