Leaving the Garden of Morning Calm (part 14)

Now it's about 3.30 pm and we got to be back to town. 

We're passing through the field and lawn and garden and park 

we went to earlier that day. 

A cool view and worth-visiting place--I suggest. 

Especially this week, when the foliage, autumn leaves turn into colors. 

Even, the week we went there was enough to make us 'tilt' 

so, the idea of going back there in the peak of autumn.... 

well, that's nice. 

there's a chapel inside the garden, too. 

Now...let's take a break.... 

and play something... 

or eat something to recharge our energy... 

before going back to Seoul by ITX.

This time: we got our seat arrangements--which meant that we'd be able to take a rest during 30-minute ride back to Seoul.

Giant Yutnori @ Garden of Morning Calm (part 13)

Now, they've finally something they set their eyes on. 

We went into a traditional house (한옥) where on its front yard laid big yutnori (board-game-like). 

The dices were so big that they found it hard to hold. 

well, that added more fun to the game. 

They used all their might to throw the dices. 

With the line up of scarecrows as the backdrop of the 한옥 (hanok), with the blue sky above us... 

letting them play with this traditional board-game (yutnori) was like a relief in itself. 

Well, after all, this is one of the things we sought for. 

Korean Garden @ Morning Calm (part 12)

Finally, we reached the farthest section of the garden: Korean garden. 

Pond dominates the garden with its pavilion in the center under which fish sort of decorating its existence. 

Lotus and other plants are visible enough for viewers to see through the water. 

Well, it's man-made, of course. What else.

But... 

even so, it's still attracting viewers to flock into this place, right? 

If only we'd been patient enough to wait another week before going here, we would've been able to see more colorful rendition of autumn. 

oh, well... 

this time of the day would've been more than enough to show us 

what autumn might look like during the peak season. 

As the saying goes, you'll never know when you'll be able to see what you want until you made up your mind to go see it. 

so, we did.

In fact, the not-that-autumn-Korean pond as the brochure suggested was more than enough to satisfy our eyes' hunger for autumn foliage. 

As for the kids, they're happy enough to play around the garden. 

Even when it's not in their best interest.

Until..of course..they saw much more interesting things that might capture their heart.

수원답 Wishing Tower @ Garden of Morning Calm (part 11)

                                                                                                                    

Easily found in any other near-temple site across Korea.

wishing stones stacked by those who wish to have some wishes fulfilled.

Well, we went 'into' the river to see how they really looked like.

and...don't tell me you're making one, too:)

It's pretty neat to see how they're so simply stacked without falling.

Captured From The Garden of Morning Calm (part 10)

Well, as I have expressed in my other entries, flowers are (usually) not my kind of thing. 

So, having said that, any flower-related pictures are mostly taken by my wife. 

She's so frantically and easily distracted by any flowers--well, that attracted her, for sure. 

well, then..what about this? 

Eyra and Freya were so attracted to these inedible fruits. 

They asked me to pluck them out, though. 

If I'm not mistaken, they're called the ilex sparkleberry.

Colorful Garden of Morning Calm (part 9)

Freya in action. 

An ocean of colors. 

A path to colors. 

Awed by colorfully natural beauty.

Got immersed in the realm of colors. 

An almost bird's eye view of the sunken garden. 

On the porch, overlooking the sunken garden. 

A mini-looking garden burst in colors. 

The two of us: Thanks, Eyra for taking Dad's and Mom's picture.