Sunset @ Two Different Spots in Seoul

Overlooking Han River//Sunset//Swan Boat//Floating Restaurant//Olympic Stadium...

Sunset//the under-construction Lotte Tower//Han River//Jogging Track//Ttukseom... 

A soon-to-be the tallest building in Seoul. 

In a different place: Dongmyo동묘//I climbed up a hill nearby..and enjoyed the sunset... 

Found this...I did not have time to find out what that was. 

A surrounding neighborhood seen from the one-and-only hill in Dongmyo, Seoul.

(about sunset)

Winter @ Ttukseom

With an entrance fee as much as 10,000 Won for one child...they could choose any rides they wanted to, apart from snow sled and tube. 

Of course, they wanted to try this one. oh, well... 

 

Or a mini-track hop-ride-and-go bike. 

and...winter did not seem to deter their enthusiasm. 

hmm...what about this? Daddy wanted to do this...but..boy..being a Daddy simply meant that I got to follow where the kids wanted to spend their time... 

so...I got no options but to jump into the boat!!! 

Ttukseom resort is located right next to Han River...and it's almost sunset.... 

We'd better go home....after all, all rides were closed at 5 pm.

Sunset scene at Ttukseom Resort.

Outdoor 3-D ART

Just when we thought that there'd be nothing else to do @ Ttukseom resort after getting exhausted themselves of riding the bikes, they found some thing that caught their attention: the 3-D art.

Like the one above. A creative way of making the best use of pillars of the bridge. 

Yup, this giraffe was painted on one of the bridge pillars that supported the subway bridge above. 

The kids' favorite painting. Dolphins....^^ 

Yes..they looked real... 

But, of course...this dinosaur thing really captured their imagination... 

especially for Eyra..who acted out like being scared of being preyed upon... 

Well..a nice time well spent ....^^

@Ttukseom Resort, subway line 7.

Biking @ Han River Bank, Ttukseom Resort

We always had plans prepared to do..especially when our wife's sisters' family were here in Seoul. 

Then..what about taking them to Han River to sample the taste of what it would be like..biking near Han River....just like we did a couple of times before.

Razqa, of course, was excited to know that he could ride a bike along with his sisters. 

The weather's nice...and the sun's about to set...which gave a reflection over Han River a different angle to devour. 

But, of course...we're too busy to notice that, eh? 

With each of them got their own rented bike... 

we're more than ready to explore the river bank... 

or just..chilling out under the bridge over us.. 

I bet..not many people were there considering the time... 

but..with the tandem bike like this, tante and bude could not just resist the temptation of enjoying a new way of seeing Seoul in different perspective.. 

As for Eyra, the idea of biking (again) was intriguing enough... 

that..even a beautiful sunset was almost unnoticeable ...for them. Or, was it just me? 

It passed 6 pm and yet..we're not yet ..done. In fact...we rode along the further down part of the resort. 

As for me..nothing to do but...tagging along behind them..and spotted a flock of birds like this... 

or..following where Eyra went around, like climbing up this ship-shaped playground. 

or this shaky-wiggle-along ride. 

and now..it's really getting dark...the lights on..and not even a clue as when they'd wanted to stop riding the bikes. 

Tante Yuni was like a nanny who had to take care of three children on their first bike night out.

It was fun, eh?

Family Retreat @ Ttukseom Resort (part 2)

There were lots of lanterns hung across the resort ....like these pink and yellow ones. They simply show us the Buddha's birthday was approaching. Yes, May 6th is accordingly designated as a national holiday in Korea. 

Continued on our story about a family retreat, this is what it looked like when we're there. 

Despite strong wind that swept across the area, we managed to enjoy the fun. I asked Freya to take a pose although it was windy ...to my surprise..she just posed like that. good, Freya.  

Group picture time.  

oops..it's too far. 

Moms and their daughters. 

with Seoul & Hangang as its backdrop. 

Now, it's mas Khoirul and the kids. 

Semoga ini jadi kenangan yang indah bagi kita semua.