Cheonan ~ Seoul: No Seats Left!!!

We got to be back to Seoul before night fell. The only way we deemed convenient was by taking the train. Not the subway since it would take us almost 3 hours. So, we decided to take the Saemaul-ho..which took us less than 2 hours. 

First, we got to catch a taxi. 

crossing over the bridge. 

and...we got to wait for almost 40 minutes for the taxi to arrive...only to realize that the place we're at...did not have any taxi passing by. 

we moved .... 

long story short...we managed to arrive at the train station only to find that no seats were available for all Seoul-bound train. So, we just took any train..and ...left us..standing..or...sitting on the floor.^^

As for Freya...

She's sitting on the long bench--which was supposed to be a table. oops. 

Crossing the Han River....63 Building.... 

telling us that we're approaching the Yongsan station: our last destination. 

The dusk...over Han River... 

Arrived @ Yongsan station when a full orchestra was performing ..what turned out to be a Christmas Carol concert. Yes, it's sort of warming up the atmosphere.

Cheonan Museum (part 1)

After we attended our friend's wedding banquet@ Cheonan, we did not just go back to Seoul. We might as well use the remaining time to explore the very venue we came to in the first place. 

Cheonan National Museum. 

We're at the front facade...well,, in some part of the museum's outdoor section. 

The Jangseung we encountered upon arriving at the museum..is the place to take a picture.

Cold? yes, sure it was. 

That's why we decided to go into the indoor part of the museum.

Korean Traditional Wedding @ Cheonan!!!

 

We came along way down to Cheonan to attend my class-mate's wedding, Sol.

Yes, she married to a man of her dream, someone from Greece she met when she's studying in Europe. 

A traditional wedding in the middle of cold Winter? outdoor? yes..yes..indeed it was. 

First, I thought that the wedding ceremony would've been carried out indoor..but I was wrong. It turned out it was like this. Yes, it's cold, but still..bearable. 

Most of the guests were, of course, still clad in their winter attire during the whole process. 

A rare sight to behold: seeing a live event of this traditional wedding ceremony.  

I used to see, but not the real one in 민속촌 or Korea Folk Village. But this one is real. 

so, upon the completion of the ceremony, my wife didn't think twice about taking a snap of memorable pictures. 

here and there before the whole procession stuffs were removed. 

Hm..full of symbolical meanings I assume. 

Before the banquet began, the couple had some photo session. 

Oh, did I mention that it was carried out at the outdoor section of Cheonan National Museum? 

and..that's how the blue tent looked like. we're there a couple of minutes ago..to witness the ceremonial procession. 

Now..we're about to have a whole photo session. 

The almost empty site...where we just had the ceremonial wedding procession there. 

Eyra and Freya, clad in their winter attire, were excited to be able to attend

 the whole process..I could tell.