Sun Cruise: Morning Day 1

Though it's winter...and the lawn was not green enough to capture the beauty of the surrounding...we still found it worth-taking a picture of. 

Now..let's take the first picture with Freya...

Then.the three girls... 

looked like we just got off from cruise ship...

A huge 10-story ship..stuck on a cliff. 

A great way to spend a weekend. Oh..our room was on the 4th floor.. 

..... 

Eyra..and her Dad.

Clear Blue Sea....

Apart from enjoying the sun rise, we also dared ourselves to go down the hundreds of steps leading onto the sea!!! 

At first, we're reluctant to go..since the steps looked fragile....but..the clear blue sea down below...seemed to lure us in...  

and..these were the steps!!! 

but...we got the view of the ship cruise perched on a cliff....as we kept on walking down the steps... 

And...with a forced smile...^^ with swollen eyes...we got a glimpse of the ship and ..

oh...thanks to some other tourists who took our pictures..

A great way to see a different angle of the ship, eh? 

and..now..we got to get back up the cliff...phew.. 

but...we got what we bargained for. The clean blue water which was just like ..within reach...:) 

and...look at those rugged cliffs and the fragile-looking steel handrails (though of course..they ARE strong)...enough to hold hundreds of flocks of sun rise enthusiasts..like us. 

phew..I still remembered myself feeling a bit (and mostly) trembling...as I took the pictures...

But..of course, it was all worth-it.

Driving Out of Town @ Chuseok 2014 (part 1)

First day of Chuseok...and we drove out of the city towards Gangneung. 

What an eerie (no..just kidding)...what a great day for driving... 

not many cars....and we felt like...was it really Chuseok? where's everybody? 

I bet they're already home. They arrived yesterday..and not many were on the lanes. 

which then..gave us a whole great time of our experiences of driving... 

While my friend, mas Khoirul, was busy driving...I never let my phone go into my trousers pocket. 

Kept the phone ready for camera-perfect picture....^^ 

Gosh..what a wonderful day....in Chuseok 2014.

Bye-Bye Santa Beach Pension

It's 1 p.m. and time for us to check out from the pension we stayed for one night @ Gyeongpo, Gangneung. We should have checked out at 12, but I already told the owner (주인) asking her as to whether we could check out at 1 pm since we got to pray the afternoon prayer first before going out. Happily she said yes and okayed us to stay one more hour.

Now..it's time to say goodbye to Santa Beach Pension and for the sake of capturing the memory (again...^^) we took some pictures in front of the house.

Freya and Eyra seemed to be so tired, but then...she became enthusiastically happy again when she found out that we're about to take the sea-train trip.^^

(to be continued on our journey on the SEA TRAIN on the east coast of Korea).

Circling Around Gyeongpo Lake (part 3)

I think we're reaching 4.5 km towards the end of the lane or the very spot where we started pedaling this bike. We're taking a rest (again) to enjoy the moment.  

I kind of envied those who live near the lake for they must be able to do jogging, cycling, or exercising around this lake on a daily basis.  

Or those having private cars must have been able to enjoy 'cruising' or 'driving' around the lake, as seen on the pic. 

Yes..this was pretty much what we could see when we circled around the lake. Pedestrian lane and bike lanes were separated. Oh, anyone notice the white branched-tree over there? 

Or over there? At first, I thought they were real. But..then..they're actually not. They're lamps or bulbs attached onto the branches to be lit up at nights.^^ 

Now..let's take a pic again....before continuing our ride heading towards the finish line: 1.5 km to go.

Circling Around Gyeongpo Lake (part 2)

It's not even yet 2 km from the starting point, yet we already found diverse point of interest to see. Eyra and Freya just couldn't be more excited than this.

There was this large pond full of lotus. Although not all of them bloomed when we were there, some lotus indeed gave us enough impression on what it must've been like when all of them bloomed. 

Spacious enough wooden path was set to let visitors freely enjoy the lotus pond. 

But then...I started to wonder and question as to whether what we saw was indeed lotus. 

I mean...from the shape and color, they're not like any Lotus I'd seen before.

oh, well...we enjoyed the time we spend there though. 

Now girls..just sit there and let me take a pic of you. 

If only....all of the flowers were blooming when we were there. 

Now..let's go back onto our 'sepeda ceria' and continue our journey circling around the lake...and there was 4 km more to go. 

And...me doing the pedaling again? no problemo.!! 

In the midst of fresh and clean air imbued with calm surrounding around the lake, we didn't ask for more.

Oh, we found this 물레방아 or watermill when we're about to continue the journey.

so..why not take a picture of it, first, eh?

Gyeongpo Lake (part 6)

As we kept on walking around the lake, we found more and more flora too beautiful to just pass them by.^^ 

Still in the tranquil morning at the lake: I started to capture the natural beauty.

Of course, the lenses cannot capture the real essence of its charms. 

A drop of water or dew hanging on the tip of this purple flower captured my attention. It's really a sight to behold. 

Color after color of nature began to emerge and be exposed onto our eyes and senses. Never thought that this is summer. Or...was it just me who never realized that summer could be this dazzlingly stimulating? 

Yes..and all of these...I found just in a mere few meter radius from where we walked. 

Then...wild bushes that sprouted along the lake were additional beauty to the landscape. 

If we look at the lake's surrounding we wouldn't be able to closely admire the beauty, yet..if we stop and then look into every corner of the lake...we'd find those natural wonders around us.