Eyra Ikut Jualan

Yup....that's Eyra. She's helping her Mom selling Indonesian food during a bazaar at Gwanghwamun square. Oh...she insisted on helping. And...oh. . .she came to Gwanghwamun by subway. . .herself. yes..she finally managed to take Seoul subway by herself.^^

Way to go, kiddo!^*^

*a late post..again. (a Sept. 14 ~ 18, 2015 event)

Soho . . .

Passing by a line up of restaurants at Soho-Jeongno, Seoul on my way to Youngpoong bookstore to buy dictionaries, books, movie magazines, diaries, and other stuffs ordered by my  colleagues, aunt, friends. ..at home.^o^

Youido~Gwanghwamun~Jeongno

There goes my energy^^

Trio Kwek Kwek @ Gwanghwamun Plaza

In front of King Sejong Statue @ Gwanghwamun Plaza. With Bugaksan or Bugak Mountain beyond.

Eyra seemed to enjoy her time spent with her cousin, Razqa. 

With their Moms. 

The fountain added a festive atmosphere to the plaza. 

A good place to hang out ... especially when Mount Bugak was visible.

in the early Autumn 2014. 

Let's enjoy the time... 

walked down towards downtown where we rested at the nearby Cheonggyecheon.

Trio Kwek Kwek... 

Freya...found a spot to take a picture.  

Going on...kept strolling along the lanes of Cheonggyecheon...

The Palace's Closed, But...Let's Take A Peep...

 Curious..curious..curious....

Freya was peeping into what's behind the closed gate of Gwanghwamun @ Gyeongbukgung..^^ 

A small Freya compared to the huge gate of Gwanghwamun. 

Again..she tried hard to see what's behind it. 

Yes...that's the closed gates of Gwanghwamun...

Freya's Historical Day Out!!

What a day. The sky's blue. Not a single cloud visible.

but.... Gyeongbuk Palace was CLOSED!!! 

we were about to explore the palace only to find that the palace was closed!!!

so..to make up for it...we just circled the palace around...and  took some pictures. 

Luckily..Freya was still as cheerful as she was ... 

even...when I told her that the palace was closed!!! 

oops....Bless You! 

Now..let's explore the palace's vicinity.

A contrasting blend of Freya's pink jacket and the white bricks of the palace... 

Encountering a what looked to be a chimney....at National Palace Museum. 

way to spend a day, right, Freya? 

I guess...she kind of enjoyed it... 

Outside the walled palace.... 

then..we're ready to go the main entrance... 

which turned out to be quite far..and we got to walk around the walled palace..... 

until we reached the closed gate of Gwanghwamun. Yes, the palace WAS officially closed..on the day we went there.

Should've learnt some information before leaving, Suray.!!!

Hi Seoul Festival 2013 (part 6)

Finally a picture of myself.

Thank, Seonhee, for taking my picture. 

I feel like I am a tourist. Well, I am a tourist. 

oops..I posted it already.

but..that's okay..this would take me a whole day to cover the whole program. 

with varieties of shows to see and watch..

I couldn't decide...which one to see..

Gwanghwamun Square

A walk through the Gwanghwamun Square in the evening of the first week of October. 

the crowd, the cars lining up, the office buildings, the colorfully vibrant downtown... 

Lee Sun Shin statue, taxi, crowd, the reflected evening sunlight on the buildings, the blue sky....the sight, smell, sound of downtown Seoul. 

all captured in this pic. (well, not all...)

Wait...some intermezzos

Seonhee...what are you doing there?

She seemed to be thinking about something.

I was actually coming along to the Festival with her. But she was just busy taking phone business calls that she couldn't enjoy the whole festival.

I take a snapshot of the day. 

There goes my first intermezzo. 

Second: I didn't know who the man was, but he looked like he was a famous figure.

I could tell from the way people were like...greeting him and asking him for a picture^^ hmm (there goes my second intermezzo) 

I was directing my camera towards the Gyeongbukkung area...and all I could see was the 3rd intermezzo of the day.

(Hi Seoul Festival recollection).

Hi Seoul Festival 2013 (part 4)

I am still at the Zero-G Threesome! 

I kept on asking myself as to why they were wearing sunglasses. 

To 'help them hide' and to hinder them from being distracted by the cheering crowds:-) 

They're like this for about 30 minutes. 

'Ouch, my back....." 

This is the brochure of Hi Seoul FEstivaL.

Let's play on the streets.

This is a really cool way to make a presentation of what Seoul really is--in term of cultural performances. 

I mean..there are lots of activities to see and go through. 

The whole map of Hi Seoul Festival venues.

scattered around Gwanghwamun, Jongno, City Hall, Cheonggyecheon...

Hi Seoul Festival 2013 (Zero-G Man)- (part 3)

Hmmm what's underneath the cloak?

and a scaffolding underneath? 

the man appeared. The mystery inside cloak was about to be revealed... 

Da..da.....another zero-gravity man..wait...men..no...one woman and two men.

so..it's a threesome.

Zero-Gravity Threesome:-) 

hmm..let's see how it would end up.... 

wow...impressive.

the supporting metal that uphold and sustain their weight must have been so strong to do so. 

but..it really was an impressive act to 'attract' the crowd's attention.

what a great way to put on a show.