On the Way to Soyang Dam

 

We were on our way...to Soyang Dam taking bus no. 11 from Chuncheon Station. 

(With an additional little drama....like: taking the wrong direction...) 

Anyway...with that in mind and put aside the 'drama'..we finally made it to the Soyang Dam. This is the monument (I don't know what). Since it was raining, I did not have time to read anything about it...

Ok, the blue bus right next to it was the one that transported us up here. 

In a clear daylight and definitely not during winter, the whole Soyanggang dam would be passable easily.. 

But...the gloomy and grey sky...barely visible...were the things we encountered as we got off the bus.

Let's wrap it up: We found this unique swan statue...

The meaning? and..why would I want to find the meaning behind this? :)  

As for our stories at the Lake or Soyang Dam, please find those at other entries. 

Now, I'd like to put the picture of Eyra and Freya giggling and having fun on the back seat of the bus. 

I am happy to know that despite the chilling windy cold weather in winter...they still find fun times and a smile on their face.

Soyanggang Dam @ Chuncheon (part 1)

inside the theater explaining the history of the Soyang Dam

We were visiting the Soyang Dam--dubbed the biggest rock-filled dam in Asia. I don't know for sure but this is what it says. I think it was huge, alright. 

But, first...since I brought the kids along and the weather was foggy + windy that time, so I thought that it would be a good idea to bring them inside the cultural center. 

They also found some --at least to the kids' eyes--interesting interactive displays that they could play with while learning about the water and its usage. 

Eyra and Freya also learned how rain is formed... 

They even learned how dams are built. So, they took off their gloves and started making their own dam in the interactive area. It's cold, alright. But, they seemed to be not bothered at all...whatsoever by the cold water they were playing with. They had fun. 

Water bubble making tool. I didn't quite understand what it was for...except that the kids found it amusing. 

So did I...:)  

ITX Train Ride to Chuncheon (part 2)

I noticed that Freya was looking at something she found attractive. 

But, first....this is the major sight and scenery I was encountering along the ride....

I simply loved this. So like it that I just grabbed my phone and captured the moment through my window... 

Ok, back to Freya...this is what she found attractive. She was playing the reading lamp on the roof. Well, kids. She liked to turn it on and off....until I got to stop her from doing that....^-^ otherwise, she would just keep on doing it. 

Another sight where...the train tracks were all covered in snow. 

A frozen river....that we crossed over. A bit eerie actually. But surely, it was a perfect moment as well to keep this memorized. 

I didn't realize that we were sitting on the window aisle with 'emergency window' sign on it until I took this picture. Well, er...

The eerie, gray, bleak...pictures that kept on flashing on the windows did not dampen our spirit...to expect what Chuncheon had in store for us... 

In fact, Eyra and Freya were mot of the time...standing on their seat so as to be able to see what the outside scenery looked like.

Guess...a Daddy and his two girls' trip indeed make a memorable impression on us.

(see other entries on our journey in Chuncheon City)

ITX `Ride to Chuncheon....

Finally, on the last week of Eyra's long winter holiday, we took the ITX train again to Chuncheon. Only this time, I managed to book  some seats at the 2nd floor as Eyra requested.  On January 23, 2013 we took the 09.40 train departing from Cheongnyangni station.

I don't understand kids. When they first saw this train, they said like" Daddy, Can we take a ride on that double-deck train? Please please please...." 

This was like months ago.  

Finally, after having a week day off for myself, I managed to take the kids on this train to the farthest destination that this train goes east as far as 70 km from Seoul. Not that far actually, for it took a mere an hour. 

The kids loved it. Well, they could get their own seating arrangement. As it turned out, we were not the only family with kids. The 2nd floor turned out to be quite popular among kids.  

Eyra and Freya were as always....ready to bring about their own stuff to enjoy along the way. 

and..this is what happened. All the toys, snacks, and games....were the 2nd best companion on the way 

Well, of course..they were also lured and got attracted to the scenery along the way (see other entry).