Bukhan.Mountain.Observatory.

The Sky Bridge....

...no one but me waa here....

...and that's. ...Seoul...

...as I left the sky bridge...

Trees are protected. Well...

Trails....stairs....

After about 20 minutes from the starting point....

...I got this view already.

Pasar Loak di Dongmyo

Masih ada waktu 30 menit sblm jemput Eyra. Hari sdh mulai gelap karena mendung dan memang sebentar lagi jam 5 sore. Namun, itu tak membendung keisenganku untuk mengintip pasar loak yang ternyata cantik juga pas musim gugur.

Hmm...whatba lovely afternoon walk I had. Though I spent like 15 minutes in the market, I could savor the delights of autumn near the flee market and around Dongmyo shrine. Gosh...autumn leaves....even when they're just lying on the fence...always captured my warmth I felt inside...

...now....see the real stuffs. Yup...banyak yg bs kita dapatkan di sini. So muchn"treasures" here with reasonably cheap prices.....if you're good at bargaining...to begin with.

The gloomy-looking afternoon skies in the early winter...never damped their spirit to do business as usual...(just look at them)....and that's great. 

Oh...it's 16.40...I got to catch the bus....otherwise I'd be late....to Eyra's school.

Di Sekitar Istana Deoksugung @ Seoul

Tepat di sebelah kiri istana ini.ada jalan kecil yg akan membawa kita ke bbrp tempat spt ....Jungmyeongjeon....

...dg jln sebentar..10 menit...kita sampai pada suasana spr ini....

...ops..bis bis wisata memang bnyk yg masuk ke sini...

...ada sebuah gereja berarsitektur

 gaya Eropa

...menarik utk dinikmati...

...terus....suasana musim gugur dan musim dingin yg menyerang...

...membikin .....rasanya...duh....

....untung sj...sdh reda hujannya...jadi suasananya...redup tapi damai...

...entah apa...yg pasti mawar...

....sbg seni installation....lha krn...

...di dkt situ ada museum dan galeri.

Well...itulah suasana di belakang en samping istana Deoksugung.

Jungmyeongjeon.....the remnants ....

This historic building was built in 1897...

.aa a royal library....designed by a Russian architect named Leksey Seredin Sabatin.

...it's one of Korea's oldest western style building....

Inside..we could see the historical roles it onced served.

King Gojong meant it to be symbol of Korea's Empire willingness...

..to embrace modetnization.

..oh...all visitors must take off their shoes andvweae slippers provided at the entrance so as not to damage the floor!!!

..yup...it's protected by glassed floor. Cool eh???

It's now a cltural property...

..of course...it's akso a cultural heritage...and I loved to be there even for just 20 good minutes!!!

Today's Menu is. . .

Tuesday is Eyra's color clay class...the time when she always brings home s new works of art she makes at school.

She made this tiny cook with a pan of soup in his hand and....a huge blackboard.

She's so excited retelling what she did in her class while we're having a light dinner nearby. 

Yup...today's menu is!!!!. This is what she created today. 

Opps...a bit blurry.

A cute little cook...that Eyra made today.

...she's really into craft-making.

On & Off (?^^) my Way to Campus

 On my way to campus...

차들이 좀 밀려서 ...

인도를 걸으면서 떨어진 단풍들을 밟으며...

먼저 카페에 들려서 커피 한잔을  즐겨 마신다.

좋은 가을 아침을 위해서요.

As always......Cafe gives me a good friendship....and companion.

4 hours...well spent in a cafe...and...30 pages of works edited.

Now.....going to another place

Waiting for the bus....

정류장엥서 찍은 사이에

Samarkand:Uzbekistan Restaurant

We're having a thanksgiving dinner...

At Samarkand restaurant at Dongdaemun...

..to celebrate Mas Chairul...

..on his PhD. Yup he did it.

..that's why...we all gathered here...

To celebrate the occasion.

All friends along with their families...

...ftom KIST and other universities came.

We got a chance to savor Uzbekistan food.

...right in the middle of Seoul.

..well..who would've thought that a Central Asian cuisine we found in Dongdaemun could this tempting.

...I managed to take some shots of the alley where we had our dinner.

...hmm..dumplingw yoghurt to dip.

...poat-dinner time. It's a really warm night.

Selamat mas Chairul...Dr. Chairul!