별난물건박물관 FUNIQUE Museum!!!!

Eyra must've been so ecstatic and happy and...or should I say...one of the luckiest kids around.^^ 

I mean, each Friday....she goes to new places around Seoul with her eonni, Yang Subin, who happens to be the one who asks her out for cultural experiences in Seoul. 

As one of the programs specially designed for foreign kids residing in Seoul, or should I say...more precisely in Dongdaemun...or should I say...the members of Moodu Children Library at our neighborhood?  

Anyway...she has been going to lots of places each week. And last month on March 29, along with her eonni, she went to 별난물건박물관  or FUNique Museum.  

This museum is specially designed for kids or any young-at-hearts.

located right in the downtown area near Gwanghwamun or Seoul City Hall.

She had the first-hand experience of touching, sensing, learning, making..all sorts of things that kids would more than willingly to participate... 

She made some fried egg. 

"Are those real????" 

And did some 'crazy' stuffs... 

I don't know what she's doing but....looks like she just did it out of fun. 

This pair of huge teddy bears turned out to be taller and bigger than Eyra.  

I guess this used to be a tram that used to be roaming the street of Seoul in the past. 

Being clad in pink and drenched in the pink environment sort of swallowed Eyra's presence.  

What a gimmick.....!! 

BUG-EYED EYRA!!! 

Mouthy Bear-turned Eyra.

..at one corner of the teddy bear halls. 

Okay..I did not know what it was or where is it.

How come that I did not know most of the stuffs shown here...well, the thing was that..I got all of these pictures via KakoTalk that Yang Subin kept on posting and I just happened to have them downloaded.

Thanks, Yang Subin Eonni for always preparing 'creative' learning experience for Eyra.

Jegidong: A different facade of Seoul

Jegidong area. This afternoon (March 19), I was walking down the intersection where a lot of sellers (of fruits, fish, snacks, hangwa (Korean snacks), ginseng, etc) were all there for us to see.

 Just took the picture while waiting for the green light for pedestrian to cross the intersection.

It is indeed a differently lively intersection. The fun part was that I--almost-could not find any teenagers or those shopping-spree-hooked ladies or girls on high heels. Well...it is NOT Myeongdong^^ 

The fun part was that...the sound and smell and scent and scene and sight and....

were all there. 

A truly exciting part of Seoul for anyone who wants to linger and try to taste something unique.

In fact, the Seoul City Tour Bus has recently incorporated this intersection into one of its routes.

I could not agree more since this kind of place also has its own unique features.

It is about time that visitors to Seoul not only set their eyes on Myeongdong-like places. ^^

Alone at the Toys' Corner

It was not weekend. I guess it was on Tuesday or ...I forgot. But, that's not important. We just wanted to get out and had some fresh air..and it was so cold...that we we finally--again and again--decided to go to Lotte just around the corner where we live. As it was not weekend, not many people were seen inside the mall. As for Freya, this was surely a great time for her since she could just 'eat' every toys she could grasp and play with at the toy corner.^^

"신났다"

Lotte World during Seollal (part 5)

A glimpse of what the parade looked like. 

Freya dna Eyra on their bom bom car ride.

Lotte World during Seollal (part 4)

Back to where it all started. The kids just couldn't get enough of this ride.^^ 

Gleefully laughing Freya as the ride oozing up... 

The parents were enthusiastically waiting and watching their kids; the flash of the phones or cameras started rolling in...Eyra and d Freya were ready to take another turn... 

Patiently and yet eagerly.... 

The more than enthusiastic parents...scrambled their way or peered thier heads to see their children... 

Done with the ride, they bumped into the sugar candy. One is big enough for two. 

The yummy expression that Freya showed as she was waiting for the parade to start. 

Eiitz...what's this picture doing in here... 

Back to the sugar-candy absorbed kids...sitting against the lamp stand 

All of a sudden, a couple just approached Eyra and Freya and started to take picture..I mean I did. 

No...not kissing, right? They were sharing the candy^^ 

Before the night parade started, most of the lamps were turned off so as to give it a more illuminating effect as the floats and parades were fully lit and soaked in lights. 

Can't wait..can't wait till the parade came full circle right in front of us... 

Yes, like this. Eyra was so happy and excited to see the bright and sparkling light emitted from the floats. 

I t was about 8 pm and the kids still did not want to go.Instead.

.they wanted to go inside the Kidstroria again. 

The front facade of the Kidstoria.. 

Nothing would interest the adult..but those visiting the park with their kids. 

As usual, a huge playground is the major attraction for the kids... 

As for the parents, a 50-minute playtime is enough to stretch up and loosen up the tense after a long-day walk inside the theme park. Just look at Alice? Even an adult is not even one third of her size. 

The flying cards, jack the giant slayer (movie?)^^ 

and other fairy tales characters were just there for the kids to explore. 

And lastly..they were stepping on the piano to mark the end of that day's visit to Lotte World.

Till we meet again, Lotte World.

It was snowing again...

Walking pass the campus to take a walk in the afternoon. Eyra had to stand there to take the very same picture at the very same spot every season... 

There.....it's better It's much better to take a closer look at you. On the right side of the road. there was a huge blue 'blanket' and a crane over it..a construction site for the newly built CUFS. 

Got lost in the snow... 

Only Eyra and Freya were seen playing around.. 

Where are other kids? Either they stayed indoor or...went back to their hometown for the Seollal 2013^^

Bye Bye Chuncheon

 Finally...I got myself on the picture. Most of the time, I took the pictures of Eyra and Freya wherever we go. So, this time I asked Eyra to take a picture of me with her sister.
In front of Chuncheon station before departing back to Seoul (Jan. 23, 2013).

Since we still had 45 minutes or so, we decided to go to one of the restaurants there. Well, the kids wanted to have some ice cream.. 

Eyra was having her favorite chocolate while her sister was having a blueberry one.

I did not have any idea as to why they love ice cream even during this Winter. 

Eyra said that "we'd be warmer if we have ice cream" 

I guess she's a Korean, now. ^^

As a token of remembrance, I took some snapshots of the ticket we bought. 

so, we reserved ITX train from Cheongnyangni to Chuncheon for 12,000 Won. 

The same price applied to our way back home to Seoul.  

We were departing at 16.10 and arrived at Cheongnyangni station at exactly 17.07. 

What a punctual train ITX is.