Dienstag, 28. Mai 2013

Seoul part three

A crazy overload of pictures but we are not finished yet. As you guys might see from the pictures I really do enjoy the korean cuisine! Seoul is definitely a mix between traditional culture and a modern big city lifestyle. Also it has a lot of monuments of the history, especially keepsakes of the korean war. The weather during my stay was constantly sweet :) But I must admit I had a pretty busy schedule so a lot of walking...in a way a good exercise!

Gwangjang market, famous for its food--a perfect way to find a snack to go 


Delicious Bibimbap-- I definitely have to find a recipe and start recreating it!
Unexpectedly we were able to witness a traditional korean wedding, it was pretty impressive how immense the input was
Smoothie break :) 







While we walked trough a park it was filled with old people playing this chess game
Changgyeonggung Palace

War memorial of Korea
Can you spot me?


Dongdaemun--it literally means "East Gate" and one of the four main gates of Seoul







Samstag, 25. Mai 2013

Seoul part two

Finally I can upload the second part of my trip to Seoul, I still have problems with my Vpn here in China, so excuse me for that. Most of these following pictures were taking in Deoksugung Palace. I really miss Seoul, the weather was so beautiful and the city was filled with beautiful flowers.



Looking back at these pictures I get really hungry again ^.^


Parka; blouse - Primark,  Jeans - Bershka;  Flats -Topshop 

Cheonggaecheon Stream- it's a stream in the middle of a business district 
Deoksugung Palace





Bukchon Hannok Village



Peek-a-boo 


Mittwoch, 15. Mai 2013

Seoul part one

I'm back!!! South Korea was literally so much fun, I loved the food, the sightseeing, the different cities, being able to see my friends and a lot of other things. I took so many photos that I'm going to split it up in various entries. So here are a few photos of the first days in Seoul.
I stayed in Itaewon a part of Seoul famous for the huge amount of foreigners

Itaewon at night, a lot of places in Korea are actually built on hills that is why you have to hike a lot to come around in the city

Banchan-I already miss it...you usually get a variety of these little appetizers with the food that you order for free

I loooove the korean meat, I guess this was some kind of bulggogi

First day we went to Gyeongbokgung Palace the biggest in Seoul, it has a really lovely location with the mountains in the background. Also I picked out the perfect season to go, the weather was so nice and everything started to blossom


Gyeongbokgung has a variety of different architecture, defininetly worth checking out!
            
                When we first arrived we saw the traditional ceremony of changing the guards
         

Bukchon Hanok Village a traditional residential area 
Tteokbokki so delicious but also so spicy