Insadong

Insadong, old Seoulitan's den of the artists and the Bohemia. It's really pleasant to follow the flow of the small streets, and be allowed rock by the heterogeneous workshops and the art galleries.

I recommend you the small Lux Gallery, a quiet and intense trip arround photography.

Bukchon

Bukchon (North Village) is a traditional district in the middle of Business area, next to Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. You can walk in the streets and see traditional houses maintained and renovated. You could enter and enjoy some small and folk museums as well as art exhibition, or only enjoy the relaxing streets and the wonderfull view on N tower and surrounding mountains.

Here are some photos of my journey :

Dongdaemun Market

Created in 1905, Dongdaemun market is a huge animated place, opened from 10am to 5am the next day. You will find, for a sleepless night, the pants you need.

FaceSocks, Dongdaemun - Seoul, 18/09/2011

Tower, Dongdaemun - Seoul, 18/09/2011

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Beatles, Dongdaemun - Seoul, 18/09/2011

Thomas, Dongdaemun - Seoul, 18/09/2011

Women's shoes, Dongdaemun, Seoul, 18/09/2011

Children's clothes, Dongdaemun - Seoul, 18/09/2011

Flashback : Seoul National Museum of Korea

Some photos about this nice museum. It's free, so... enjoy !

Outside, National Museum, Seoul, 03/09/2011

Bouddhimane, National Museum, Seoul, 03/09/2011

Big pagoda, National Museum, Seoul, 03/09/2011

I noticed that Korean ancestral horse were really weird.

Rider, National Museum, Seoul, 03/09/2011

Here is the international team, from the left to the right :

• Marc, Germany, marvellous beer drinker
• Honza, Czech Republic, has a good blog about S(e)oul : http://soulexchange.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/eden-or-hell/
• Rik, Holland, like "Taxi" movie
• Karin, Sweden, has also a good blog and use a lot of snooz : http://seoulong.wordpress.com/
• Imane : Maroco, can't go in a parc anymore, studies in my home university
• André : France, good K-pop dancer, good tennis player, what else ?

International team, National Museum, Seoul, 03/09/2011

Spotlight : Kelly

Let me introduce you Kelly, I met this wonderfull dude in Changdeok Palace. This stylish guy come from USA (ohio), he's teaching English to young Korean pupils. He's crazy about Beirut, and he's going to be published in an expat poetry collection "Seoul Anthology of Poetry Expat 2011".

Bloody good, Ol'rogue.

Changdeok Palace

Changdeokgung is one of the biggest palace built onto jonseon dynasty

Changdeokgung 13/09/2011

Child, Changdeokgung 13/09/2011

Lantern, Changdeokgung, 13/09/2011

Jeju Island - Halla mount

Halla mount or Hallasan is the highest place of South Korea (1950 meters). We climbed it with Thomas, a french student, Florian and Till by a torrential rain day. We spent more than 7 hours to do the roundtrip and a little bit more than half of the journey to reach the summit : Baeknokdam crater.

Baeknokdam crater, 11/09/2011

Calm after storm, Mont Halla, 11/09/2011

Ravens, Mont Halla, 11/09/2011

Thomas, perched, Mont Halla, 11/09/2011

Jeju Island - Eastern Island

Ilchulbong, extinct volcan, with black cliffs whom steep fall into the ocean, contrasting with the interesting green of surrounding grasses.

We climbed by a windstorm day, it was good, what else ?

Florian, my german roomy, 10/09/2011

Seongsan view during a storm 10/09/2011

Ilchulbong 10/09/2011