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안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello~ I'm Riana^^ This is the second part of The War Memorial of Korea. Last time I wrote about the outdoor exhibition place. This time I'll show some picture from the indoor exhibition room. The picture beside is the replica of General Yi Sun Shin turtle ship. The War Memorial of Korea is divided into indoor and outdoor exhibits and contains about 9,000 artifacts. The indoor exhibition space, about 110.770 m2, is made up of seven halls: The Memorial hall, The War History Room, The Korean War Room, The Expeditionary Forces Room, The Armed Forces Room, The Large Equipment Room and The Korean Defense Industries Room. In these rooms, records from the three kingdoms era until present, of war and war heroes were keep here. These things are displayed in real, replica, diorama, record, and other forms of media. The Korean War Room shows the cause of that war and course of the war until armistice in order to give a clear understanding of the Kore...

안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello~ I'm Riana^^ Today, I will write about The War Memorial of Korea. I went here alone because my travelmates already return back home. It's relatively sunny day. I rode subway from Hongdae to Itaewon, I feel excited because I went to a new place today. I found it easily without asking around, so I feel proud! haha~ Address 29, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 용산구 이태원로 29 (용산동1가) Inquiries 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Operating Hours 09:00-18:00 (last admission one hour before closing) Culture Day (last Wednesday of each month): 09:00-20:00 Closed every Monday Directions [Subway] 5 minute walk from Samgakji Station (Seoul Subway Line 6), Exit 1, 11 or 12. 10 minutes walk from Namyeong Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1. [Bus] Take bus 110A, 110B, 740, or 421 and get off at The War Memorial of Korea bus stop Take bus 421, 149, 150, 151, 152, 500, 501, 504, 605, 750B, 7...

안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello.. I'm Riana~ I'm having late lunch at a local restaurant. I found it when I saw an alley. I saw many local people went there. I order bossam ( 보쌈 ), it's a boiled pork wraps. It consist of pork belly boiled in spices and thinly sliced. They served it with red rice, and many side dish. I bought it for 5,000 won. It's really tasty. Many locals eat here, and they drinks soju . I enjoying the side dish too. I making many wraps. The owner smiling when I took the picture and video of the food. After finishing my meal, I start to walk again. I saw Wood & Brick bakery-cafe, and it's smell really great. At the outside they give some bread sample. I try their cream croissant and fall in love with it. I went inside the cafe. The cafe packed with couples and family. I think because it's weekend. I bought the big version of cream croissant. I sat at the corner while looking at the street. It's really tasty, the cream was sweet...

안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello I'm Riana^^ This time I went to Bukchon Hanok Village (북천한옥마을). The road to this area were uphill, just consider it as an exercise. Many local and tourist wear hanbok  around this hanok village. Surrounded by Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung  Palace and Jongmyo  Shrine, Bukchon Hanok  Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses, called hanok. The name Bukchon , which literally translates to 'northern village,' came about as the neighborhood lies north of two significant Seoul landmarks, Cheonggyecheon  Stream and Jongno . Today, many of these hanoks  operate as cultural centers, guesthouses, restaurants and tea houses, providing visitors with an opportunity to experience traditional Korean culture.  visit korea Bukchon Hanok  Village reflects 600 years of Seoul's history. Unlike other hanok  villages (such as Namsangol Hanok Village), Bukchon was not created for tourists and it is a resi...

안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello I'm Riana^^ This time I went to Namdaemun market. I want to buy some clothes for my parents and my niece. I bought make up pouch and chopstick too. Address: 21, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 중구 남대문시장4길 21 (남창동) Opened in 1964, Namdaemun Market is the largest traditional market in Korea with shops selling various goods. All products are sold at affordable prices and the stores in this area also function as wholesale markets. Most of the goods are made directly by the storeowners. Namdaemun Market is even open overnight, from 11:00pm to 4:00am, and is crowded with retailers from all over the country. When day breaks, the site of busy shoppers bustling around the market creates a unique scene that attracts tourist worldwide. Namdaemun Market sells a variety of clothes, glasses, kitchenware, toys, mountain gear, fishing equipment, stationery,fine arts, accessories,hats, carpets, flowers, ginseng, and imported goods. Operati...

안녕하세요^^ 리안 입니다~ 반갑습니다 Hello^^ I'm Riana~ After having some time at Namsan tower. Me and my friends went to 2F. We went to Teddy Bear Gallery. They sell many kind of teddy bear. We paid around 8,000 won per person to go inside the gallery. Many small teddy bear using some other country traditional clothes. This cute and pretty one using kimono. There was the big teddy bear using uniform. It's huge and white. The uniform was pretty. There was teddy potter too~ It's smaller than the teddy bear with uniform. There was Harry, Ron and Hermione teddy. Teddy bear above was pretty and beautiful. It's fan dancer teddy. It's really pink and glamour. It's hawaii teddy bear. They pose as hula-hula dancer. They using flower hair pin and flower necklace. There was teddy super hero series too. It was the cute superman. There was hulk, wonder woman, batman, etc. There was teddy bear with wedding dress. My best friends wedding cere...

안녕하세요~ 리안 입니다^^ 반갑습니다 This time, I went to Namsan tower via cable car. Namsan cable car runs from the base of Namsan Mountain up to Namsan Seoul Tower. The new cable cars, have an increased capacity of 48 people per car. The new cable cars have glass on all four sides, giving riders a wider view of the surrounding city scape. Approximately 50,000 people ride Namsan Cable Car each month. Visitors who are looking for a more tranquil tour are advised to go in the morning. Operating Hours 10:00 - 23:00 [Round-trip] Adult: 8,500 won; Children: 5,500 won [One-way] Adult: 6,000 won; Children 3,500 won visit korea When I'm on the way to Namsan tower. I saw guard changing ceremony. I take a pict with the guard^^ Namsan Seoul Tower was the first tower-type tourism spot in Korea. The top of the tower is at almost 480m above sea level, including Namsan Mountain (243m) and the tower's own height (236.7m), making it one of the tallest towers in the Orient. ...