Through Cedric's viewfinder

Found these littles fellow at the Shilla Millenium Park… a strange tourist park where you can learn about life in the kingdom of Shilla (57 BC – 935 AD), one of the Ancient Three Kingdoms of Korea.

interesting set-up : your ribs and vegetables come straight from this start-trek looking house, and land on the barbecue plate. No need for a waiter anymore.
Haha just kidding

enjoy delicious meat without the inconvenience of smoke! D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S. !

This LEEUM (Museum opened by M.LEE, chairman of Samsung) is an impressive building hosting a high quality of artwork, ranging from traditional korean to modern art. You will be welcomed by the intimidating 9m-high bronze-cast sculpture “Maman” by French artist Louise Bourgeois. more infos, click here.

"Maman" by artist Louise Bourgeois

lovely place for a stroll. Many shopping boutiques where you can find interesting craft and designer items, a great atmosphere surrounds this popular place among both tourists and locals. Don’t forget to stop at one of the numerous cafés to refill your body with energy.

A funny place to explore, although in the end, not much to bring back home.

We can note that Namdaemun market dates back to 1414, during the reign of King Taejong, as a government managed marketplace. In 1608, [[Seonjo of Joseon|King Seonjo] set up the office of the “tribute bureau” in the district to manage the tributes of rice, cloth and money. A trading marketplace took its form around that time and commercial activities flourished as traders set up various shops. Trade was active in grains, fish, fruit, and miscellaneous goods (source : WIKIPEDIA)

let's buy some yummy kimbap, delicious!

find your way through this maze

eat, drink ! delicacies available everywhere !

kitchenware paradise

Great building ! but only a few very astonishing pieces inside. Interesting to see how many treasures were taken away to Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945, then returned to Korea in the 60′s

cute schoolkids visiting the museum

Gyeongcheonsa pagoda : beautiful 13m high stone pagoda from 14th century

impressive main hall

after seeing so many temples and palaces in Asia, I was a bit skeptical before my visit. But rejoy!! Gyeongbokgung is NOT just another palace, but a place of serenity where things are human sized and it is a real pleasure to wander around.

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intimidating entrance

ho yes, we're still in Asia

and it was good !