Gangwha Trout and Smelt Festival 2015

"Gangwhal Trout and Semlt Festival" would be opened from 20, December to 28, December, 2015.

It would be held at Fresh reservoir which is located in Gangwha Gun, Incheon government. Fresh reservoir is famous for pure water. So the festival very hot place to many family.

The enterence fee is 5,000 won. If age is less 7, fee is free.

You can enjoy not only ice-fishing but also ice sled, biking.

Also, you can grab fish by your hand directly, Children can get fish using stick.

Gangwha-do is close to Inha univ. So if you like fishing visit !! 

Fish which is taken can eat on the spot.

If you need more information, refer to homepage. http://www.ssfestival.co.kr/

World Cultures 2014

World Cultures 2014 is a festival cooperating with the foreign cultural institutes in Korea - Germany, UK, Italy, Czech Republic, China and France. It will take place at Art Sonje Center on 10-14 December with the various programs including performances, film screening, talk sessions, theme zone exhibit under the theme of "Young Creators". This festival has been arranged in order to introduce the diverse cultures of the different countries, as well as to strengthen the culture and arts exchange and cooperation among the different Foreign Cultural Institutions in Korea.

I want to introduce programs briefly. First is Darye. Darye is a work of performance.
It is composed to the conversation of artist "Valerio Rocco Orlando". He made a Darye project which deals with identities of individual and group. It takes about 120 minutes and there are three other programs.
Also, you can enjoy short films and featured films. In short film section, you can choose packages which including 4 short films. And featured films related with the ideology of foreign countries.

You should pre-register for participating the festival.
I really want to visit, but it is my final exam period... very sad.
But if you are free, go ahead.


You can easily arrived by using subway. Take Exit 1 at Anguk Station on Line 3 and walk in the direction of Jung Dok Public Library.

I link of homage for further information. http://www.worldcultures.kr/index.html

2015 BOSEONG TEA PLANTATION LIGHT FESTIVAL

Are you interested in green tea?
I recommend a "Boseong Tea Plantation Light Festival" to you.
The location is Hoecheon-myealled , Boseong-gun, Geollanam-do and the festival would continued from 19th December, 2014 to 1st February, 2015.
The time of light on is 18:00 to 22:00 at week day and 18:00 to 24:00 at weekend.

"Boseong Tea Plantation Light Festival" is held on the green tea plantation, the best tourist attraction in Korea. Light fixtures are installed on a large tree and along the roads around Butjae Tea House and Dahyanggak Observatory to allow visitors to see a variety of things. The lights embroider the sky at night in winter. There are a number of sites and events including a big tree, Green Tea Plantation Theme Street, Milky way Tunnel of Love, Photo Zone, Light Street, Stairs of Pledge, and Hanging Hope Card. The performances and experience programs for tourists are provided every week.

Especially, the big tree in green tea plantation was recorded as the biggest tree in the world in 2000. A length is 120 meters and a width is 130 meters. So you can see the biggest shining tree like falling snow in there.

It is slight far from Seoul, but i would visit there at New years holiday.


Click hompage!! if you need more information

2014 European Christmas Market

Christmas coming soon~!!
There is a chance to enjoy European Christmas foods, crafts, musci and many shows of each country.
It  would be held at Seongbukcheon Fountain Square that is connected to subway line no.4 Hansung Univ.Station exit 2.
Seongbuk Gu have hold this festival every year.
European Christmas Maket is derived from Europe countries including Normway, Denmark, Sweden, Swiss, Spain, Italia so on. Participatiants can experience many culutres of diverse Europe countries.
Especailly, Grand Seoul Hotel participate to the festival as a representation of Germany. So Grand Hotel will prepare some ginger bread, mini banana cake, mini marble cake, and santa cookie etc for people.
Also, other booth would offer beverages, foods, and shows of their own.
The participation fee is free but you should pay for stuffs and foods.

If you need more info, click here  http://global.seoul.go.kr/seongbuk/

2014 SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL

Are you interested in to photo?
A few years ago, i bought DSLR camera for taking pictures. Although i am not using often these days i'd like to take a picture and see the pictures that other people taken.
There is helding an interesting photo festival in Seoul from November 13 to December 13 during 1 month.
The place is a Exhibition Hall, SeoulHistory Museum.
The theme of photo fesivial is "Seoul, birth of place : Hangsung, Gyeongseong, Seoul.". It is showed the appeareance of Seoul of changing.




This picture is a Seoul that was 100 years ago.




And it is a Kyungbokkong image of 1897


Also, you can see the remains of colonized by Japan.
After indepence from Japan, Seoul began to be showed modern architecture.
Observing the changing of same area of Seoul would be meaningful.


Finally, there is a special display. This part is composed by citizen of Seoul.



A boy in the left picture grew and be a right man after 40 years and his mother got ages.
Background of two pictures are same as a Namsan Mountain.
If you want to see more pictures visit 2014 SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL.
The enterance fee is free.
If you need more information, click here http://www.seoulphotofestival.com/englinsh.html#

Dong Dae Moon DDP Rose Festival

I introduce a "Dong Dae Moon DDP Rose Festival".
It have held in Dong Dae Moon DDP grass plaza would held to end of this year.
Originally, It was planed to fininshing at October 31 many people visited so the gorvernment of Seoul decided to extend the period to December 31.
Therefore, if you are looking for the place to visit in December it would be a great choice to go.
There are 2 million of roses in the grass and the LED is on from 6 to 10 p.m. So you you can see a lot of shining roses at evening.
Dong Dae Moon plaza is convenient to go because of DongDaeMoon subway station which is line number 1 and can enjoy not only the Rose Festival but also shopping at DDP plaza.
Additionally, it is a free for enterance.






If you need more information, click here http://www.ddp.or.kr/MA010001/getInitPage.do