Korea life - Day 64 week 9 / (Seoul) Lantern festival

27 Apr 2014 - day 64 week 9

School holiday starts and just ended like that!! Only have 2 days of holiday before school start on monday, not going to waste this short period of time.

So on Saturday went to met up with PQ's friend who had came to seoul for holiday. PQ had planned to bring them to eat ginseng chicken soup, so me and LJ tagged along. Is a quite a popular store in Korea that many tourist are willing to Q up to eat here. Of course we will do the same since we are Singaporean !!

popular ginseng chicken soup shop 

After the lunch, headed to insadong as LJ had not been there before. As there was nothing much that we could do there, we went to Jong-no to wait for the lantern parade that will be walking later. PQ register online so we were able to sit down and wait the parade. We waited till the sunset then we saw the first lantern.  

Due to the ferry accident, they change some of the colorful lantern to white and yellow, so it's not that interesting.  We wanted to leave earlier but then they opened up to the public to join them. Before the parade began, they passed out lanterns and we were still wonder what are these for, it was for us to carry it when we join them. Walked all the way to insadong them take the bus home. Need enough rest as there is part 2 to this lanterns festival next day too.

 lantern parade  

On Sunday, we met early in the morning to attend a making lanterns program that is specially organize for foreigners to try. Yesterday heard from my classmate that is very easy to do but we were shock when we were told how it should be do. 

It was a different kind of lanterns as the one my classmate did yesterday. This lanterns took us 2 hrs sticking and pasting, really was a test of patience . we didn't stay for the lanterns making competition (as we know we won't win ) but we still sign in for our lanterns. 

the lantern that I made .. 

Headed to my favorite restaurant in insadong for early dinner. Chat and eat and drink till is time to go back and get ready for level 2  (this term don't have holiday , only weekend holiday!!! So sad)