Tribute to food .

May 13, 2018

While being in Korea I ate so much gooooood food that is hard to believe. Everytime we would go somewhere we would buy a snack from street vendors. All I heard - did you try? Try this or try that, You MUST have that.... My belly was never dissapointed! My favourite dish became home made Pallock soup that now I make myself back in Vancouver :) Take a look at some of these food photos and go get some Korean dish! :)

Casual night out. The best thing that to go out eat is really cheap :)

In these bowls you can see my favourite Pallock soup :)))

We had this soft tofu dish with Makgeolli after our little hiking trip :)

Aileen's mom prepared us all this feast!! :)

Visiting Budha .

May 10, 2018

One of our last trips in Korea was a visit to Aileen's hometown which is very near N. Korea. On our way there we did stop for a small hike and saw a beautiful Budha temple, including Budha's statue.

DMZ was created right after WWII when Soviet Union and United States made a boundary between their administration zone. This was one of the most intense front in an era of Cold War. There are numerous incidents where both sides lost there soldiers. S. Korea has discovered four tunnels so far that goes underneath DMZ. 2004 was the last year both sides stoped broadcasting their messages via loudspeakers located in DMZ. Lots of crazy things happened but it's sad to realize how many families were affected by this separation. With no knowledge what happened to their relatives/friends etc.

Everyday heroes .

May 5, 2018

These photos is a collection of different markets around Seoul. Long streets filled with locals selling products. Every corner in the market has it's own look, smell and feeling. It's hard to describe because we all have different senses. One can be effected by sound more then by smell. Visiting markets like these shows more of a casual face of city. No make up just every day heroes :)

I love hiking! Especially going up the mountain and finding a place where view opens to you. I let my fantasy run further: I imagine how this looked 50years or even a century ago. You can easily tell who are serious hikers and who are lost souls spending couple free hours in nature. I bet we looked like the last one because all the hikers we met were older people carying water bottles, using sticks and wearing proper outfit.

Fun :)

Take photos/shop/eat/laugh repeat

April 13, 2018

PART III

Travelling is like playing game. You can take it serious or have it playful :)

After we had wonderful meal at local place we rushed into Changdeokgung Palace. This one was huge!!! We knew that they have tours in there and you can't enter by yourself. You have to be in a group. We were running in our Hanbok's like life depended on this. Unfortunately I couldn't understand anything our tour guide spoke because she only used Korean language :/ And on my first day I only knew how to say thank you, but that wasn't very helpful... After I read about this palace on wiki. According to the article it says that this palace was the most favored by Joseon princes. (Princes?? Yes, they had them in Korea!!) It's easy to notice how buildings blend into natural topography of the site. I believe it looks amazing in autumn time(my favourite time) and if I would be a princess this palace would be my favourite for sure!! Palace was built back in XIV century and since then burnt down couple times. Last thing I want to mention is that Changdeokgung Palace is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage.

Love in eyes  and hearts :) — Love in eyes and hearts :)

Old school, I wish this photo was taken on a wet plate.

After we returned our Hanbok we went to this nice artistic area and.... I found my favourite store ever!!! I just loved everything in there and went nuts:)

Yes yes!! Dinner time :) This lady was the best! Had her own little tent with mini kitchen set up. Brought us little bowl of soup and when it got cold just put it right on the heater in front of us :) Of course we ordered mackerel(!) and soju. The best thing about going out and having Korean food is sharing same meal with your friends/family/date etc. We are so used to eat from individuals dishes and I think it's very sad. Sharing is love, right? ;)

*The last pic is a front window of Mika's french restaurant.