Korea : Day 4 - Korean Demilitarized Zone

DMZ - the Korean Demilitarized Zone, serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea, or better known as the 'border' , urmm u know about the north-south Korea conflict. Some say, birds can fly and cross the border but not the people.

one of the border spot is Imjingak

this sounds ridiculous but, when I looked again this pic somehow I felt uneasy - why I didn't bother to know who's statue is this

facing the south Korea.. and the north Korea at one time =)

We continued for luncheon at a restaurant in Itaewon City . Do you know that Itae mean 'foreign' . So this place is a place for foreigners!

Look what we found.. tak la, sebenarnya it's Wazwan =D We lunched in here..nyummy la..maybe lapar sebab it was cold and breezy

..and performed solat at a nearby mosque..they constructed the complex like the one in Uzbekistan, also it's the place for Muslim society/group in Korea.

tengah minum teh tarik =P

inside

We continued the day to the famous shopping places, Dong daemun and Myong dong.. me and hubby didn't buy any .. penat takda mood ..

love pink, but not this one.. it doesn't suit with my small frame

at the square

eh tipu je.. ok I bought one tshirt from HRC. ..HRC Seoul is closing down..macam tak percaya kan

today

I'm battling with assignments now, presentations are nearly every day (for this two weeks) and of course final exams are approaching,

but I love my course, I should have done this for my degree.. tambahan pula, when my course is (finally) funded! alhamdulillah..

broken windscreen

Today is my mum's convocation day..congratulations mak, we're proud of you..

Korea : Day 3 National Museum of Korea and the Folk Village

This time around, hubby finally had a chance to join a tour. And this one called Cultural Tour =D

It was our last day in Incheon (before headed to Seoul) , the cultural tour was meant to be in Seoul and it took us almost 2 hours by bus.. So it was like Incheon - Seoul - Incheon..

So excuse my complaints : dah la luggage hilang, itinerary pun pelik2 =

Anyway,

Welcome to the National Museum of Korea!

besar tak besar la kan

To design this building, the Korean government held an international competition open to architects around the world to submit a proposal for the new building. There were over 854 entries from 59 countries. The winning design was inspired by the idea of a traditional Korean fortress - wiki

Memang besar dan mengujakan, but sayangnya we didn't have much time to cover all areas =(

The Stele for Buddhist Preceptor Wollang - records the life of Buddhist preceptor named Wollang (816 - 883)

Buddhist stone ..stone isn't? or carve? my bad, I'm not sure the appropriate word. Or maybe I'm thinking of stupas, sculpture? why do I care so much?

Do you notice that every Buddhist stone sculptures are different? lain tau muka diorang.. round eyes, sepet eyes..heh, I just noticed!

the golden crown, must cause a potential headache

very cute toothbrush holder!

ok bye bye museum

ahn nyeong ha se yo!

We continued to the Namsan Hanok village, reproduction of a Korean Folk Village. The village is composed of a traditional Korean garden and five traditional Korean houses from the Choson Dynasty.

There is also a cultural crafts shop

at a corner

she was chasing her sister / friend, tapi sempat lagi bagi special pose

Wrapped up the day with dinner at the Evergreen, the Indian cuisine.. sambil tengok konsert MJ lagi =D

oh ya, in case you are wondering ..

petrol station

tollgate

Korea : Day 2 Chinatown

You knew about my lost luggage issue, right? I lost my precious luggage ( with four pair of shoes inside!) and it was so lame that I cried ..hmmm..- do not imagine that okk. buruk =D

The tour agent promised for RM500 (only ) compensation. sedihnya. But at last I found it myself, salah hantar bilik rupanya..isk

So dengan semangat baru, I went out to the China Town.. a location I didn't really plan on, tiba2 nampak dalam peta.

But it really turned out to be a lovely day =)

the Chinatown was quite far from our hotel in Incheon. Hmm, kalau dari LRT nak kena tukar komuter tu macam jauh la kan..

kalau kat Incheon nampak orang muda2 saja, stylo2..sampai sini kebanyakkan orang tua =D


Chinatown was the busiest spot in Korea until 1950's, constructed in 1800's and the remnants of history can still be seen.

This place reminds me of Jonker walk, Melaka..only that it's cold and breezy =)

my favorite

roses..roses..roses..roses..
ok!

cultural buildings with garden

the former Japanese building

I wish I could spend some more time here - the breezy air, the cafes and flowers, the fresh colorful fruits - smell so good!

I failed the steps, sebab teringat masa kat China Wall semput T_T . This stair is the boundary between Japanese settlement and Qing Dynasty settlement (Chinese). Kindly notice the lights at left and right are different in design!

primary school's mural

bersih dan teratur kan

Welcome to Seoul!

Hi peeps, I do have folders of pics to share with you but I don't think I'm that rajin to upload all in here..I'll inform you once I've updated my picasa..for mean time, here are some =)

Our flight MH 64 arrived in Inceheon city at 7:30 am local time. It was a very hectic day for both of us because our itinerary was like KK-KL , and KL-KK-Seoul in a day!

Incheon International Airport is a new airport, Incheon ni macam Putrajaya la - new city..

memang suka ambil gambar dengan benda ni, but OMG can't understand a single word

In Seoul translation made to these languanges - Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese language. So I think those above is Japanese.

eh eh sorry, but this is something, I THINK an awesome invention of technology..kan? it was fun to demonstrate this one tho =P

As I mentioned earlier, before our departure, hubby was assigned for a paper presentation at the conference - Road Safety Conference Korea 2009 , I heard it will be at Nagoya next year but too soon to excite tho =P

While hubby was busy with his work,

me too busy with snapping here and there

this place called Songdo Convensia, Incheon City, Seoul

there was a time, I went out around the City

at Bupyeong

another wajibul pic

lot more to come about Seoul!

what you never really wanted to know

I would have never believed that something like this would've happen,
not even in my wildest dreams.

You never know how much I needed you

Tho you have million of reasons to walk away, but if you could think one reason to stay =(

I MISS YOU

But nevermind, I will follow your wishes and move,
so I'll no longer be there to mess up with your groove

just some lines from a true story book,
or maybe mine.

fizabelle E day

Well here's my update for now- my bestie engagement day. Location : Meru, Klang..jauh mcm pegi Taiping.

Congrats Fiza!
and this is a perfect combination of green and pink

love the make up and hair do

Nurhafizah Alkham si cantik manis

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