On the way to the Blue House
Most of us gathered at 9 a.m. and we started to go to Yeok-Gok Station. We took the subway, Line 1, got off at Jongno3-ga and transferred to Line 3. Finally, at Kyung-buk Palace Station we got off. We walked to the Blue House, waited a few minutes and entered the Blue House.
The Blue House or Cheongwadae is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea. The Korean name had the literal meaning "the pavilions of the blue roof tiles." The Blue House is in fact a complex of buildings, built largely in the traditional Korean style with some modern elements.
Built upon the site of the royal garden of the Joseon Dynasty, the Blue House now consists of the Main Office Hall, the Presidential Residence, the State Reception House, the Chunchugwan Press Hall and the Secretariat Buildings. The entire complex covers approximately 250,000 square meters (about 62 acres) (Sources: Wikipedia).
It was a very hot summer day. Classes 4-1 and 3-1 had a field trip to visit the Blue House where the South Korean president lives. We watched a video and received a coffee cup as a souvenir. We looked around inside the Blue House. There was a huge tree in the middle of the Nock-ji-won. It was very impressive because the tree was very old and beautiful. Since public security was strong, we could only take a few pictures. We also took pictures of the big picture of the President and the First Lady. I recommend not going to the Blue House in the summer because it is just too hot! However, I want to go again in the cooler seasons.
On the way to Sam Chung Dong
In Sam Chung Dong there are many beautiful cafes and restaurants, so it's a really good place for couples. But not for me T.T
You can see this cafe on the way to the Blue House.
It was a really hot day; everyone looked so tired. At that time we were waiting for lunch.
Insa-dong
Next we went to Insa-dong and walked. The first place to go for the foreign tourists in Korea is Insa-dong because they can easily get in contact with the traditional culture of Korea.
Insa-dong has many traditional things. We can see China wares and some antiques.
Prof. Irving bought a traditional picture.
And the weather was too hot so Irving treated us to Turkish ice cream. That was very delicious!
Irving had his fortune told by a physiognomist (a fortune teller who looks at your hand) - it was very interesting. The physiognomist said to Irving that he has leadership and warned him not to eat in the evening. ^^;; that was funny.
We came to know an interesting thing... the government only allows shop signs in Korean so the sign of Starbucks was in Korean. After Insa-dong, we went back to CUK.
It was a very hot summer day. Classes 4-1 and 3-1 had a field trip to visit the Blue House where the South Korean president lives. We watched a video and received a coffee cup as a souvenir. We looked around inside the Blue House. There was a huge tree in the middle of the Nock-ji-won. It was very impressive because the tree was very old and beautiful. Since public security was strong, we could only take a few pictures. We also took pictures of the big picture of the President and the First Lady. I recommend not going to the Blue House in the summer because it is just too hot! However, I want to go again in the cooler seasons.
