Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts

Friday, July 13, 2012

Jeongok Prehistory Museum

For the past couple of weeks, I've been really trying to get all caught up to date in my postings, and it seems impossible!!! We keep busy! hehehe... We went to the Prehistory Museum, then we finally made it to Namsan Seoul Tower, then we went to Shanghai, then I went with Hyeah to a kids role playing park and we took S.' cousins to Everland....

We've also been looking for an apt. This was one of the hardest, but I'm happy to announce we finally found one and will be moving at the end of the month! So exited to move to a new neighborhood!!! AND.... the very bestest part.... wait for it....... it has a patio!!!!!! You don't even know how happy this makes me!!!! A patio, in an apt. in the City... #unheardof!!!!  Ahhh.... to finally be able to hang my "hamaca"! : )

Back to this post...


The Jeongok Prehistory Museum, is in Jeongok-ri, Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province.... To remember these names... Impossible!



It's located on the oldest and largest Paleolithic site in Korea.  


The modern building rested on top of two mountains forming a connection between them. To me it looked like a giant metal snake... pretty cool...


The Misty path... ; )


On the left side, the entrance...on the right, the exit...


Inside, we felt as if we boarded some sort of spaceship. 




I've never been a big fan of museums myself, but my little guy seems to love them. Any time we go to one, he seem to be super into it and wants to know everything about everything.



It showcased the evolution of man along the Hantan River. 


Yo con guille de fotografa...  : P 




Flowers & farms always look pretty to me... 


& we did some bug hunting...



& stone hopping...


& the fire... hummmm.... we need to work on this one... : )


& we did some excavating... 


& we headed back to the main building to get some refreshments... 


Pretty view... including the boy! : ) ♥


Olivia was there too... : )


On our way out, we stopped to take a look at the river...


& I saw a pile of rocks that reminded me of a picture I took, the first time we went to Switzerland.. 


An oldie, but a goodie! Aldelboden, Switzerland 2008... Good memories...
  We miss you Mimi!!! : (


I went down by myself, to see if it would be worth for all of us to get of the car and walk down to the river. It was a no-go... It was all rocks and when I looked down, while I was taking this picture, I saw something moving really fast by me... a snake... maybe... The monkey skills I developed while growing up in Guayabotas, came in handy... I've never walked over stones faster than this day! 

Since we didn't do any research on it, we had expected to see dinosaurs and made the mistake of telling Markus... there was none... We told him we would get him one at the museum shop, but there was no shop either... : (
Luckily, on our drive home, we found a roadside toy store that had one! 


We ❤ a happy kid! 

Even though I felt there was too little to see at the museum, the surroundings compensated for it. It's a great place to let your little ones run around, while us parents take in the pretty views and the fresh air. 

xoxo
T. 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

What I've been up to...

I've been out so much these past couple of weeks....
Where to start...

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At the kids cafe...

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There are so many of these in Seoul and I love them. Having one right across the street comes in handy during monsoon season.  


At the Dentist. Maybe I'll get it all done this time...

Sunday Brunch, Seorae Village, Bampo, Bangbae-dong, Seoul, South Korea, korea, brunch, 

Sunday Brunch

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Macaroon time...

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On Subway adventures...

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Supermarket hunting...

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People watching...

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Seoul Station...

The Dongdaemun area... dongdamun, market in seoul, traditional market in korea, south korea, seoul
Random market, on our way trying to find Bangsan Market (where they sell baking goods).

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Mall Hopping. At Galleria...

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I found a Crabtree & Evelyn!!! 
Great find for me & just in time!!! Yeayyy...There's a specific lotion I love from here. I'm so happy, I've been saving the last few pumps... : )

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On a stroll around Apgujeong-dong...

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We went early in the morning, so most shops where closed. We just found the mess from the night before. Marky wanted to clean the streets. "is too messy Mommy"...♥ my sweet boy... : )


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Sneaker shopping...

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Lady bug ♥...

making naan, naan, homemade

Learning how to make Naan...

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More Supermarket hunting. At e-mart...


Waiting for our fancy grocery cart at e-mart...


Someone loves this Supermarket...

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Celebrating our first year here...


And her turning 7 months...


And him being all cute...


Checking out hanboks...

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Sean's first time in Dongdaemun...

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Namdaemun Market...

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We haaad to get it!!! : )

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Steamed buns...

Shinsegae Loves Britannia

We also went out to an event w/o kiddies. Shinsegae Loves Brittania...

Shinsegae Trinity Garden

Was pretty funny to see that these fashion events are all the same... In PR, NY or here... The same people just different faces!  This was on the rooftop of Shinsegae Main Store, (Trinity Garden). To see the view of Seoul at night with all the lights and the Namsan tower on the back was pretty cool.

Ewan mcgregor, Shinsegae, seoul, south korea, korea

& Ewan Mcgregor was there...


We also stopped by Myeongdong and Garosu-gil (one of my favorite areas here). While searching for the Baking area, I ended up around the Chonggyecheon stream. 

And it doesn't stop... We found out there's a Chinatown in Incheon and I sooo want to make it a weekend road trip. And mayyyybe we'll head over to Busan soon too... I love the good weather!!! 

Hopefully soon I can do more detailed posts about some of the areas. It's been a tiny bit hard keeping up these days. I get home and deal with the afternoon madness of what is having kids, feeding them, bathing them, bedtime & catching up with all my delayed house chores (laundry, cleaning, cooking etc.) See... keeping it real... 
It's not all fun in paradise... hehehe... 

I sure try to make the most of it! : )

xoxo, 
T. : )