Tuesday, November 13, 2012

South Korea: Seoul Lantern Festival 2012

It's a lazy day today, so this one will focus mainly more on photos.

Another one of the free things to do in Seoul. I got this information while surfing on KTO site for more travel information. This one of course links back to my previous post of free things to do in Seoul  item #4 :)

Starting point.

Date & time
The event is still ongoing till 18th Nov 2012. So do plan to pay a visit to Cheongyecheon stream while you are there. Here is the KTO website link for more information. The lights are turn on at aroun 7pm if not mistaken, and takes about 40min to walk till the end.

Getting there
There are several ways to get there. Either start from Gwanghwamun Station (probably easiest) to enter the river from Cheonggye plaza or you can go down at City Hall and walk towards Cheongyecheon river. Get a map and take a look and you will know what i mean.

Admission
Free (important! lol)
Cheonggyecheon stream - starting point of the lantern festival walk.

Lantern gate.
Aristocrats playing traditional music instruments i presume.
Back view
Korean drummer and warriors of forgotten time.
More lanterns to enjoy.

Looks like my digicam night shots turns out pretty good on the blog.
That's it for today. Happy Diwali to all Indian friends and happy holiday for the rest of you out there :D




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