Chuncheon City Tour & MBC Station

As suggested by KTO Singapore, I changed the rail biking destination from Jeongseon to Gangchon Rail Bike because it is easier to go to railbiking location. It also means that I'll be going back to the same place where we went on VIP trip.

 Yongsan Station -> Chuncheon Station by ITX train.

It's a double-deck train, our seats were on upper deck. Let's go up!

To make the travelling less boring... gimbap on the train!

Chuncheon Station.

City Tour bus ticket can be purchased at Tourist Information Centre
beside Chuncheon Station.

 Playing with snow while waiting for the bus in front of the station.

 

This brown color bus runs once on different route each day.

And this Hop-on Hop-off yellow bus is running on a circular course.

 

Our 1st stop - Gongji Stream (MBC). 

Gongji stream or Mulle-Gil?

We just hopped off thinking that I might able to tour around MBC studio.

Chuncheon MBC (춘천 MBC)

MBC Chuncheon is a broadcast television station in Chuncheon, providing Entertainment, News, Sports and Documentaries. As part of the MBC network (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation), MBC Chuncheon airs MBC dramas, reality shows and national news, along with local news and information programming. 

Chuncheon MBC aims to encourage the participation of the viewers and listeners. The TV station works hard to meet today's demands for more information as a leading player in the promotion of the folk culture and development of the local community.

Military Tank parked out MBC?!!

There were some posters including "She Was Pretty" (그녀는 예뻤다)

at the main entrance to the building.

But it's not open for public, so we could only walk around the site.

I would really love to work here! See!!! Such a beautiful and relaxing place. 

I guess it must bea beautiful place to admire sunset too...

Love me, Love me, say that you love me~!^^ 

Fresh air and unblocked beautiful scenery of Gongji stream from the top.

Picture spot outside GS25!

These cute mascots promoting barehanded fishing at Hwacheon

Sancheoneo Ice Festival (얼음나라 화천산천어축제).

GS25 Convenience Store outside MBC.

It's snowing outside, so we'd a reason to grab some hot food for lunch...

 and observing snow flakes falling from the sky. Hot & Cool, right?!

We bought food and drinks many times, but it's the

first time we had hot meals inside convenience shop.

Maybe question marks were written all over our faces.

The friendly storekeeper guiding and helping us to prepare

the food without asking. Thank you so much~!^^

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Children's Grand Park (서울 어린이대공원)

Thinking to bring kids for snow sledding since we had nothing to do, so we went to Seoul Children's Grand Park.

We took subway to Children's Grand Park Station (Line 7).


 Children's Grand Park.

Free admission :)

This site was originally the royal tomb for Myeong Seong Hwang Hu, who was the Queen of the last King, Sunjong, of the Greater Korean Empire. In 1926, the tomb was moved to Yangju-gun (currently Namyangju City) in Gyeongi Province when King Sunjong died. 

In 1970, by order of President Park Chung-hee, construction of the park started and converted it became leisure facility for families with amusement facilities, and diverse performance events and attractions that appeal to youngsters.

 Opened on 5 May 1973 (Children’s Day).

Attractions and facilities include Children Museum, Art Hall,
amusement park,  zoo, garden, camp experience site, and more.

 Omo... cute bus Tago parking near the entrance.

 

But kids were more excited when they spotted something moving in the bushes...

Ah ha... it's this little fluffy bunny!

Anistory Animal Show Theater

Peter Pan performance for that day.

We didn't watch the performance because of the timing.

 Went to the zoo and saw someone feeding deer.


 Kiddos said that these deer looked so hungry and their eyes are begging for food...

We found vending machine selling animal foods.

 They're happier to see the food than those deer...

Busy feeding and talking to them like their friends.

Animal lovers.

Others are waiting to be fed too.

  Mouflon Ovis Aries Musimon.

 Guanaco Lama Glama Guanicoe.

Lama drama...

Let's check out others animals...

Suddenly interested to capture photos... and therefore I've thousand photos!

But we didn't have food for monkeys...

So, kiddos just hopped to feed bouncy bunnies.

 Ferocious Animal Village...

 but we didn't see any lion, tiger or elephant there.

Tropical Animal House.

 

Marine animal house.

Aquatic Bird House.

There are many types of birds, swan, mandarin ducks,...

 

 including grey heron and great egret (White heron).

Is this white heron visiting Son Oh Gong (K-drama "Hwayugi") at Sooyangdong?

Palgakdang Pavilion (팔각당)

 Previously, this Palgakdang (an octagonal pavilion) was a temple.

It's remodel and it's turned to Design Seoul Gallery 

featuring a Korean cartoon character exhibition hall.

Amusement Park.

There are many different rides and roller coaster.

But it's not operating :(

Train Exhibition outside the amusement park. 

To be frank, we're quite disappointed, because we couldn't find the 

sledding park. Then amusement park was not operating and

the zoo was half empty...


I wonder how... I wonder why? Maybe it's winter?!

However, this park is really huge and I guess it's nice place for strolling...

 

In autumn, changing colors of ginkgo trees can be viewed from 

the back gate of Seoul Children's Grand Park to Palgakdang.

This park will be lovely when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

Spring Flower Festival will take place here during April. Besides cherries, you can admire beautiful landscape dressing with royal azaleas and satukis from April to May.

It's cold in the evening, kids hugging and holding hands after 

sharing left-over haemulpajeon from Gwangjang market

while walking to the subway station.

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