[Chuncheon] - Namiseom Island & Gangchon Rail Park

From MBC broadcasting station, we walked back to bus stop and waited for the next city tour bus to bring us to Nami Island, which is the 4th stops after Chuncheon station.

The bus stopped for about 5 minutes to wait for people

who wanted to go to the next destinations.

 We just took this few minutes time to snap some photos outside the immigration.

My hubby and I were here last time, and kiddos not interested to stroll

around the island knowing that they'll have to wait for me 

because I'll be snapping thousand of photos!

 You can opt to enter this half moon-shaped island by riding
the ferry or flying over the water through Zip Wire (남이섬 짚와이어).

Known as filming location for the popular Hallyu drama 'Winter Sonata"
and it's also famous for the elegant and exotic Metasequoia Lanes of:

 

 Gingko Tree Lane, Pine Tree Lane,

 

 White Birch Lane, Reed Woods Lane and

Cherry Tree Lane which is particularly beautiful in spring.

(Please click here to read my previous post).

Nami Concours (나미콩쿠르).

Nami Concours aims to encourage artists' creativity and contribute to 

the advancement of the quality of picture book illustrations.

You have two hours to spend on the island if you're taking City tour bus on the same course. However for transferinf course, it's only one hour (for course A to course B) and 45 minutes (for Course B to Course A), therefore make sure you check and take note on the timing.

= Gangchon Rail Park = 

 

 We took circular bus Course B at 13:20pm and reached Gangchon Railpark at 13:35.

It's just perfect time to join the railbiking which started at 14:00.

It's the same track and tunnels which I'd so much fun with others
VIP Tour members on the previous week.

 

I kinda cheated this time round by leaving most of the pedaling jobs to 

energetic kids and my hubby, soI could concentrated taking videos & photos.

Two happy sheep brazing the winter cold!

They didn't look tired at all and love the entire pedalling including...

train ride to admire beautiful Bukhanggang river...

 

But instead of sitting on the uncovered top, all of the passengers

sat inside because it's snowing...

 

"It's too fast!!! Why it's not round-trip?" Kids complained.

That's basically ended Chuncheon City Tour too, 

because we didn't wait for the next bus.

 

 

Well, it's considered round-trip as there's a free shuttle bus

to bring you back to the starting point at Gimyujeong Station.

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After sumptuous lunch, our energy level bounced back to 100%. Kim eonni told us that Trick Eye Museum is just a stone's throw away from Nature Kitchen Restaurant, so we just happily strolled there while window shopping around this Hongik University Street.

 

EXO Se Hun and Kai were waiting to cross the road 

from SPAO store. Omo~! They even smiled at us~!^^

~ Trick Eye Museum (트릭아이미술관) ~

We took tons of photos inside this interesting art museum!

When my kids went there in 2013, they took photos but I didn't see most of them when we're there. I think they replaced some of the paintings so that people won't get bored if they visit again next time.

 Panda mode activated... Hug Hug~!!!

I only found one similar photo... It finally it revealed to me the trick behind this photo. Actually we're lying on our tummies,but my son was lying on his back.

Well, it's kinda entertaining and we're just like kids having fun with these tricky paintings, so that it created illusion as if they're 3D instead of 2D on your photos. 

~ Ice Museum (아이스 뮤지엄) ~

 Icy cold in 'Christmas Wonderland' Ice Museum, but it didn't freeze our smiles~!

 

K-smiling with Mr Snowman, Mr Soldier and Mr Panda~^^ 

I didn't take photo of this Mirror Maze because we're fast enough

(maybe less than 1 minute) to find our way out with 6 pairs of hands! ;P 

Come and play with your imagination here:

Website: www.trickeye.co.kr

Address: 20, Hongik-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul  

Direction: Hongik University Station (Exit 9)

Opening hours: 09: 00 ~ 21:00

Fee: Adults ₩ 15,000, Child ₩ 12,000

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~ Hello Kitty Cafe (헬로키티 카페) ~

Fancy pink Hello Kitty Cafe at Hongdae. 

 

 This two-storey cafe painted with soft pastel pink tones and white color.

It's nice contrast with greenery garden outside the cafe, especially

there were lots of yellow quinces hanging on the tree.

I ordered Pinkcchino (핑크치노) just to match the dominant colors of the cafe.

Frankly speaking, I'm not a fan of Hello Kitty because I've phobia of cat (Ailurophobia). But, Hello Kitty still alright because it's not a real cat. Therefore, I prefer to see cream than cat on my cup. ;P

For the first time, my Instagram post has more than 100 likes

thanks to Hello Kitty die-hard fans out there~!^^

 

All Hello Kitty fans will definitely love to spend a lovely afternoon

 in this pretty cafe and pretend to be a princess of the day here.

This cafe has free Wi-fi and power plug, so you can snap lots of photos and real time upload them on your SNS~! ;P

Because it's popular for youngsters, You can find Hello Kitty Cafe 

at popular shopping streets at Myeongdong and Sinchon too.

 

  

Website: www.hellokittycafe.co.kr

Add: 364-14 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu.

Direction:  Hongik University Station (Exit 5 or 9).

We walked from Trick Eye Museum to the cafe from Exit 9.

Phone:+82 2-334-6570

This trip is made possible by VisitKorea organised by Korea  Tourism Organization.