It's our first time to step our feet in Sinchon. We only explored and shopped around Myeongdong, Dongdaemnun, Insadong, Itaewon, Hongdae, and Garosugil during our first two trips in Korea.
Sinchon Station is located between Hongik University (Hongdae) Station
and Ewha Womans University (Edae) Station.
.JPG "Sinchon (신촌 = new village) shopping street is so vibrant")
Sinchon (신촌 = new village) is so vibrant in the evening.
STOP!!! What happen? Why crowds rounding at the middle of the street?! Oh~! It's bubble show!!!
.JPG "Sinchon Transit Mall bubble performing")
I know right... people were all stunned seeing this
enormous long bubble right in front of their faces! :O
Oh that's nothing yet! He asked the boy to squat there and with his magic bubble wands...
Adaabracadabra! now the boy's inside the bubble...
and then they slowly flying up~up~up~ to the sky!
(Unbelievable?!) ㅎㅎ Ok ok... it's just my wild imagination on flying part. But, isn't it awesome show?! Actually the boy can stand, you see there's still enough room for him...
Did you notice that we're standing on zebra cross road? and that orange lighted traffic light on the above photos? How did we stop the whole traffic for this bubble performance?
The answer is This Sinchon’s Yeonsei road is closed for cars. It's the first Transit Mall (대중교통전용지구) in Seoul.
It's nice to stroll around this endless pedestrians-friendly shopping streets. Besides shopping stores, this street certainly not lack of yummy foods. These restaurants and cool cafes mostly on the second or third floor of the buildings. Do look up for them~!^^
.JPG "submarine periscope at Sinchon station")
That big red pipe looks like submarine periscope!
.JPG "Sinchon sight observation with submarine periscope")
.JPG "Sinchon sight observation with submarine periscope")
let's have a sight observation of Sinchon from here!
.JPG "Sinchon - smile for wefie time")
Wefie time! Smile~^^
It said that prices here are more competitive and
cheaper to make it more affordable for students since this is university district. Therefore, it's one of the popular hanging places for students,
youngsters and family.
.jpg "Sinchon + game station + Totoro")
My kids like Totoro, but I think it's one of the prizes and not for selling...
.JPG "Beautiful red brick Church at Sinchon")
.jpg "Beautiful red brick Church at Sinchon")
Beautiful red brick Church.
Actually I wanted to take a look at Yonsei University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Korea. But we couldn't find it, but found..
.JPG "Lovely and cute mural 'Sinchon'")
Lovely and cute mural 'Sinchon'.
.JPG "Lovely and cute mural 'Sinchon' 25.05.2013")
was it painted on 25 May 2013?
.JPG "Bubble performance at Sinchon")
The bubble man still performing there when we walked back.
But instead of big bubble, he used this want with net to create...
.JPG "Gazillion Bubbles performance at Sinchon")
~~~gazillion bubbles~~~
~Bubbles bubbles please come to me~
OMG! I didn't know that the lady and the guy in blue jacket looking at me
unbelievably as I was happily catching the bubbles flying around me!
And because of this awkward photo, my head suddenly playing Chen Tian Wen's Unbelievable Song. If you never listen before, please click on the above link for this catchy song and hilarious music video from a true blue uncle of Singapore!
Then, I got this idea and edited some of the photos according to Unbelievable song lyrics while listening it from Youtube. :P
.JPG "skin and cosmetics stores also mushrooming around Sinchon - Etude House")
skin and cosmetics stores also mushrooming around Sinchon...
.JPG "skin and cosmetics stores also mushrooming around Sinchon - TonyMoly")
See! this Rilakkuma in-charge of dragging and pushing
people to Tonymoly shop. I was one of the victims!
Ended up bought Timeless Placenta Toner and Emulsion as the salesgirl keep saying that it's a good product. They didn't advertise it, so customer can have a great discount,... I forgot the price, but she said normally it'll be double the price, but now I can get Toner + Emulsion for the price of one product (50% discount). I just bought it, so I can get out from the store.
I just started to use the toner about 2 weeks ago. Actually I'd no idea when to apply this emulsion, because I normally only apply toner and moisturizer after washed my face. So, not yet trying open it!
Again, he/she saw me standing there and tried to push me inside again! I quickly took out from my bag the products I purchased inside Tonymoly plastic bag. Heol~!!!
Then I said I want to take a photo and the next second... Wow you're so good in posing Rilakkuma! Thanks and see you next time yah~! We're going for food hunting!
.JPG "Sinchon Rilakkuma from TonyMoly cosmetic store.")
My naughty Rilakkuma you are
un~un~un~un~un~unbelievable cute~^^
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~ Insadong, Dongdaemun and Myeongdong
~ Myeongdong Art Theater (명동예술극장)
~ Hongdae - Hongik University Street (홍대)
~ Trazy - Sinchon
.JPG "This is a restaurant selling various fried street food such as fried ice cream, fried lettuce, fried cheese")
.JPG "Hanok Guesthouse Seon Un Jae (선운재)")
.JPG "I'm also part of the mural :P")
.jpg "Stream from Namcheong Bridge to Dongbu Market flows through Hanok Village.")
.jpg "You’ll find constructed small pavilion,.")
.JPG "waterwheels, ponds and some of the features on its bank...")
waterwheels, ponds and some of the features on its bank... .JPG "adding distinction and beautiful ambiance to Hanok Village.")
.JPG "Vintage VW Van + Vera")
.JPG "Spotted white chickens inside this restaurant.")
.jpg "Taejo Road.")
.jpg "Lots of restaurant...")
.jpg "Bakery shops, cafes,...")
.jpg "Street food, local specialities, makgeolli, moju...")
.jpg "Aww~! colorful candy floss,...")
.jpg "colorful happy people")
.jpg "Omokdae Pavilion on the top of the hill")
.jpg "Jangseung (Korean traditional wooden totem pole).")
.jpg "Beautiful traditional Korean architecture and landscaping.")
.jpg "Stone wall outside Gyeonggijeon Shrine.")
.jpg "can find stone wall almost everywhere in this Hanok Village...")
.jpg "Stone wall enhances the traditional atmosphere of the village and also offer nice backdrop for photo taking")
.jpg "Hyanggyo Confucian School")