I find that video about Seoul and it's sooooo amazing, I think it's just showing the most beautiful edge of the city. Let you enjoy it ! I also would advise you to enlarge the video, to see every little thing ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
ART + SEOUL #3 (National Museum of Korea)
The National Museum of Korea is quite interesting to visit. Even if you're not fond of art, you would like hanging around in this massive building, only made with glass and granite. Here are gathered from the most primitive to the most contemporary art works. Iron armors, gold royal crowns, porcelain and ceramics of all kinds, from all the korean dynasties. The following works are my favourite ones.
ART + SEOUL #2 (Samsung Leeum Museum of Art)
The Samsung Cultural Foundation was founded in 1965 and is now known as one of the most active companies in the artistic patronage in South Korea : After the opening of his first museum in 1982, then of the Rodin Gallery in 1999, the Leeum Museum is his new born.
This museum was inaugurated in 2004 is a real little architectural jewel. Outside two Louise Bourgeois huge spiders welcome the visitors. Then, Lee Samsung appealed to 3 world-renowned architects to build the 3 different buildings of the whole site.
The swiss Mario Botta had designed the museum n°1, dedicated to the traditional art, then the contemporary art museum has been designed by Jean Nouvel. The third museum has been designed by the dutch Rem Khoolaas, and is dedicated to the education.
The museum n°2 is the most interesting as far as I am concerned, because it hosts works from Frank Stella, Andy Warhol or Jeff Koons.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
ART + SEOUL #1 (Juergen Teller exhibition)
Juergen Teller has worked 10 year with Marc Jacobs, and shot every single ad from the brand. One exhibition in Seoul is dedicated to his works, and I definitely need to go there, not tomorrow, because it's closed, not during my next free days, because I'm on Jeju, maybe on next monday ... Why not ? Argh, time goes so fast !
A Day in Samcheong Dong
Samcheong Dong is for me the less exotic place in Seoul. I really like spending afternoon hanging here, just looking the numerous trendy (and so expensive) clothes, shoes, and accessories shops. Why less exotic ? Simply because the street is lined with small shops, cafés, art galleries, trees, and the atmosphere is different from the relentless movement of the major streets of Seoul. Also, I like to say it, but all the korean people hanging are wearing so beautiful clothes, not just girls, but guys are always wearing colorful pants, or accessories which add that "something" such as a bow-tie, colorful socks ... Here are some pictures that I took today, I think you could easily figure out how different it is from the classic Seoul crowded streets.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Weather issue ...
Today, May 21st, June is almost coming ... Today in Seoul, it was 15°, it was raining, and it's sooooo bad... I mean, and what about the famous "May it please you do", it's usually always true in France. But there I figure it out that korean weather defies the law of the nature : 17° in Busan in February whereas it was -5° in Seoul, then now we can barely reach 20° at noon on some special days whereas we're in May ....
When I'm going to Jeju island, (the warmest and sunniest part of ALL korea) the weather should be almost 20° whouhouu ! (it's an island, so basically it should be warm, and still it's not warm)
Finally, the weather is ... bad, that's the only thing that I can say ... I also think we should reach a summer normal temperature in the end of June, so basically when I'm living, great !
Next Step : Jeju Island
I'm flying with other exchange students next thursday to Jeju Island. A little bit more than 1 hour of flight and then, once again, the beach, the sun and a warm weather (well I hope so ...)
Friday, May 20, 2011
Malaysia on a shoestring
10 days in Malaysia with 9 exchange students, crazy thing .... I think pictures are better to explain well how wonderful was the trip. I don't want to make lengthy descriptions because I'm pretty sure some additional information would be useless. I think the pictures are enough to figure out what is Malaysia about. For once, I would like to let you appreciate the pictures for what they really are. Maybe you could imagine yourself there .... So just enjoy the pictures !
Days 1 & 2 : Kuala Lumpur
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| Building in KL |
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| The Petronas Tower |
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Little India |
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| Litlle India |
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| The Batu Caves |
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| Kuala Lumpur from the Batu Caves |
Days 3 : From KL to Mersing & from Mersing to Tioman
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| Dawn in Mersing |
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| Seller on the street |
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| Morning in Mersing |
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| From the boat to Tioman |
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| From the boat to Tioman |
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| From the boat to Tioman |
Days 3 to 7 : Tioman Island
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| Sunset on Tioman |
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| Snorkeling. Corals everywhere ! |
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| Varan on the beach |
Day 6 : Jungle Trek on Tioman
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| On the way back from the Jungle Trek : Sunset on the sea |
Days 8 & 9 : Melaka (a.k.a Malacca in French)
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| The Dutch neighborhood |
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