Namsangol Hanok Village 남산골한옥마을

"Namsangol Hanok Village is a collection of five hanoks (traditional Korean houses) from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), recovered from different parts of the city and relocated to the northern foot of Namsan mountain. The interiors of each of these five houses reflect owners from different walks of life, from the middle class to the yangban (who were mainly high government officials, noblemen and aristocrats)."
[taken from http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&art_id=497&lang=en&m=0004003002009&p=03]

Hanboks 한복 - traditional Korean dress

the kitchen

vats of kimchi, a Korean staple food

palanquins where nobles would be carried in

weaving machine

room where ceremonies honoring ancestors were held

a difficult traditional game called tuho 투호 where the objective is to throw sticks into a pot or canister

Update

how I practice for my vocabulary quiz

I apologize for the delay in posts. I was studying for my exams and I thankfully passed them all. This means that you can now look forward to new posts once again!

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Seoul Musem of Art 서울시립미술관

There are branches of the museum located throughout Seoul. The SeMA branch that I went to was the Seosomun branch located next to the Deoksugung Palace 덕수궁 (look forward to pictures as well as videos from there). The building it is located in originally was the Supreme Court building. It is registered as a cultural heritage building so when the museum was built, the original facade was preserved. The museum itself is quite small, but the exhibits are always changing.

 

 

 

What Part of Korea Would You Like to See?

a fountain near Namdaemun Market

Though I am quite busy with school, I still want to post more pictures of things you are interested in seeing. Let me know in the comment section below.

Coming soon...
Korean food, an art gallery, a Korean palace and more!