SEOUL!

Seoul is only 1 h 10 min flight away from Qingdao (our closest airport) and we finally made it there last weekend during Chinese Qinming festival from April 4 to April 7....VERY NICE, VERY CLEAN, VERY RELAXED!!!

Very delicious tarts, cakes, waffles, donuts, etc!!! 

Seoul seems to have hundreds of cafeterias and it was a true pleasure to be hungry there!

Hello Kitty cafe

Cheonggyecheon Stream - 5, 84 km long stream running through down-town

Insa-dong - probably the best neighbourhood to be based in Seoul!

Gwangwamun Gate

Bukchon Hanok Village: perfect for idyllic and quiet walks

Gangnam - walked more than 4 km and didn`t see a single person doing Gangnam moves... what  a cheat ;)

Noryangjin Fish Market

A cool place for "window-shopping" and also buying fresh seafood (don`t forget to bargain ;) and getting it cooked in a  restaurant of your choice on the 2nd floor of the market! Highly recommend!

Fish market restaurant of our choice and our purchase - way too many mussels and the biggest shrimps we could find (that had already been eaten at the moment of taking the photo ;)

Wedding area in a shopping mall 

Strolling around your regular shopping mall (I`Park Mall in Yongsan) we came across an area for weddings!!!!

So along with other guests we hanged around the waiting area and even peeked into a couple of weddings :))....looked like a true wedding conveyor amidst the shopping craze!

Modern romance ;)

Trick eye museum - located in Hongik Uni-town area, it`s one of the coolest museums I have ever visited!!! Extremely interactive! The whole neighbourhood is also real cool!

Mt. Namsan park and Seoul tower

for a hike uphill, forest & fresh air in the very centre of town! 

Now that`s a perfect gym!

The disappointing bridge otherwise known as Banpodaegyo Bridge
which is registered in Guinness Record book as the longest bridge fountain...
After having waited for all the possible listed evening show times (with many other Guinness Record experience seekers)...all I can say is "what fountain???" 

But...there is a direct bus from under that bridge that will take you very close to the heart of ITAEWON - very lively neighbourhood catering to very different foreign tastes (read: bars, pubs, restaurants, cafeterias, shops..)! 

And now the newest spring season 2013 trends from South Korea!

1) Vampire pale skin

2) Mix and match!

3) Focus on your best assets!

4) Fancy hill-hiking footwear!!! 

5) gadgets - the more the better and preferably Samsung!

The End :)