Jump & Animation Museum Chuncheon

Monday it was Valentines day and I was lucky enough to be taken to "Jump" the Martial Arts Comedy show in central Seoul.

Its a fantastic show filled with great martial arts tricks and some comedy obviously.

Here is a short youtube clip of what you could expect if you go along:

Link to directions and prices of the show:

http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=684044

Also in Korea it is a little different to my country for example in terms of Valentines Day. Women here get men chocolates for Valentines and the men reciprocate their love later in March. So lucky men get to have lots of chocolates to gorge on :)

So in the weekend it was off to the Animation Museum (Different from the Cartoon Museum) in Chuncheon. There is a couple of buildings that you can enter and have a look at some of the equipment, techniques and animation films as well as all the characters.

Here is an excerpt from Wikitravel on it:

• Animation Museum [1]

Korea's only Animation Museum is located in Chuncheon and is worth a visit of a few hours or more. The museum sits directly next to an animation studio. Patrons may also purchase tickets to view a screening of animated Korean short films for 4,000 won. The subject matter mainly pertains to the history of Korean animation, but also highlights animation from other parts of the world, including North Korea, Europe, Japan, and the United States. Although most of the displays are in Korean only, English speakers will still enjoy the variety of media presented. The sculptures outside of the museum, created with used car parts, are a popular photo opportunity.

of building

Here is the full photo set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59716500@N03/sets/72157625967867483/show

We also passed on the way some ice fishing, an interesting natural ice sculpture and other random things:

So that looks like it for another week. Next week (fingers crossed) Lotte World!!! :)