Seoul Doll Fair 2011 COEX Mall

Get your skates on if you want to see this exhibition. It runs from the 23rd of December to the 2nd of January 2012 at the COEX Mall Exchibition Hall A.

http://dollfair.mt.co.kr/2011/

I think... actually I cant remember the cost because someone paid for me :) but it was not more than 10,000 won to get in.

I went on Friday the 23rd and there were 1000's of dolls there or all kinds and designs.

Yes there are some "action" or movie dolls there as well so you wont be bored if you go with your girlfriend :)

So I tink thats enough of me talking about it so here are just a few of the dolls that I took a picture of... you can see many more in the Youtube video posted at the end :)

Oh yes while I remember there were some Girls Generation, KARA and 2NE1 dolls there for all you mania maniacs :)

Also I decided to make a short video looking at the different types of Korean food you can get at a typical food court. This one was in Home Plus Mullae in Seoul.

So its starting to get pretty cold here now (around -12 or so) so keep yourselves warm and I will see you all next week! :)

Motor Life Car Cafe

Motor Life Car Cafe - Lotus & Ferrari

Address and phone number in the link below

http://www.at-life.co.kr/main.html

This fantastic little cafe is located only a few kilometers from the center of Seoul (4 - 5km approx) and is well worth the taxi fare to get there if you do not have your own transport and you want a unique experience and a delicious break from the hectic Seoul lifestyle.

The Cafe display car changes regularly so don't be surprised if there is a Ferrari instead of a Lotus parked in the middle of the floor :)

Downstairs is the showroom with several other models of Lotus. Obviously downstairs is also a workshop and some of the cars were in several stages of maintenance when I was there. We had the showroom especially opened for us as we were there very early (check the timetable below for the cafe and showroom operating times).

The coffee and the sandwiches are a little expensive even for Seoul standards but you will be pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food you get. It is all hand made on quality bread and the coffee is brewed perfectly. Some of the sandwich combinations may seem strange (tuna and apple...?!) but are surprisingly delicious :) Far better than my expectations!

Lets get on with some pictures:

I believe this is the owner in a video he posted on youtube

Winter is definitely here so we shall see what I post later... and Christmas is coming... I want to avoid the crowds :)

Wow I also went to Cats on Saturday. It was a fun performance and probably one if not the best musicals on the stage.

if you want to see it here is the link for tickets for the 2011 run until December 31.

http://ticket.interpark.com/Global/Play/Goods/GoodsInfo.asp?GoodsCode=11009504

Have a fantastic week and see you next time! :)

Bucheon Robot Park

A rather cold weekend this weekend! Friday also brought the first snow of the year to Seoul!

So off to visit Bucheon Robo Park. A museum of sorts dedicated to robots....?

It is quite small covering 3 levels. There are no fancy movie or anime robots there but there are a lot of real functioning robots.

Anyway if you are interested here is the official Link:

http://www.robopark.org/english/introduction/overview.asp

I have no idea what the next week brings! So until next time have a fantastic time! :)

YG Family Concert 2011 Big Bang and 2NE1 Special ! ! !

YG Family Concert 2011 was amazing! There was a HUGE line up including 2NE1 (my favorite girl group), Big Bang, Gummy, Seven, PSY and many more.

No camera's were allowed >:(

So I had to leave my big Canon camera behind...

But luckily for you and me I have my back up pocket Nikon camera :)

I didn't take any photo's because in such darkness and strange lighting and at a distance of more than a few feet the photos are not good...

However I did take 12 video's for you all to experience the concert ! ! ! :)

I only filmed Big Bang and 2NE1 and some GD and Top and that was at some risk because I was kindly told once to not use my camera and some people had theirs confiscated but I got some footage in the end :)

So here enjoy:

2NE1 ..... yay !!! :)

Big Bang..:

G Dragon and Top ... :

Wow so I hope you liked it! I picked up about 20 more youtube subscribers in just a few hours after posting so I am very happy right now :)

If you are in Korea and you get a chance to go to a K-pop concert like Big Bang or 2NE1 or another group I would recommend it definitely! Also keep a look out for Lotte Duty Free Family Concert that will probably be happening next year. I went earlier this year so you can also check out those Big Bang video's in my earlier blog posting or on my youtube account :) I will try and go again next year. Lotte Duty Free is not so hard on cameras so I hope to be able to film the whole concert if I am lucky :)

Until next week have an excellent time!!! :)

Hyundai Card Super Match 12

This Sunday was all about dance at the Hyundai Card Super Match 12 International Dance Invitation which took place at Olympic Park in Seoul.

A fantastic 2 hour performance from the best dancers in the word took place in front of a cozy crowd in the handball arena of the Olympic Park event center.

The dancing was fantastic but I don't need to talk about it too much. Check out some of the dances for yourself down below :)

Link:

http://superseries.kr/2803

Its all about dance so here are the dance videos. Sorry about the over exposure of the video but I am still learning about these things so next time I will have the settings right as I now know how to adjust the video exposure :)

Wow so that was a lot of uploading and editing... phew! So I have an upcoming event which will require more video work inside so now I have learned a vital lesson for that one... and I might need another SD card since I am planning on filming in 1080 HD!

Well until next time have a fantastic week! :)

Gansan International Migratory Bird Festival 2011 and Museums

A 3 and a half hour trip down to Gunsan to see some migratory birds.

Well it was an adventure. However if you are a tourist and were thinking about seeing this at some point... I would give it a miss. The reason I say this is although there is a shuttle bus out to see some birds it only stops at 2 places along the coast. There are a total of 16 bird watching locations of which 14 are inaccessible to those without a car i.e. tourists.

So I think Gunsan really needs to get some new ideas for attracting international tourists to this festival.

Anyway I did take some pictures around the main festival area and luckily there were a couple of musuems (Gunsan and the Maritime Museum) to visit as well.

So I will leave this as a picture blog post for your enjoyment :)

Here is also a slideshow of a few more pictures of the day:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69725834@N02/sets/72157628060061783/show/

Ok So that is all for this week! Have a great week and see you next time for something completely different! :)