Sailing on the Han River & Road FC 004 MMA

Yet another long weekend in Korea :)

Sunday lay a fantastic opportunity to go sailing on the Han river. Although it was a brisk day (and by brisk I mean a little chilly) it was just right for a bit or a spin on the Han.

3 boats went out with ours each with a different party of sailors. We spent an hour going up and down the Han and my friend had the opportunity to sail the boat herself and did a couple of doughnuts before managing to gain control of the vessel and sail up under the bridge and back toward port.

Here is the official web link if you fancy a late autumn / fall sail:

http://www.seoul-marina.com/index.vw --- Korean Version

http://en.seoul-marina.com/ --- English Version

After the sail we went to the restaurant right next door and had a fabulous Australian beef steak; the best steak I have had in Korea :)

Monday rolled around and as I mentioned last week there was another MMA event on so my friend and I, a colleague of mine, his girlfriend and a client went to see some blood and action!

Road FC 004 Young Guns.

The fights were fantastic with some real hardcore action. Blood was spilled and huge hits were seen so it was all good! :) Everyone enjoyed themselves although the women were a little taken aback by the violence :)

I took some video of some of the fights so if you are interested you can check them out! :)

Well another huge weekend over... on to the next one :) Have a great week in the meantime!

Lets Rock Festival 2011 & MMA ChangDong Station

Finally got around to updating this week :)

Saturday I found myself at the 2011 Lets Rock Festival. The event was held next to the Han river and I found the location curious as parking and ease of access to get to the event was not exactly easy... as the day went on the cars started piling up and some interesting parking places were utilized such as on the motorway or just about anywhere there was enough space for a vehicle.

The early morning was not exactly "rock" but as the night came on the harder sounding bands appeared. However the size of the crowd was not as big as I expected but it was a fun atmosphere none the less. Here is some photos and video's of what was happening there. I did not spend the whole day there but the morning and night and skipped the afternoon.

Sunday ChangDong Station right next to exit one on the right there was a free open air MMA Kickboxing event which was an all age competition from very young to adult and some of the fights were really impressive. I spent a few hours there but the sun was very hot and I went out for dinner before the night events began but here is a taste... by the way Road FC 004 is on at the Hilton Hotel on the 3rd of October... however I cannot find a google link...so.... maybe if you have a Korean friend that is into MMA they will know :)

So another "chocka block" weekend done and dusted... bring on next weekend for some more excitement! Another long weekend too! Excellent! Have a great week! :)

P.S. Have a look at one of my students websites. They have designed and made handbags from Korean leather and are available in selected stores and online. Here is the link and a few pictures :)

http://www.shopmaniagirls.com/

Ocean World !!

So its still pretty hot or hot enough to go to a water park anyway so Vivaldi Park Ocean World was the place to be. If you have been on the subway recently (in Seoul anyway) you would have seen the different swim wear coloured girls advertising the different rides there. It was a pretty quiet mid morning but there were still long lines and we went on the big blue ride (the name escapes me right now :/ ).

The things that impressed me were:

* the convenience of having a wrist bracelet loaded with money so you didn't have to carry cash just scan the bracelet and get your hot dog!

* If you forgot or didn't have any swim wear you could purchase shorts, rash vests, hats, sunglasses, bikini...... there at a couple of stores, one at the gate entrance and one inside just a little further past the mens changing rooms.

* Little lockers before many of the rides where you could store a camera or cell phone / hand phone while you went on the ride.

* The safety of the rides - no huge out of control designs which end up flipping you on your head like other water parks.

There is also an inside section a lot of areas for kids, a sauna and Jacuzzi area, lots of places to eat including Burger King (inside) and generally enough to keep you fun filled and happy for a good day!

So I took some photos and video of the rides on my small camera which I will share with you. But before I do here is the official link:

http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=579119

This is the resort which I guess is more popular in the winter when the ski fields open up next to Ocean World.

So there you have it! Well worth the trip but get there early to ride the popular rides as lines can be long!

Until next week have a great time! :)

Oh P.S. last week I could not find the link to the car cafe but my friend gave me it today :) so here it is. I also updated last weeks post with this info as well:

http://www.prince1997.com/index.asp