First off, let me start by saying yes. It has been ages since I’ve last posted, but you can’t blame a girl for living life rather than writing about it. Since last autumn, life has brought many unexpected changes. In fact, it looks as though this might be my last year (for real). I’ve been [...]
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The Bakers Table by Mira
Posted: February 20, 2012 in food, random walks, rants and ravesTags: Bakery in Itaewon, Best bakeries in Seoul, ciabatta, coffee and wine, European bakery in Seoul, European Bread, European Food, 녹사평 빵, 더베이커스테이블, foccacio, fresh, Gyeongnidan, Haebangchon, homemade, 서울 용산구 맛집, 유럽 빵 집, 유럽 샌드위치 와인, 이태원 식당, Korea, made from scratch, Mira Bakery, New restaurants & cafes, sandwiches, Seoul, Seoul's best bakery, sweet potato soup, The Bakers Table
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Coffee at Caffeine, a hop, skip and truck-stop away
Posted: April 25, 2011 in events, food, out of seoul, random walks, rants and ravesTags: Aewol Road, Caffeine Coffee Shop, 무지개, 트럭, 애월해안도로, 제주도, 카페인, 커피숍, Jeju Island, Korea, mobile, rainbow truck, Seoul, toast sandwich, truck cafe, UFO restaurant and hotel
After first hearing about a peculiar coffee shop from a fellow racer’s girlfriend (a cute couple I might add), I imagined sipping its sweet, aromatic coffee as a soft breeze wafted my hair and body into heavenly contentment.
Day 5 Continued: Buddhist Temple for World Peace and Unification
Posted: March 29, 2010 in attended, out of seoul, random walksTags: 064-783-8801, 1988 AD, Bhikkhu Dorim, buddha, Buddhahood, Buddhist era 2532, Buddhist temple, Chogye, chosun dynasty, 김경 태스님, gold pagoda, Hapdeok, Heoung Bowoo, Hwangryong temple, Hwanseong Jiahn, independence day, 시외버스터미널, 평화통일불사리탑, 합덕, 환성당 지안대사 순교비, 제주특별자치도 제주시 조천읍 조천리 2268, 조천리, 천지, Jeju Island, Jocheon-ri, Jowa-ro, Kim Kyung, Lotus Book of the True Law, lotus sutra, Mount Halla, Mount Paekdu, North Korea, Pagoda of Shakyamumi, parapet, Prabhutaratna, Silla, South Korea, tapgol, The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification, zen master
The official name of this temple is ‘The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification* (평화통일불사리탑).’ Upon arriving to the low gateway (which comically inappropriate, made me flashback to the nunnery’s foyer from The Sound of Music), the sun strikes the golden pagoda atop the dome-shaped temple ceiling like a beacon reaching for the heavens above. I awwed [...]
Day 5: My trip to Jeju Island
Posted: March 29, 2010 in attended, events, food, out of seoul, random walksTags: beach, buddha, Buddhist temple, cave, electric-windmill, 만장굴, 김녕해수욕장, 뼈해장국, Geomunoreum, Gimnyeong, Hangover Bone Soup, 신촌리, 신촌뼈해장국, 한라산, Jeju Island, lava rock, lava tube, Manjanggul, Mount Halla, Sinchon-ri, volcano, wasabi sauce, white radish kimchi, windmill, Yongcheondonggul
Without getting a lick of sleep last night, it’s amazing how awake and excited I was to start off today’s agenda: caves, beaches and more beaches!
Day 4: Jeju Aftermath
Posted: March 28, 2010 in events, food, out of seoul, random walksTags: Dokkaebi Road, Dongmun Market, 도깨비 도로, 동문재래시장, Family Mart, Goblin Road, gyopo, 옥녀네 정식 restaurant, 자유방물관, 제주러브랜드, Jade Girl Restaurant, Jeju, Love Land, love shop, Museum of Folklore & Natural History, mysterious road, Oriental Hotel, The Core movie
Woke up at 7:00 (an hour 20min before our alarm was set to go off) and immediately my stomach begins to growl. Hungry…and curious to today’s breakfast choices, I head downstairs. To my wonderment and pure joy, they had 3 kinds of cereal, pastries, sausage, scrambled eggs, vegetables, Korean rice w/ side dishes and an [...]
Day Two: My trip to Jeju Island (real time)
Posted: March 26, 2010 in events, food, out of seoul, random walksTags: Boseong Market, buckwheat flour, buckwheat tortilla, california rolls, Dolsot Bibimbap, e-mart, 대한울트라마라톤연맹, 돌솓비빔밥, 러빙헛, 밀단배 덥밥, 밀불구이 뚝배기, 보성시장, 국제울트라러너스협회, 빙떡, ganpen, glass noodle, IAU, International Association of Ultrarunners, 시외버스 터미널, 한입살살 깐풍기, 잡채, 재주조각공원, 제주오리엔탈호텔, Jeju Art Park, Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal, Jeju ultra marathon, kimchi, Korea Ultra Marathon Federation, KUMF, Loving Hut, Oriental Hotel
Waking up at 6am, I lie in bed for the next 45 minutes, half awake and groggy. Usually, I sleep like a rock but emotions of excitement, annoyance of the draft coming from the vent and worry for tomorrow’s 100K run…I was only able to get a good 5 hours of sleep. Not to mention [...]
A Fun Filled Day in Samcheongdong Gil (Dec. 15, 2009)
Posted: December 17, 2009 in random walksTags: Anguk Station, antique store, architect, Beginning of New Era, exhibit, 대한민국건축문화제, 박상철, 벽오동, 벽오동 식당, fish shaped snack, Gallery Bandi, Gwanghwamun, Gyeongbokgung, hanbok, Hyundai Gallery, Insadong, 삼청동, 삼청동길, 한복, 한식, 잉어빵, 전소정, Joseon Dynasty, Jun So-Jung, K.O.N.G. Gallery, Kimusa, Korea, Lan Studio, One Man Theater, Park Sung Chul, Phoenix Tree Restaurant, Polish Embassy, Samcheongdong Gil, Second Nature, Security Defense Command building, Seoul, Style-Lady, The Story of Two Cities
After a massive upset while wandering for more than 30 minutes in search of the K.O.N.G. Gallery (supposedly located at the end of Samcheongdong Gil), I decided to once again explore the area near Gyeongbokgung. The reason I first came was as I said to see this gallery that was exhibiting, One Man Theater by [...]
