South Korea with Iris

Last time we had a journey to Glass Island on Jeju island . We walked around the covered part of the island, and today we will continue our tour to the museum, and we will go to the open part of it. There are doors in the building which will bring us to the outside or park zone of the island. As soon as we step outside we can see a wall with a waterfall where glass fishes are swimming . With my not-perfect eyesight at the first moment,  I thought these fishes are real . And I was asking my friend how can we swim that way. A response I just heard a loud laugh… Well, Let’s go forward… This park or open area of the museum is like a small…no… big separate magic glass world . Close to the building you can see a cosy coffee corner with glass tables and chairs, glass dishes and plates.  Also, there are huge colourful cups swimming in the pond . That scene reminds me of the movie “Alice in wonderland”. By the way, the flowers on the pond are also made of glass.  Of...

In my previous story, I told you about Jeju Island , which is located in the South part of South Korea. Today I want to continue to share with you some wonderful places on this amazing island. Although Jeju island is very small, there are a lot of different theme parks on it. And today I will share one of them. And that park is definitely a MUST SEE. So…Welcome to the Glass Island or Glass Castle, or some in some posts they call it Glass Museum. Well, if be more precise, there are 2 glass museums on Jeju Island. And one of them is officially called the ‘Glass museum” and another one is “Glass Island”. And today I will take you around Glass Island. The best transportation on Jeju is a car. Because public transportation is not as good as it is in Seoul. And also, the most of travel sights are far from the bus stops. For example, if you go to Glass Island by bus, so then you will need to walk about 20–30 mins from the bus stop to the museum. Therefore, there are a lot of different car ren...

Welcome to the board! Today we will have a trip to Jeju island. A few days ago I was sorting my old pictures, and I found some photos from my trips to Jeju Island, which is located in the South part of South Korea. Probably, many of you have already heard about that island, or maybe you already had a chance to visit it. So, some of you will learn something new, and some of you will remind some old stories. If be honest I have a loooot of photos, so I have a lot of stories to tell you too. But let’s start from the very beginning :) So, we will take a flight with Jeju Air, and in less than an hour, we will arrive at Jeju airport. Jeju Island or Jeju-do (제주도) was calles Quelpart Island till 1946. The name comes from the name of a European ship. However, in the past, this island had different names: Donyenju, Juho, Thamora, Somna, Thanna, Thamna, etc. Why do Korean people call this island Jeju-Do when foreigners call it Jeju Island or even Jejudo island? The answer can be found in the ling...

Hi, Everyone! Travelling to Korea is not just about visiting Korean historical and cultural places, eating Korean food, watching traditional performances, etc. Travel to Korea is also might be a visiting Korean beauty fair, which opens about twice a year. Actually, there are much more beauty fairs in Korea, but a huge-scaled one is usually 1–2 times a year. In this post, I will share with you one of them, which is called Inter Charm. I have been to such Beauty Fairs many times. Just as a visitor, or as a part of my job, or just passing by. Usually, Beauty Fair takes a place in COEX (Seoul) or KINTEX (Ilsan) exhibition centers. I liked COEX one more, because it is located close to my place, and because COEX is not just an exhibition center, it is also a huge trade-shopping-business-conventional-entertainment, etc center. You can find a lot of stuff to do, to eat, to enjoy, to read, to shop…here. Like with many other festivals and fairs, InterCharm was also in Fall. It is usually October...

Fall has gone and left us just sweet memories of different exciting festivals. Last time I told you about the Festival of Kimchi , today I will tell you about another nice festival. Every year, but actually twice a year, there is a Lantern Festival in Korea. Usually one is in May, and another one is in November. Well, Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit Korea. Both of the festivals are related to Buddhism. In May Korea celebrates a Buddha’s birthday. I don’t know what is a Buddhist holiday in November, but I will try to find it next time. I am going to this festival every time and still can’t get enough of it. Why? Because it is really fantastic! The main point of the festival is plenty of beautiful, creative, incredible lantern figures. And during the night all these figures are shining. Furthermore, these lanterns are not just random figures, a line of some of them shows some stories, or maybe even Korean culture or history. Like in the picture above, a group of people in...