Seoul Lantern Festival 2013




We visited the Seoul Lantern Festival today November 2, 2013. There were many displaces of lanterns displays figures with Korean culture representations. According to the Korean tourism website this even has been held in the Cheonggyecheon Stream near downtown Seoul since 2009. Walking through the narrow creek sidewalk with thousands of people was interested because the stream water flow was on the opposite direction we were walking. The lights from the lanterns provided a sense of a magical image reflecting them on the water. Everyone walking on the opposite direction of the water provides the perspective a prospective of movement to the lanterns that are immobile. It was a good experience walking through the stream and seeing many different figures.

Hoy 2 de noviembre visitamos el festival de linternas en Seoul. Habían muchas exposiciones de linternas de figures con representaciones de la cultura Coreana. De acuerdo al sitio web del turismo de Corea, este evento ha tomado lugar cerca del centro de Seoul en el arroyo Cheonggyecheon desde el año 2009. Al caminar en rumbo opuesto al agua del arroyo, la reflexión de las luces en el agua brinda una imagen mágica. Miles de personas caminando juntos y moviéndose en una dirección guiada brindan una perspectiva de movimiento a las linternas que se mantienen inmóviles.  Es una buena experiencia haber visitado este lugar y mirar las distintas figuras y poder haber tomado algunas fotos. 




 Seoul Lantern Festival 2013 

 people walking all along the sidewalk

 need a hug?

 nice lights!

time to go to those white tents and look for something to eat!

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