Bye Bye by BOY

 In previous blog, I wrote some of my favorite places in South Korea, today we will look five more of them. The National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관) If you want to learn about the history of the country, you should visit the National Museum. The museum was established in 1945 and is located next to the Yongsan Family Park. On the first floor of the museum, collections from the prehistoric period to the early modern era are exhibited. The second floor has calligraphy and painting. The third floor belongs to sculptures and handicrafts. You can find works from Korea, Central Asia, China and Japan. Gangnam (강남구) Gangnam, south of the Han River, is one of Seoul's most popular destinations. Filled with skyscrapers and shopping areas, Gangnam draws everyone's attention with its sparkling nightlife atmosphere. In Gangnam, which Psy mentions in his song Gangnam Style , even the underground subway station is full of shops. After leaving the Gangnam Station Underground Shopping Center, you ...

I have interest on South Korea for a long time. In this time, I have been learning about their language, culture and music. Even though I gave a break for my school, I still research sometimes. In this blog, I am going to jot down some places in South Korea from my to-go list:) Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) The magnificent building complex whose name means "Western Palace" in English, is the most important building not only in the city but also the whole country. The palace was built in the late 14th century by King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty . The building complex, which was used as a royal palace until 1592, was badly damaged during the Japanese invasion and remained empty for 300 years. When King Gojong rebuilt the palace in 1865, the palace regained its glory again. Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌 한옥 마을) Bukchon Hanok Village, located between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, is a good example of South Korean civil architecture. Visitors learn about the culture thanks...

 My dad had been to Sakarya to see my grandmother -who is 93 years old- for a while. After the longing was over and wandered around, he came back from Sakarya today. As he hadn't told us when will he come, we couldn't welcome him. I wouldn't have welcomed him even if he had told me because I had homework to do. He knocked the door, we opened it, he entered the house, but he didn't get anything for us. When my mom noticed that, she complained to him, but that didn't change anything. At least, it is his own hometown and knows the place well, so it was not hard to buy something for us. Normally, when people come or visit somewhere, they bring gifts. It doesn't change if they are known or strange. When I looked up the history of giving gifts, I coincided a book that Jacob Spon -who is an explorer- wrote. He is talking about giving gifts custom has started in Roman Empire's early times that book. According to the information he had gotten from Simmakus, in order ...