Seoul Fun ~ Day 1 @ The National Folk Museum of Korea

I was so worried about Yee Pei if she would get a heat stroke. She looked pale and weak. I immediately adviced her to take some rest. Thanks God there was a cafe nearby in the National Folk Museum of Korea. I ordered two glasses of  Korean healthy drinks (couldn't recall the name :P) to refresh ourselves.

After half an hour of rest, Yee Pei was still feeling sick. As a responsible KTO staff, she was like on pins and needles as she worried that we couldn't catch up with our planned itinerary.  I suggested to her to take a nap in the cafe while I went for the National Folk Museum. Deal! :)

Beautiful building of the National Folk Museum. 

National Folk Museum of Korea is located in Gyeongbukgung Palace. 

The museum consists of three main exhibition halls.  The first is the "History of Korean People" which featured the history timeline and materials used in that period of time.

Upper class people learned Chinese in ancient time. I know how to read this :P

The museum was crowded with tourists. The tour guide was explaining the Korean History, full of facial expression :D

 The second exhibition hall features "The Korean Way of Life". It exhibits the artifacts in a traditional Korean village, such as hunting instruments, making of Kimchi, Hats, Shoes, traditional houses and many more. 

Traditional Korean Farmers Dance. I watched it live on the second day! ^.^ 

The tour guide mentioned that different hat (Gat) indicates different social status. Interesting.

Various type of Kimchi. Looks Yummy!

I love this scene! So harmonious and happy for this big family. 

The third exhibition hall is called the "Korean life passage".  This hall is about Korean culture such as birth ceremony, marriage ceremony, education, traditional musical instrument and etc.

Korean Wedding ceremony

Children's Hanbok. I like the colour combination.

I spent more than 1 hour in this museum and had a thorough insight into Korean life and culture. They truly made history interesting with cute sculptures and enhanced them with technologies.  A good place to visit. If you plan to visit Gyeongbukgung palace, don't hesitate to drop by to this cultural museum.  

There was a media room on the left before the entrance to Museum. Free internet for tourists :) 

 It's time to look for Yee Pei in the cafe. She felt slightly better after more than an hour rest. We were heading to Samcheongdong -gil for a icy patpingsu. Stay tuned!

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Travel info:

National Folk Museum of Korea

Ticket price: Free admission

Operating hours: 

 09:00 - 18:00 (Mar -Oct)

09:00 - 17:00 (Nov-Feb)

09:00 - 19:00 (May-Aug, Saturday & Sunday, Holidays)

Last admission: One hour before closing

Closed on Tuesday

Transportation: 

*Get off at Gyeongbokgung Subway Station, (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit # 5 and walk for 5 minutes. 

* Get off at Gwanghwamun Station (Seoul subway line 5) , Exit # 2.

Travel tips: 

1. Enjoy some cakes and drinks in the Museum Cafe after visiting Gyeongbukgung Palace.

2. Join a tourist group to get more information from the tourist guide.

3. Suggested duration: 1 - 1.5 hour. 

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