National Museum of Korea

Seoul is in for rainy times, people, at least for now. Thunder and lightning struck us with heavy rains during the night.  And the days have been quite cloudy, gloomy and hot with the Heavens ready to open up the minute i step out of the home. "Lets bite the bullet and take the leap", i said, enthusiastically. And for once, my guys agreed. We decided to go to the National Museum of Korea.

We took the favorite 0018 bus. No crowds and set at just the right temperature. We got dropped at the entrance of the museum. The National museum of Korea is free and is huge. It also has a separate section for children. We decided we would not push ourselves too hard and would tackle it one floor of the main museum per visit. This time, we visited the Neolithic age their tools and life and then moved on to the bronze age, Baekje Kingdom.

Entrance of the National Museum of Korea.

The museum sits next to the Yongsan Family Park. So, this is a green-covered area, which is quite rare to find in Seoul. The Reflection Pond caught my attention, with the traditional Korean building structure and colors.

Reflection Pond

Greenery between the concrete

Translucent Main Hall of the National Museum

Skylighted dome. I really enjoyed the occasional sunlight through the glass and the view of the sky through it and the various patterns

Elaborate Headdress and intricate designs in the waist belt

There were many interesting items in the museum including Bronze shoes worn by the Silla Dynasty. Ouch how it would have hurt, if the wearer were to kick the enemy during war? But how could he walk comfortably to the war, in the first place?

Our cool ride back home

Found a pretty pink flower on the way home

Pink flowers- actually the National flower of Korea The Rose of Sharon or Mugunghwa flower

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