Showing posts with label Cherry Blossom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cherry Blossom. Show all posts

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Spring Flowers in Bloom

Spring is finally here and you can see it everywhere! The trees and shrubs are slowly turning green, grass is returning, and the flowers are finally in bloom! The flowers are probably the pinnacle sign that spring is finally here. Everywhere you go flowers are in bloom. This week I just walked around campus and nearby Sinchon to see the beautiful spring flowers. I would return to Yeouido, but it's too far and midterms are quickly approaching.

One of the first flowers to bloom on campus. Everyone went crazy and would take pictures near the pink bushes of flowers


One of the most unusual things I've noticed was the plant steroids. Okay, it may not be steroids but it's supposedly suppose to help the trees grow back faster...sounds like steroids to me.




Cherry Blossoms are in bloom all around campus!






Beautiful Sinchon Cherry Blossoms at night



Saturday, April 14, 2012

Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival

Yeouido Park is a beautiful recreational area on a small island near the center part of Seoul. Every year around this time they hold a cherry blossom festival where thousands of people flock to catch a glimpse of the beautiful flowers. It's basically a sign that Spring is finally approaching.

During this time people young and old visit Yeouido to take pictures or have picnics in the park near the Han river. This Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival usually lasts for 2 weeks and at the festival they have live performances, music, traditional Korean dancers, arts and crafts, and a variety of local vendors. I went during the ending of the festival, but there were hardly any cherry blossoms at all. So I'll probably need to re-visit this area in a week or so.

I just found out that they extended the festival because majority of the cherry blossoms have yet to bloom.

Beautiful flower arrangements are scattered throughout Yeouido Park



People having a picnic


Some of the only blooming Cherry Blossoms

Artists at work
Little did I know a huge K-pop performance occurred right after I left...I misted out on Shinhwa, Shinee, Sistar, and 4minute =(