Had a day trip to Gangwodo which located at the northeast of Seoul on 19th December .
It was a trip to Korea Drama location which was organized by our Dongseo University(동서대학교) International Exchange Centre .
Yeah 19th December finally arrived ,We gather at the international exchange centre at 6.40 am with half eye open ….

Leo –our international exchange centre staff busy taking attendance .
We leaving DSU @ 7.15am …On the way ,we was supplied with a big bag of foods i.e papero ,sweet ,orange juices ,bread and we have kim bap (sushi role)
thx to the international exchange center…we really do not have any chance to feel hungry …
After the 5 hour long journey …we finally reached Nami island where Winter Sonata was filmed at 12.30 noon..The entrance fee to the Nami island is 8000 won which include entrance ticket (5000 won ) and round trip ferry ticket(3000won) while there is 50 % discount ticket for senior citizens and student who below 18 years old .Then they also giving 10 % discount for group ticket (20 pax) .
~Ticket Counter of NAMIRA
~The Main Entrance
~The ferry to Nami Island ..
~Finally here we are Nami island..
~Due to the sub zero temperature .The fountains turn to ice ..
~we with the ice fountain
~me with one of the Stone doll
~place where the winter sonata 1st Kiss scene was filmed
~Winter sonata Gallery~
~We with the wishing stones ..it is Korean culture to make a wish by placing stone.~
~X-mas deco @ nami island~
~Happy 2010 ~
~in front of the so called famous “trees”
We then leaving Namira Republic at 4pm and heading to our next drama location -Petite Village where Beethoven virus was filmed ...The Entry fee for the petite France will be 8000 won as well.
I like this Petite France Village more than Nami Island.one unique thing about the village is they deco the village with little prince ..
we were there for about 1 hour …the individual “house” have their own theme such as cock house the house which full with cock deco , France house is the house that deco based on 70-an French design
~we trying to act as “family photo “ shoot
~me with little prince ~
~nana ,me,Beelie,Fere and Ivy ~
~me with Mangal –one of my labmate from India~
~final group picture before saying goodbye ~
Before heading back to Busan ,We had Dakgalbi-The chicken dish is made by pan-frying seasoned boneless chicken, sweet potato, cabbage, vegetables, and rice cakes in hot pepper sauce. It’s a must try when you are going to Nami Island.
~Me with my indonesia and German Friends ~
We finally reached busan at about 11.45 pm ..It was a long long journey and tiring trip ,but we did have a great time over there . thanks to the Dongseo University ‘s international exchange centre ‘s great efforts to organize such a good trip for us …
P/S :think Nami island will be great with snow there …but too bad ..we just able to enjoyed the cold -12 C temperature .but no the snow …