A friend from small group, Jiyeon, got married on January 22nd. She got engaged a few months ago and we were all excited to hear about her upcoming wedding. I was so happy when I got the invitation to her wedding because I love weddings and this would be my first Korean wedding!
The invite
At the entrance of the wedding hall, we looked at some of the bridal portraits and greeted family members. Then, we went to find the bride. She was in a small room where she welcomed guests and they could have pictures taken with her. We got a few pictures with her and then waited for the ceremony to start.
The ceremony and the reception took place in a beautiful reception hall. Although I didn't understand anything during the ceremony, it was really neat to see the interaction between the bride, the groom and the parents. At the end of the ceremony, both the bride and the groom bowed down and hugged their parents. I love how Koreans honor and respect their families in all occasions. They were then announced as husband and wife and walked down the aisle as confetti burst into the air. There was a fog machine, too!
We then headed to another room within the same building and ate a lot of Korean yumminess. There was even galbi (Korean BBQ) which I know I blog about all the time but it is so good! The bride and groom then came and greeted their guests while dressed in traditional Korean clothing, Hanboks. We continued eating and socializing while the bride and groom had another ceremony with their families.
After the wedding, a bunch of us went shopping to Times Square (not that one) :)
French Quarter
Ye Seul, Celine, Vanessa, Elisa and I ventured out in 15 degree weather and headed out to the French area in Seoul, called Seorae Maeul , which is located in the eastern part of the city close to COEX. I had read that this area was bilingual (Korean and French) due to the fact that a French international school is located here, and being that I like to pretend that I speak French, I thought we should check it out.The main street does have a "Parisian" feel to it and and the street signs are bilingual. We went into many of the cute, antique shops and then had breakfast at a bistro.
Signs in Korean and French!
Celine and Ye Seul being tourists
C'est la langue Français dans Corée du Sud!
We ate at this cute, little bistro
Brunch...yum
Then we went to a cafe.
My new favorite snack at Cafe Benne: the cinnamon toast dish
Taxis
We left the French area and decided to take a taxi. Now this is something that I should have blogged about before. Taxi drivers can definitely multitask here. There is usually a television on so they can keep up with their games or dramas while on the job:) This particular taxi had an iPad hooked up. :) Whenever I am in a taxi here, I hold on for dear life. The taxi drivers are almost always running red lights, doing U-turns in the middle of the streets and cutting people off all while playing with their iPads or watching a match. Did I mention I'm probably going to get my international driver's license? AH!
The ROKetship comic says it all!
Food and friends
More eating:)
I am always asking these girls "How do you say so and so?" "Can you translate for me?" :)
Vanessa, a new Canadian friend.
Soup on a very cold day
Being sardines in a bus
A tout a l'heure!
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