Our third morning in Seoul starts with all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast offered by the guesthouse, both of us we having breakie frenzy oh yeah! It was 8.30 am when we finally got out and head to The South Korea National Museum. It is always good to understand a nation from where it roots.
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| 博物馆面面观 The Museum's Surroundings |
韩国国家博物馆是韩国最大的博物馆，它展示了韩国从史前到现代渊源的民族历史及文化。博物馆总共有七层楼的展示厅，其中一层是地下层。入门是免费的，您只需要付出您的时间。嘻嘻。
A bit about The National Museum of Korea: It is the largest museum in Korea and houses precious Korean cultural assets that tell the story of Korea's fascinating history, from ancient times to the moderm era. It has a total of 7 floors with 1 level underground. The admission is free.
营业时间 / Operating Hours:
二、四、五 / Tue, Thu, Fri: 9:00 - 18:00
三、六 / Wed, Sat: 9:00 - 21:00
日、假日 / Sun, Holidays: 9:00 - 19:00
星期一休息 / Closed on Mon
8.50分抵达博物馆大门，一丛丛艳丽的鲜花在一路往上的阶梯欢迎我们。一边等待博物馆开门的同时，我们到博物馆后方眺望不远处的N Tower，微风拂面好舒爽！闲话少说，进场咯～
We arrived the front gate of the Museum around 8.50 am. Blooming flowers welcomed us along the staircase leading us to the entrance. While waiting for the opening of the museum, we walked to the other side of the entrance, catch a view of the N Seoul Tower and enjoy the breeze of the spring. Now, let's go!!!
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| 新石器时代 贝壳制作的面具,想象一下贝壳有多大！ Shell mask (Neolithic). Imagine how big that shell is?! |
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| 三国时代（百济）6世纪金制王妃冠饰 Gold Diadem Ornaments during Three Kingdoms period (Baekje), 6th century |
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| 一个印着失传了的文字的容器 A container welded with a lost characters |
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| 新石器时代的磨制石剑 Neolithic stone daggers |
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| 旧石器时代的可爱泥偶 Cute Paleolithic little dolls made by mud |
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| 古书古画展 Ancient calligraphy and painting displays |
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| 皇城新闻报 Royal Newspaper |
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| 敬天寺十层石塔 (公元1348年) 10-storey 13 m tall Gyeongcheonsa Pagoda (erected in 1348) |
看完十层石塔，已是中午，肚子也打鼓了。于是乎，我们到博物馆内的餐厅用餐去。四个小时过去了，这时，我们才看完了博物馆的其中两层。
There is a beautiful story behind the pagoda, you may want to Google on it. Well, after appreciating the astonishing architecture of the pagoda, it is finally lunch time. Phew, we only managed to finish the second level of the museum after 4 hours.... We filled out tummy in the cafe in the Museum.
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| 蔬菜拌饭+炸酱饭 ～马币40 Vegetable bibimbap + Jajang Bap costs ~MYR 40 |
吃饱喝足，继续用功！接下来的展示厅展示了佛教在韩国的历史与文物。展示厅很大，文物很多很多，一下只“展示”其中1%。嘻嘻!
After allowing our feet to take a short rest, we proceed to a 2-level display hall on Buddhism history and artifacts. The hall was huge and the artifacts are tonnes, below I "display" 1% of the total I saw. Hee...
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| 13世纪制作的西方三圣金像 Golden Buddha statues (The Holy Triad of the West) made in the 13th century |
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| 珍贵的半跏思惟像 The very rare Pensive Boddhisattva Statue |
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| 韩国四方古迹留下来的佛像 Huge Buddha Statues leftover from ancient Korean historical sites |
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| 13世纪手工纯玉宝塔 Hand-made jade pagodas made in 13th century |
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| 迷你佛顶心咒经+经匣 （1306年） Small Dharani Sutra and sutra case (1306) |
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| 护身佛像 (1156年) Buddhist amulets (1156) |
那天是星期二，博物馆当局在5点30分开始做广播，提醒游客博物馆在30分钟内将关闭。什么？？？我们还有两层没看耶！！！接下来的时间，我们兵分两路，一人看了一层。然后心不甘，情不愿的被请了出去。。。
It was Tuesday when we visit. The Museum started to make announcement starting 5.30 pm to remind the visitors that the museum will be closed in another 30 minutes. Oh no!!! There were another 2 floors to go!!! Thus, we split up and dashed the floors down one each, haha!
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| 东南亚遗物 Artifacts from the South East Asia |
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| 800年前一座兴都庙建筑遗留下来的雕像 Construction leftover from a Hindi Temple built in 800 ago |
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| 朝鲜 19世纪 的药欌 Medicine Chest in 10th century (Joseon period) |
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| 石制棋子 + 骰子 Stone chess pieces & dices |
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| 金属制筷子+汤匙 Metal chopsticks & spoon. Love their designs! ^_^ |
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| 各式铜板 Variety of copper coins |
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| 猜猜这是什么？ :) Guess what is this? :D |
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| 瓷制香炉+笔筒 Porcelain incense burner & brush pot (a.k.a. pen container) |
博物院外有好多从其他古迹搬移过来的宝塔供参观，但由于我的双脚酸弊了，所以我只是远眺而已。没有照片供君看的，建议各位读者亲自参观，以领悟其中精髓。 :p
There were several fascinating ancient pagodas which were moved from historical sites outside of the museum. But due to my shaking feet (as a results of walking, standing and running for 9 hours in the museum), I decided to just observe from afar, I am sorry for there is no picture to display. Haha. I suggest you to visit on your own to comprehend the essence of the pagodas. :p
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| 夜降临博物馆，我等坐在湖边欣赏 Night falls on the museum and we were there to appreciate by the lakeside |
夜方降临，我们继续到明洞区热闹热闹！
Night is still young, we head to Myeongdong area for some funs!
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| 挂满灯饰的购物中心 Mall well decorated with lighting |
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| 热闹的明洞区，满满的商店，满满的路边摊，满满的人！ Crowded Myeongdong area with shops, stalls and people!!! |
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| 为母亲节准备：包装精美的礼物+花朵+蛋糕 Flowers, gifts & cakes for Mother's Day |
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| 明洞街景 Street view of Myeongdong |
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| 女士们一走进去就走不出来的店 A shop that will attract and absorb ladies, no, they are not coming out! |
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| 八爪鱼制品专卖摊 A stall selling octopus products |
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| 新店开张的广告娃娃 A walking advertisement for a newly opened restaurant |
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| 狗狗服装专卖店，名牌的哦～ Branded attires for your fur kids! |
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| 烤肉面包摊 A Korean kebab stall |
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| BR 卖冰淇淋蛋糕+康乃馨花篮 Baskin Robbins is offering ice cream cake + carnation basket |
东逛西逛，终于逛进了一间食肆——名人店。晚餐时间！
After 2 hours of wandering around in Myeongdong, we declared it is time for dinner.
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| 蔬菜饺子套餐 6千韩币 Dumplings with vegetables set (KRW 6,000) |
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| 炒年糕套餐 （韩币3千） Fried rice cake set (KRW 3,000) |
晚膳之后，我们逛着逛着就回去了。 晚安。 ^o^
After dinner, we were wandering our way back to the guesthouse. Good night! ;)
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