Seoul is the most popular tourism city among the foreigners who make their travel to South Korea. As foreigners, we often take reference from travel blogs and social media to typical tourist attractions, but we have missed the core culture that exists in the city for a very long time.
This morning, I attended a virtual tour by Local Travel Lab in Trazy with the title ‘Seoul Virtual Tour – Step into the Bukchon Hanok Doors‘. I chose this virtual tour because I have been to Bukchon Hanok Village once, and I’m curious on what did I actually missed in that beautiful village in Seoul.
For your information, OraeGage series of virtual tours are still available in Trazy, with free of charge promotion! Dony, the host is a professional tour guide with excellent English and bright personality. So, please don’t hesitate to join the free virtual tours from now until November 2021!
SPECIAL PROMO CODE: ORAEGAGE1
Seoul City Council specially selected stores with huge cultural values and great history in the Jongno district region, and these stores are called ‘Oraegage’, meaning the olden stores. Many of them are art and cultural masters who are widely recognized by the people of Korean. In this post, I’m going to summarize a small part from the tour of Oraegage in Insadong and Bukchon Hanok Village of the Jongno district.
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Get your stone stamp here at Myungsindang Pilbang
Pilbang literally means ‘pencil gallery’, therefore it is not surprising to see many different calligraphy brushes in this traditional store. The beautiful experience you can get from here is to make your own stone stamp! This is a great souvenir for yourself and your loved ones.
The price is very worthy from 30000 to 50000 KRW and you can get your stamp specially hand crafted with your name. Even the Queen Elizabeth and Pope Francis came to this store and get their special Korean stamp!
Enjoy a traditional tea session at Jidaebang Tea Cafe
If coffee is not something you look for today, how about a peaceful traditional tea session in beautiful hanok interior cafe at Insadong? This special cafe serves different types of Korean tea which can bring you peace in inner minds. You can experience the tea ceremony together with the experienced tea master while having some traditional Korean desserts and red beans shaved ice!
Experience natural dyeing experience at Haneulmulbit Traditional Natural Dyeing Lab
It was such a surprise to know that even natural dyeing still exist in this world! The items we used today many are colored with synthetic dyes, but at this OraeGage called Haneulmulbit Traditional Natural Dyeing Lab in the area of Bukchon Hanok Village, you can get to experience how to dye cloth in natural plant coloring of starry blue color. Bring home your own dyed scarf and clothing as a souvenir of this wonderful trip in Seoul.
Learn Korean Traditional Knot at Donglim Knot Workshop
If you are an art lover, you must not miss this experience in learning the Korean traditional knot. Traditionally, the knots were used primarily to hold hunting tools around the waist and their usage was initially limited to royal families, spreading later to common people in their jewelries, accessories, and decorations.
Learn the Korean knot with the Master Park Jin Young and bring home as a souvenirs. Don’t worry if you scared you can’t catch up, as it is not that complicated as what we think!
I hope this post truly helps you in planning your experiential trip in Seoul later!
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MyDaehan 🍂 