SOUTH KOREA TRIP (2016): Gapyeong Day Trip Part 3 - LIGHTING FESTIVAL at The Garden of Morning Calm
Finally I manage to continue this Gapyeong Day Trip series. So, my last stop was The Garden of the Morning Calm (아침고요수목원). I arrived around 5 PM, and the weather was getting even colder. Of course you would expect to see colorful flowers when you visit a garden, but apparently you would not see any blooming flowers on March, it's still winter time! So why did I visit a garden on winter time? So it happens that every winter (from early December to late March), a Lighting Festival is being held at The Garden of the Morning Calm. What could you expect to witness at this festival? Let's take a look. It took around 50 minutes to reach The Garden of the Morning Calm from Petite France by Gapyeong Tour Bus. The bus was super crowded that I had to sit at the floor next to the entrance door. I might be able to sit on the next bus, but considering the time I spent to queue for the bus heading to Petite France from Nami Island, well I just hopped into the available bus. 50 minutes was a ...