Traditional Korean shopping street at Insadong @ Seoul

Insadong was one time the largest market for antiques and artworks in Korea. Now although it still have those antiques and artwork shops around but it serve more as a tourist attraction destination. It represents the focal point of Korean traditional culture and crafts. The surrounding here is quite beautiful and you can see many performances and have the authentic Korean street food.


Traditional Korean costume performance.

Korean walnut cakes. Quite good and freshly made and its still hot!

This is how the walnut cakes look like. Its one of the famous Korean street food. One packet for 3000 Won.

With walnut and red bean filling.

Korean lady making crunchy sweet delicacy.

Many souvenirs on sale here.

You have abundance selection of Korean crafts here.

Those Korean lady dolls and money poaches are adorable.

Insadong also have a number of shops selling fashionable and traditional clothes as well.

The art of making cotton candy.


Ice-cream making performance.

A bunch of mat-salleh running a performance on the street in Insadong.

Insadong street no 16.

One of the restaurant in Korean traditional house.

A lot of restaurants and cafe over here.

Insadong is a very touristy place in Seoul.


Another delicacy to fill my stomach.

Coordinate/GPS: 37.574315,126.985891

Metro stations:
-Jonggak Station (Station #131 on Line 1)
-Jongno 3-ga Station (Station #130 on Line 1, Station #329 on Line 3, Station #534 on Line 5)
-Anguk Station (Station #328 Line 3)

Pinang Peranakan Mansion @ Church Street, Penang

After having a good breakfast, our food trip group went to this mansion to have a glimpse of the history and heritage of Penang Babas community.

Introduction:
The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of acculturated Chinese unique to this part of the world, especially in the Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Singapore) hence its other name, the Straits Chinese. Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and later, the colonial British, the Peranakans had created a unique lifestyle and customs which had not only left behind a rich legacy of antiques but its cultural influences like cuisine and language are still evident in Penang today.

At the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, the typical home of a rich Baba of a century ago is recreated to offer a glimpse of their opulent lifestyle and of their many customs and traditions. With over 1,000 pieces of antiques and collectibles of the era on display, this Baba-Nyonya museum is also housed in one of Penang’s heritage mansion of eclectic design and architecture. Built at the end of the 19th century by one of local history’s famous personalities, the ‘Hai Kee Chan’ or Sea Remembrance Store had once served as the residence and office of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee. Though not a Baba himself, his Chinese courtyard house was much like a typical large Baba home of eclectic style, incorporating Chinese carved-wood panels and English floor tiles and Scottish ironworks. Having survived the many decades of neglect and decay, the mansion has now been restored to its former glory of a stately home.

Source: http://www.pinangperanakanmansion.com.my

Pictures:

Enterance to the mansion.

Location for many local dramas.

Fine art.

Opium smoking area.

Kebaya nyonya.

Old bedroom settings.

Old camera.

Glass cardboard full of porcelien antiques.

Fine craftmanship.

Wedding dress.


Baba cultural show.

Frying pan.

Kitchen utensil.

Steamboat set.

Water filter.

Oven Belling brand.

Meat mincer.

This mansion also available for functions.

Place of worship to the ancestor.

Address: 29 Lebuh Gereja George Town, Penang
Coordinate: 5.417856,100.341289