Seoul Lantern Festival 2009

Entre l'11 i el 22 de novembre es va cel·lebrar al llarg del Cheonggye Plaza (el petit riu que recorre part d'alguns dels districtes més famosos de Seül) el Seoul Lantern Festival. La trobada acollia un gran nombre de fanalets i llums de tot tipus. Des de dissenys més tradicionals que recorden les costums i cultura coreanes, fins a robots o vehicles mecanitzats passant per símbols d'altres cultures i països.

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Between November 11th and 22nd took place in Cheonggye Plaza (the stream that runs through some of the most famous districts of Seoul) the Seoul Lantern Festival. The meeting welcomed a large number of lanterns and lights of all kinds. From designs that recall traditional Korean customs and culture, to robots or mechanized vehicles through symbols of other cultures and countries.

Em vaig trobar amb el festival de casualitat. Un dia al vespre tornava del Museu d'Història, on des de fa uns mesos s'hi pot veure una espectacular maqueta de Seül (on uns panells interactius permeten buscar localitzacions exactes i uns focus mòbils il·luminen el lloc desitjat, una passada!).
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I found the festival unexpectedly. One evening I was coming back home from Seoul History Museum, where since some months you can see a spectacular model of Seoul (where some interactive panels help to find exact locations and some moving lights point the desired location, great!).

Algú em va dir que totes aquestes maquetes, havien d'estar al popular festival de Jinju, però es va cancel·lar a última hora a causa de l'alerta de grip A en aquella zona. Total, que es va traslladar el festival a la capital, i probablement el va acabar veient moltíssima més gent. És igual l'hora que sigui, sempre hi ha gent passejant per la vora del riu Cheonggye.
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Someone told me that all these light models, should have been in Jinju festival, but that was canceled at the last minute because of the swine flu alert in the area. So, the festival moved to the capital city, and probably ended up being seen for a lot more people. It doesn't matter the time of the day, there are always people walking alongside the Cheonggye stream.