Those who will be missed so much in my life

Seeing more, thinking more

  Another trip. I cannot choose the right word to describe my feelings. It was a nice break from school, and a great oppurtunity to experience France.

  To me, going on a trip is not only visiting the place itself, but also interacting with the atmosphere, feelings, and so many other things that cannot be listed here within one page. Seeing unique scenery of different parts of world, hearing their noises, smelling the air, and tasting the culture is what I crave for. When you exchange your feeling with the place and start to think more from it, there starts the trip and there exists my very own meaning of the trip. So, there I was, visiting the city that keeps romance, art, and a history. Paris.

  Paris, loved by those who worship its romantic atmosphere, and hated by those loathe the unfriendly environment, was the first destination of the trip.  

   Seeing how people live and think differently on the other side of the world is always interesting. I am always intrigued by those 'commonly unique' difference between people. Kids going home with their parents, friends enjoying a coffee at a cafe, lovers gently kissing each other... all very common activities. It is actually not that different from any other major cities such as New York or London in aspect of the busy life and big population. However amongst all the common things, uniqueness like people speaking French, artists painting the Notre Dame Cathedral, painting hung on the Orsay, the old metro and all the cafes around the corner tell me that I am now in Paris.

      Sometimes I think that we lose our true naive view towards the world we live in. The way we look at the world is manipulated, biased as we age and experience. Looking at kids, contemplating at river, people, out the window, I always wonder how they see the world and how I saw the world back then. Perhaps that is why people go on a trip. To see the world as they saw it back in the old times with pure eyes. To remember, that they used to see the world as it is, appriciate its beauty, and recognize that they still can look at world in a good way. I really appriciated the night view of Paris, it is in such a vivid changing color, just like that of the impressionists' paintings. Like their effort to depict the changing colors and its beauty reflected from the light, it was constantly changing and I tried not to miss a moment of it. Then the city flew into the darkness where the lights, cafes, the river, the eiffel tower, Parisiens and wandering travellers existed. It was time to go back to the hostel and get ready for the other journey already. For another eye-opening experience.

  

Remembering Tokyo

 I lived in Tokyo for 1 and half year. It was by far the most interesting city. It is so similar to Korea, yet so different. A ciry full of energy and people. All the best and the worst experiences, I had it in Tokyo. Anywho, I was just going back to the old days, and just thought about my life in this wonderful city.
  Whenever I get gloomy, I went to either Mori Tower in Roppongi, or 東京都庁, the tokyo metropolitan government building. View from up high in Tokyo is compared to nothing, and that really cheered me up. Also I liked to watch Tokyo Tower, just walk around it and watch it lighted up. So here it is. My little memory. It took me 4 hours to finish. I actually don't really like it, and it is so hard to draw all the crazy neon signs and cars on the street. At the end where I had to add some last touch I got really lazy and just made it all blurry and finished it...

Pics of the backyard of my apartment

This is my lovely backyard of the apartment... and since it is getting warmer and warmer lately, I am really looking forward to have bbq party with friends. Just thinking about it makes me happy... because you know... this winter has been so long almost half a year, and I am going to enjoy every second of spring and summer to compensate my pain during the winter. :)

Flying high

 

I had to take a walk

 I'm caughing all the time and just can't stop sneezing. It's horrible. Such a disaster and now it has become an excuse for me to not study. :p I'm so good at making up excuses. haha

 Anywho, I was going to be depressed if I didn't do anything about it, so I took a walk to the Frederiksberg Have.

New Lense

I  bought a new lense for my camera. It's a Canon 50mm 1.4. It is a macro lense so has no zoom or anything. But it clearly takes really good pics. It has soft yet sharp and warm image. 1.4 is pretty bright and one thing you get is great out-of-focus effect. Anywho, it was quite expensive... more than I thought but I am 100% satisfied now. :) Here are some pics I took for test.

I just love taking pictures of parked bikes. :)

Still I have to work myself out to get certain angles and distance since there is no zoom, but I think that is part of this lense's attractiveness. You actually have to get closer to the subject yourself... not using your camera. Hope I get used to that. :p

Just something

I just wanted to draw something......I don't know.

Photoshoped

 Just some photos I took last time when I went to Cafe Katz. They are edited a little bit.

Cafe Katz and a small gallery

 So, it is another cloudy day. I didn't have any class due to the weird schedule of the marketing class. So I have like three classes tomorrow, and apparently, two are clashing because they are on same time... So I have to make a decision. Anyways, I went to the city centre to buy the camera cap that I have lost at the fashion party. 50 DKK for freaking cap... Gosh I should have made it myself or something. But, it is true that I got a bit relieved because I couldn't carry my camera without the cap. The lense is the holy, gifted subject that should not be harmed. :)

  After buying the cap, I walked towards the square where the Cafe Norden is. That was my destination, but somehow I wanted to go to this cafe called Cafe Katz, so turned around. I went there first time in September when my mom came to visit. She was working in Black Diamond (Yes, she still had to work) and we were just walking around, looking for a place to eat lunch. Then we found this cafe, and just went in without expecting anything, but it turned out pretty well and seemed like it is quite famous amongst people. The place was very busy, and most importantly, food was absolutely fantastic. We had brunch menu, and everything was delicious. The price was also very fine, it was around 80~100 Kr, so I guess you just pay a bit more than a Big Mac menu, and enjoy a good food. hehe

   Reeeeeeed. It's very red. People gave me a weird look like 'Why is he taking a picture of post box??'

Right next to the canal.

A random... hallway... or I don't know what to call this thing.

Cafe Katz is over there! on the very left side of the picture, right next to the yellow building. The yellow building is a gallery. It had few art works which were very interesting and inspiring. I got the website's address, so if they allow me, I would like to post some of her work later.

After seeing the painting and talking to the guy at the gallery, I am now heading to the Cafe Katz. It's like... 5 steps away. Such a long walk... : p

There it is. It seems they sell really cheap coffee if you order take away. 10 KR for a cup of coffee!!! wow nice. But the thing is you never know the size. Maybe I should try it and tell you.

This is inside. It's not like a biiiig cafe, but somehow, I realized that compared to the other ones around this area, a lot people came in and it was pretty busy by the time I left. It was same when I came here last semester. I guess it's because food here is quite cheap compared to other places (around 70~110 Kr). Food here is quite good... both quality and quantity. The waiter and waitress might be a bit slow, they chat and do other things and never take your order lol But once you are successful, you get to enjoy the rich flavored food for cheap price. Today it was a bit early and I had to go to gym so I didn't eat anything. Just ordered a latte.

Prices for coffee. It's alright I guess! About the same as other cafes.

I was making plans for trip around Scandinavia. I really want to go to Stockholm, so brought a book and read it thoroughly.

  The bar. They also sell drinks... so it's like cafe/ restaurant/ bar. Well a lot of places are like this but still... I think it is nice. You can eat, drink, have fun in same place. 

   

These are some extra photos on the way back home.

Nice little street.

So.... cafe Katz. It's a wonderful place. If anyone wants to have a lunch, dinner, or drink, I highly recommend it!! Well of course I basically recommend all the places I post. So... let me know if you want to go together. : D