2008 Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul....

A few friends and I went up to Seoul to check out the Lotus Lantern Festival. There was a nice cultural parade. We headed up Saturday afternoon by bus, enjoyed the parade, some traditional Korean food, and some night entertainment. Ended up staying later, after the buses and subway shut down, so a taxi took us home to Bundang.

Enjoy the photo's......






Near the Buddhist Temple in downtown Seoul....



Ready to march.....



Dragon.........nice to see, before only in the movies......



very vivid colors....



nice artwork....



traditional dress....Hanbok....



The design layout of the paper lanterns. One large Lotus!



Nearby temple...Buddha....



Colorful lanterns....



monk drummin'



overhead photo....



this was a favorite....



even the white lanterns have some beauty......



one of Seoul's towers....



Let the parade begin.....



Here comes the Dragon.....dancing and slithering down the road....



up close......



interesting expression in the middle....



click to enlarge.....check out the little monk in the upper left corner of the photo....



the drummers....



interesting costumes....



Seoul Beauty....






lanterns above stream at night....



one of the bars we hung out at....check this one out....



Ahh....tasty Japanese brew.... Cool and refreshing on a warm night...



night fire performance. This guy has some moves!



female bartender, tattoos and flames....getting interesting....



Maybe she watched the parade earlier...Dragon like performance....one of the best flame spraying I've seen...

See you all next time. Enjoy Life!!