09 August 2014

♥8 Jiyugaoka

Jiyugaoka (Seoul. Apgujeong Rodeo Street)





Was walking along Apgujeong rodeo's street, which was really quiet for a saturday afternoon, and stumbled upon Jiyugaoka cafe which stood out with its colourful decor and furniture. 

Always inspired by chalkboard drawings (:




 



 Loving how they lined the shelves with colourful toys and knick knacks, giving off a slightly swedish feel.

 
 Didn't have a proper look at menu, just selected from the cake display
 


 
 Malcha (Green tea) shiroi cake 말차 시로이  ₩ 8,800 

Green tea sponge cake with marscapone? cream. The cake was pretty tasty, with a good green tea flavour matching nicely with the cream,  the only drawback was the price.

 Loved how they made the extra effort to use caramel sauce to do plating nicely .

 
 The yellow wheelbarrow matched with the mini orange chair was so cute (:

 The "garden/backyard" feel of the outdoor seating with the artificial lawn and metal garden furniture.

 

 Continuing my walk around Apgujeong, I stumbled upon another branch just opposite JYP entertainment, this branch offered pasta and other mains as well. 

After some googling, realised that Jiyugaoka is a cafe chain from Japan.

Loved ♥
The bright and cheery furniture. 
The cute knick knacks lining the counter and shelves.
The cake and the plating.

28.06.14 


06 July 2014

Around Korea - Hot summer 핫핫 너무더워

Summer's here! 
What better way to cool off than diving into a pool? (: 

 Large scale - Ttukseom resort in seoul 

Grabbed a snapshot of the huge pool and the huge crowds in this resort next to the hangang
 while the subway was passing by ...


Smaller scale - Jeongja pool


A community pool in the area of Jeongja in the bundang suburb. 


Came out of the Jeongja subway station and was wondering why there were so many tents...
 
Walked over and turns out it was a pool for the neighbourhood. Plenty of young kids with their floats. Families under the tents (some brought their own!) eating fried chicken delivery and just enjoying the great company and food in the sunny summer weather (:
Was pretty amazed and intrigued by it!







♥7 The Sand

 The Sand (Seoul. Sinchon.) 






  lovely pink cushion bench area (:

  

 




Green tea latte그린티라떼
₩ 6,500


Sand's waffle 샌드와플 

₩12,000
 



2nd floor













Loved ♥
Colourful and comfy cushions matched with the wooden furniture to create a lively, yet cozy and warm feeling.
Latte art. 
Friendly owner (:


23.06.14