Seoul Lantern Festival 2013

Seoul Lantern Festival 2013 is being held from November 1 to 17 at Cheonggyecheon Stream.

We took subway Line 5 to Gwanghwamun Station and took the exit to Gwanghwamun Square.  Here are some pictures I took before I go to the stream.

Gyeongbokgung

Gwanghwamun Square

Gwanghwamun Square

We continued to walk towards the Cheonggyecheon Stream.  This cone-shaped structure tells me I'm already in the area. 

There was a lot of people lined up to go down by the stream.  I guess it was because it's the first day of the festival.  The pictures below are some of the lanterns in the area.

Entrance to the festival

This one lantern stands out for me.  Why?  It's because it's from the Philippines.  This Christmas tree is made from Capiz lanterns.

Capiz lanterns from the Philippines

From the end of the lantern display in Cheonggyecheon stream, we just walked to our hotel at Jongno 3-ga.