Seoul City Day 2 EHWA Womans University Photo Walk

Ehwa is a private women's university in Seoul and as of late, it's become somewhat of a tourist attraction too. Its campus ground is really pretty and must look really stunning when fall is at it's peak. I visited early November and the colors are already gorgeous but for some reason, my camera can't seem to capture it's beauty well. What a shame. You would know from the title that this would be photo heavy πŸ˜…. It doesn't look like it but I'm not the only one snapping photos around.There are a bunch of tourists too but I guess I'm the only one who ventured further in. I wanted to follow the students in and I would have if I was brave enough but I chickened out. I didn't wanna be chased out. 😁But seriously, unlike our schools here, I didn't see any guards around. The campus is pretty open which is really refreshing. Quite unimaginable especially if you're someone coming from America, right? It reminds me of what a Korean told me when he was here in the Philippines previously. He's the one I met in Hanoi before. I saw his Philippines photo album on Facebook and it really doesn't have much. When I asked him about it, he said he was afraid to go out. Upon probing, he said it scared him how the guards are wielding shotguns πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­ They really do! Even in malls and banks! So I guess, it is unusual for other people. Anyway, I'm going off topic. What I wanted to say is, if I'm a citizen of Seoul, I really would have loved to study here. Maybe, next to Seoul National University haha, girl can dream! Maybe in my next life? πŸ˜† By the way, the students didn't seem to mind the tourists.

I did a bit of research and it turned out it was designed by a French architect, Dominique Perrault. What's amazing about it is much of the complex is underground so they were able to maximize space and even have natural sunlight by making a "canyon". Two glass walls on each side as you would see on the pictures below allows sunlight in. I subtly peered through the glass and I saw a library and cafeteria. Apparently, the entire structure totals 66,000 sq. m. with a 6 levels below the ground. So besides the cafeteria that I saw, there are parking garages, classrooms, exhibition space. Man, I hope they do campus tour but I don't think they do. Anyway, here are the photos I took that day. I think I was there around 9 am.

On the way to EHWA

You see the campus up ahead, it is not gated. 



The garden on both side is basically the "roof" of the underground complex. 










I really liked this cafe too.




This is me taking a look at what's inside those walls. I'm sure I looked creepy from the inside. πŸ˜…






The canyon, it's this huge. 


















Shopping district just outside the campus,Edae
The last photo shows a bit of Edae, a popular shopping district just outside the campus. It's partly the reason why I visited this part of Seoul. I'll write about it on my next post. It is almost midnight. Good bam! 😴 Update: You can follow my instagram account, mieezu, for my latest travel adventures!


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