Boys Before Flowers Film Location Tour

Boys Before Flowers is a famous Korean Drama based on the Japanese manga series "Hana Yori Dango". This drama had been produced several times in different version, like in Japan and Taiwan, and now in Korea.

Boys Before Flowers or BBF starring Koo Hye-seon, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Beom, and Kim Jun. The drama still telling about the story between the high school most powerful boys "F4" and a normal school girl "Geum Jan Di".

The drama, got extremely huge popularity in Asia, not only because for the story and the good looking of main actor, but also for the beautiful scenes and magnificient shooting location. The drama featuring world exotic locations such as New Caledonia and Macao, as well as some of Korea’s most beautiful destinations.

Here is the list of some Boys Before Flowers shooting place, which now become korean tourist destination. The places including University, Country Club, Hotel, Villa, Department Store, and Resort.

1. Keimyung University


Keimyung University is the setting for the prestigious Shinhwa High School, the school attended by the main characters in the drama and which only children of the top 1% of the wealthiest families in Korea can attend. Keimyung University is situated in the city of Daegu. Its Western-style buildings and gorgeous natural surroundings make it one of the top ten most beautiful campuses in Korea, and consequently it’s a popular filming location for dramas and films. Major productions filmed at Keimyung University include the drama and the movie . Keimyung University consists of Seongseo campus and Daemyeong campus and the drama’s school scenes were filmed at both campuses. The beautiful Greek-style front gates and red-bricked buildings, along with Ji-hu and Jan-di’s secret hideout on the staircase, are all located in Keimyung University’s campuses.

Travel Information Telephone: +82-53-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Homepage: www.kmu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese)
Seongseo campus: +82-53-580-5114, 1000 Sinsang-dong, Dalseo-gu district, Daegu city From Seoul station, take a train to Dongdaegu -> from Dongdaegu station, get on the subway -> get off at Keimyung University station on line 2
Daemyeong campus:+82-53-580-5785, 2139 Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu city From Seoul station, take a train to Daegu -> from Daegu station, take bus#202, 202-1, or 808


2. Damyang Dynasty Country Club


The Damyang Dynasty Country Club is the setting for the home of Shinhwa Group’s Gu Jun-pyo, as well as a film set in Hwaseong. This Italian villa style clubhouse features enormous luxurious buildings, which have even been called ‘the palace of the gods’. The country club was designed by the internationally renowned architect Andrei Visego, who recently designed the interior for a high-class hotel in Dubai. The buildings are furnished with the highest-quality natural marble floors, beautiful pillars replicating Athen’s shrines, luxury antique furniture, and famous works of art, and are sure to dazzle all visitors.

Address: Hwadong-ri San 79, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun region, Jeollanam-do province
Contact: +82-61-380-7500
Homepage: http://dy.dynastycc.co.kr
Directions: Take a taxi from Damyang Terminal



3. Lotte Hotel World


Lotte Hotel World was the location for the homecoming party of Min Seo-hyeon, Ji-hu’s girlfriend. The party takes place in episode two, and Jan-di comes dressed up as Wonder Woman, to everyone else’s amusement. However, Min Seo-hyeon helps Jan-di change into a beautiful dress, and she captures the heart of Gu Jun-pyo. This scene was shot in the Topaz Room, the Lotte Hotel’s third floor banquet hall. Lotte Hotel World is located in Jamsil in Seoul and is part of a complex that includes an extra-large supermarket, a department store, and the Lotte World theme park. Conveniently it is directly connected to Jamsil station on subway line 2. The hotel can be reached directly from Incheon and Gimpo airports by limousine bus.

Address: 40-1 Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Contact: +82-2-419-7000
Homepage: http://www.lottehotelworld.com(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Directions: Connected directly to exit #3, Jamsil station, subway line 2.
From Incheon International airport (gate #4B or 11A) take a limousine bus (est. travel time of 1hr 20min, cost 13,000 won)


4. Gyeongju Shilla Millennium Park


Ragung hotel in Gyeongju was the setting for Yun Ji-hu’s traditional Hanok home. This high-class hotel consists of 16 separate houses, which are connected by corridors. The construction of the hotel required the largest number of specialized carpenters since the restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Ragung was actually the name for the royal palace during the Silla dynasty. Guestrooms include private gardens and hot spring baths. The hotel is located in Korea’s very first historical theme park, the Shilla Millennium Park, and hotel rates include breakfast, dinner, and admission tickets to the theme park.

Address: 719-70 Sinpyeong-dong, Gyeongju city, Gyeongsangbuk-do province
Contact: +82-54-778-2000
Homepage: http://www.smpark.co.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Directions: From Gyeongju station, take a bus heading towards Bomun Tourist Resort -> get off at the Bomun Tourist Resort Shilla Millennium Park
Hotel rates: 300,000 won ~ 460,000 won
Check in & check out times: 2:00pm, 11:00am



5. Shinsegae Department Store


Before Gu Jun-pyo and Jan-di leave for their vacation in New Caledonia, they go shopping at a department store. The main branch of the Shinsegae Department Store, in Myeong-dong, was the location for the scene in which Jan-di becomes the envy of girls everywhere. Gu Jun-pyo shows off his money and drags her around buying her all sorts of merchandise. This department store is divided into a main building and an annex. It stocks a wide selection of famous brand names. Luxury brands can be found inside the deluxe main building while the elegant annex building contains both domestic and international brands. Visitors to the Shinsegae department store can also enjoy shopping at Namdaemun Market and Myeong-dong, which are located nearby.

Address: 52-5 Chungmuru 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Contact: +82-1588-1234
Directions:
* Exit #5, Myeongdong station, subway line 4 -> walk straight towards the Namdaemun Market then walk through the underground passageway
* Exit #7 Hoehyeon station, subway line 4 -> take the moving walkway all the way to the Shinsegae Main Building
Department store hours: 10:30am ~ 8:00pm



6. N Seoul Tower & Grand Hyatt Hotel


Seoul’s famous N Seoul Tower is the location where Gu Jun-pyo waits for Jan-di ion a freezing winter night. The two had planned to go on a date, but become trapped in the gondola on the way to the N Seoul Tower and have to spend the night there. On their way down from Namsan mountain the next day, the couple are photographed by the paparazzi and are thought to be coming out of the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is the location where the Jan-di and Ga-eul and their boyfriends enjoy a double date on the ice skating rink. A spectacular view of the Hangang River and Namsan can be seen from the high-class Grand Hyatt Hotel. The hotel contains a total of 601 guestrooms as well as 11 restaurants and bars, a fitness center, and other luxury facilities.

Address:747-7 Hannam 2(i)-dong, Yongsan-gu district, Seoul
Contact: +82-2-797-1234
Homepage: http://www.grandhyattseoul.co.kr (Korean, English, Japanese)
Directions: From Incheon International airport, limousine buses run directly to the Grand Hyatt Hotel (5:45am ~ 6:35am; departs every 20~30min; 14,000 won) Free shuttle buses to the hotel also run from in front of the Itaewon Family Mart and the Migliore Shopping Mall in Myeongdong from 10:00am to 9:00pm



7. Artinus Farmer’s Table


The Farmer’s Table is a restaurant located on the first floor of the Artinus building in Heyri Art Village, which is designed to capture the simplicity and comfortable atmosphere of a farmer’s table. The walls are made of stone and wood, and the floors and tables are made from natural materials. The herb garden at the center of the restaurant makes visitors feel as if they are in the center of forest. This was the location for the posh cafeteria of Shinhwa High School. Visitors can enjoy refreshments and food while reading the complimentary books that are placed around the restaurant. There is also a children’s bookstore on the second floor and a gallery on the basement floor, where various exhibitions take place

Address: Heyri Artinus 1F, 1652-393 Beopheung-ri, Tanhyeon-myeon region, Paju town, Gyeonggi-do province
Travel Information Telephone: +82-31-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Heyri Homepage: http://www.heyri.net (Korean, English)
Directions: take bus #200 or 2200 from exit 2 of Hapjeong station, subway line 2-> get off at Heyri and go through gate #4 then make a right on the first 4-way intersection
Opening hours: 11:00am~10:00pm



8. Gyeonggi English Village, Yangpyeong Camp


The English Village in Yangpyeong was the setting for Shinhwa High School’s hallways, lobby, and exterior facades. First opened in April 2008, Gyeonggi English Village Yangpyeong Camp covers a 100.935㎡ area and has a total of 55 buildings, which are modeled on historical buildings in Virginia, United States. This educational English camp consists of condo-style dormitories, an artificial soccer turf, indoor gymnasium, health club, swimming pool, outdoor concert hall, observatory facilities, and more. The English Village was the location for the scene when Jan-di’s friend, Oh Min-ji, spills ice cream on Gu Jun-pyo’s shoes.

Address: Damun-ri San 25, Yongmun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun region, Gyeonngi-do province
Contact: +82-31-770-1300
Homepage: http://www.yea.or.kr
Directions: From Dong Seoul terminal, take a bus headed towards Yongmun (est. travel time of 1hr) -> get off at Unbong Mart and walk straight past the overpass




9. Muju Resort


In the 12th episode, F4 and Geum Jan-di decide to take a ski trip. Jun-pyo gives Jan-di a special necklace, but she ends up losing it. Desperate, Jan-di heads off into the mountains alone to look for the necklace and gets lost in the dark. Fortunately, Gu Jun-pyo finds her, and they take shelter in a cabin, but they become trapped for the night due to the heavy snowfall. The ski resort that F4 and Geum Jan-di visit is Muju Resort, and they stay at the resort’s Hotel Tirol. As well as skiing in the winter, Muju Resort offers leisure activities throughout the year. It was also the filming location for the popular drama . Visitors can enjoy a gondola ride to the beautiful peak of Deokyusan Mountain or relax in the resort’s outdoor hot springs

Sun Rise

Jai Sri RAM

Jai Sri Ram - 12-7-9 Anjanayer in Colour Serial Bulbs

Yongpyeong Ski Resort at Palwang Mountain

Yongpyeong is a famous ski resort located 200km away or about 3 hours from Seoul. The resort is located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do of South Korea. This is also one of the shooting locations for the K-drama "Winter Sonata"

Yongpyeong is the best place to play ski and snowboarding. A new feature is Dragon Park (Terrain Park), a theme park with half-pipe, quarter-pipe, ramp, table top, spine, wash board, rail slider, mogul, and wave. The resort also holds the Fun Ski & Snow Festival every year in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization.

Yongpyeong Address and information :

Operational Hours:
Daytime - 08 : 30 ~ 16 : 30
Morning - 08 : 30 ~ 12 : 30
Aternoon - 12 : 00 ~ 16 : 30
Night - 18 : 00 ~ 22 : 00
Midnight - 22 : 00 ~ 24 : 30

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April

Lifts
Total Lifts: 14
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 13
Max people per hour: 25,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 31
Total ride area: 23km
Longest run: 5.6km
Top lift: 1450m
First lift: 700m

Piste suitability
Green runs: 28%
Red runs: 42%
Black runs: 30%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes: 1/2 Day Pass 45,000
Day Pass 56,000
Night Pass 32,000
Lift times:8.30am to 4am!

Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 2.50metres

Facilities
Night Riding: : Yes
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots 25,000 per day
Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available
Further information

Address
Gangwon-do Pyeongchang-gun Doam-myeon Yongsan-ri 130

Inquiries
- Korea Travel Phone +82-33-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
- For more info +82-33-335-5757(Korean), +82-2-3404-8102~3(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
www.yongpyong.co.kr/
Email:klaatu@yongpyong.co.kr


Yongpyong ski resort, the biggest skiing resort in Korea.



Yongpyong Ski Resort located at the foot of Palwang Mountain, about 200 km east of Seoul, at 700 – 1500 metres of altitude.



Yongpyong Resort is currently one of the candidates in the bid for 2014 Winter Olympics.








Koraen Restaurant in Yongpyong Ski Resort



On The Way to Yongpyong Resort



Yongpyong Resort Map

THE SECRET TUNNELS OF MALACCA - FACT OR FICTION?

15th. July 2009

It will be very beneficial to Malacca if the secret tunnels linking St.Paul's Hill to St.John's Hill or from St.Paul's Hill to Stadthuys are found. During my school days in Melaka, we were often told that these tunnels exist. Even some stories that a dog on a long leash was sent down into a tunnel. After awhile, the leash was retrieved but the dog was not tied to the leash. Fact or fiction?

Moreover, if one goes to the top of St.Paul's hill, you can see a large arch on the floor of a room. This shows that the arch must be the top of a large room. Unfortunately, no excavation has been done to discover the existence of such tunnels.

If you have watched Discovery Channel - Cities Underground, we are quite sure when the Portuguese and Dutch ruled Malacca in the 15th.until 20th. Centuries, tunnel construction was an art form. Their cities are littered with underground tunnels and we are not surprised that they have the expertise in constructing such tunnels within the A Famosa.

The tunnels are invaluable in sending supplies and troops to engage the enemies. During any sieges of the fortification, they can still get supplies and men through. Logically, it make sense that these tunnels exist.

It will a great archeological find for Malacca if such tunnels are discovered. Wasn't it great to find the foundations of Middlesburg when it was accidentally found by piling works done for the Melaka Taming Sari Tower two years' ago?

If we start a systematic approach in digging for the tunnels or the foundations of Melaka Fort, it is a matter of time that they will be found.

14th. July 2009

Author Dennis De Witt: The Secret Tunnels Of Malacca – Fact or Fiction?

St Paul’s Hill in Malacca is a mountain of mysteries. Whether it is an unexplained little indented circular ground at the entrance of a fort, an unusual arch supporting the base of a pillar or a recycled tombstone bearing names of Portuguese as well as the Dutch, they hold secrets more intriguing than the Da Vinci Code. The story that there are secret tunnels below the streets of Malacca is fact and not myth.

The three beliefs that have been circulating in Malacca since the old days are that of a big hole at a certain gate (and that there was a large snake that ate people who entered the hole), a tunnel running from the Stadthuys to Malacca River and a tunnel running from St Paul’s Hill to St John’s Hill.

The tunnels are most probably catacombs used first by the Portuguese and then the Dutch. The fact that so many historians, including Munshi Abdullah, wrote about tunnels at St Paul’s Hill showed that there must be a grain of truth in the story.

Munshi Abdullah wrote in Hikayat Abdullah (1849) that one had to walk through a tunnel built into a hill to reach the elaborate residence of the Governor on St Paul’s Hill.

Four other historians — Gasper Correa, Reverend Father Georg Schurhammer, John Cameron and Reverend Father Rene Cardon — also wrote concretely of tunnels of sorts below St Paul’s Hill.

To really carry out proper studies into the tunnels, one must be able to read the old writings and records of Portuguese and Dutch now mainly in Europe.

I hope I can get the backing from bodies such as the Malacca Museum Corporation as well as Badan Warisan Malaysia to carry out more research on these tunnels.

Tour guides in Malacca can also fire up the imagination of tourists about these tunnels. The next time we visit Malacca, perhaps we should all carry a cangkul and start digging!

Everland Yongin amusement park korea

Everland is a Huge Amusement Complex located in Yongin City, about 50 kilometers from seoul. Everland is Composed of 3 huge theme areas, the Disney Like Festival World (with 5 sub-areas), the Carribbean Bay, a large water-themed park and Speedway, the race themed area.

Many people said that Everland can be compared with Disneyland, but actually it is patterned more like Disneyworld than Disneyland. this is the larger of the 2 main theme parks in South Korea (the other is Lotte World).

Now Everland is the fifth most popular theme park in the world, beating out Epcot, Disney MGM and Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Hours of Operation:
Everland
Mon.-Sat.: 9:30-21:00
Sun. 9:30-1:00

Caribbean Bay
Mon.-Fri.: 10:30-17:00
Sat.: 9:30-19:00
Sun.: 9:30-19:00

Admission
Multi-pass Adult:
Day 34,000 won, Night 29,000 won
Multi-pass Child:
Day 25,000 won, Night, 21,000 won
Two-day pass:
Adult 55,000 won, Child 40,000 won
Admission only (excl. rides) Adult:
Day 27,000 won, Night 23,000 won
Admission only (excl. rides) Child:
Day 23,000 won, Night 17,000 won

Address: 310 Pogok-eup Cheoin-gu Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do Kore
Phone: (082)31-759-1940~7
Directions: Disembark at Yangjae Stn. (Subway Line 3, Exit 1) and take bus 1500 Disembark at Gangnam Stn. (Subway Line 2, Exit 6) and take bus 5002 Disembark at Sadang Stn. (Subway Line 2, Exit 2 or Line 4, Exit 3) and take bus 1500-2
Website: www.everland.com/

Everland Photos and their amazing parks :



the Carribbean Bay, a large water-themed park, is the very first water park in Korea. Its main feature is the wave pool, and many people come here during the summer just to ride the waves.



Everland Roller Coaster Cedar Point



Everland Paramount Parks


A new ride for spring 2002 will be Tomb Raider: The Ride, based on the recent Lara Croft movie, as well as a simulated Meteor Attack.