2009年1月17日土曜日

ソウルフルSeoul / Soulful Seoul ③

朝から南大門(ナンデムン)にやってきました。といってももう10時。
今日の朝食はお粥が食べたい!
やっとみつけた食堂街で温かい食事にありつけました。
朝から突き刺すように痛い寒さ・・・凍るよ。

◆We are now in the Nandeamun market place!It's already 10AM, but we are about to have congee breakfast.We walked around and then finally got to this restaurant street.It was so much happy moment to have warm meal!Since this mornng chilly and freezing cold.

お粥 congee breakfast 韓国の食器類 Korean traditional bowls

食べたのはかぼちゃのお粥とあわびのお粥、
あとソルロンタンという牛だしのスープにそうめんが入ったもの。
かぼちゃの甘みがおいしい。あわびのだしがおいしい。
ソルロンタンのスープもおいしい。(全部おいしい。)
いろんな店でキムチを食べたけど、この店のが一番お気に入りでした。

◆We had pumpkin and ear shell congee and Sol-lontang which is noodle with beef soup.All are delicious!Pumpkins one is alive a natural taste of pumkinseves and there are piece of rice cakes in it.It was very different from Japanese congee and I liked it!I tried to have Kimchi many times dring I was in Seoul and this small restaurant's one was the best for me.


★宗廟(世界遺産)/Jyonmyo, the world heritage
 


ソウル市内には2つの世界遺産があります。
そのうちのひとつに行ってきました。
前日の雪で冬のソナタ?のような風情がございます。
世界遺産なのに駅からの案内がほとんど見当たらず、わかりづらかった。
でもきれいだし、プチ観光もできてよかった~。

◆There are two huge buildings which are world heritage in Seoul city.We went to one of them and it was so nice and elegant.Thanks for snowing yesterday, it looked more beautiful.However the sign boards from the station were less and it was little bit hard to get there.Anyway, it was good as we enjoyed sightseeing,too.

★友達の家で。in Jiyoun's place
観光のあとに妹たちと一時解散。
私だけ郊外に住む友達の家に行ってきました。
電車を乗り継ぎ、ハラハラどきどき。無事に友達と会えてひと安心。
現在妊娠中の友達、Jiyoun(ジヨン)。
シドニーの学校のクラスメイトで帰国後も連絡を取り合っている仲良しさん。
ジヨンのオンマ(お母さん)の作った料理を
友達の旦那さんや妹と食べて満腹です。 チャプチェ(韓国春雨の炒め物)、プルコギ(甘辛ダレの焼肉)どれもおいしい。 私が来ると聞いて来てくれたオンマ、カムサハムニダ!(ありがとう!)

◆After taking a look at the world heritage, we once said bye and I headed to my friend's place in suburb area.I got subway again and checked every station with guidebook to make sure where I am now.Then I safely could see my friend Jiyoun.Now she is pregnant and will give a birth on March.I met her in the language school of Sydney, since then we've been good friend.We keep in touch well and yelling our happy life each other.Her mum and sister also visited her place as they know I'm coming and was served wonderful Korean traditional dishes, which were cooked her mum, and we enjoyed lunch together included Jiyoun's husband who has so gentle atmospher.All meals such as Chapchie(starch noodle stirfry) and Brukogi(Korean BBQ) were so nice.I liked one grilled fish, but I forgot to ask what it was!Kamusahamunida Onma!(=Thank you mum in Korean)

明洞で待ち合わせて買い物のあと、夜の街へ。
クリスマスのままなのか、1月25日からの旧正月用なのか。
このあたりとってもイルミネーションがきれい。
いっぱい写真とりました。ケロ子も。

◆We got together again in Myondong and enjoyed shopping again!After that we walked night's street.There were gorgeous light illumination that seemed to be there from Christmas.But it doesn't matter as they were so beautiful.We took many photoes and my frog friend's one,too.How cute it is!

サムギョプサル/Samgyopsal
最後のディナーは大好きなサムギョプサル。日本でも人気ですね~。
ここはチーズフォンデュ風のもあったりしておもしろい。
正統派のは塩をつけて食べると、豚の旨味が口いっぱいに広がります。
野菜に巻いて食べると、けっこういっぱい食べちゃう。
おいし~。結局4人分食べました。プラスお酒で3500円程度。お財布にも優しい。
1ヶ月くらい暮らしたい。

◆We had pork BBQ this night.It is called ''Samgyopsal'' in Korea and now it's very popular menu in Japan, too.Korean people have a lot of veges when they have meals.All meals contain lots of veges and will be served with many kind of vegetable dishes in any restaurant.I recommend the way to have this pork BBQ with sea salt and then juicy pork flavour spread into your month!Yum!We three had four and paid w40000(=AUD45).It was so gentle for our wallet.We'd love to live in here if it's for a month!

お買い上げ品↑         これ全部おまけ↑

今回の戦利品です。
服に化粧品、食品などなど。
これプラス腕時計。あー、やっちゃった。
でもお値段手頃でいい買い物だったんだけどね。
手袋は路上でw20000(¥1400)!いい買い物だった。
韓国のコスメショップの特徴ですが、
お買い上げ金額に応じておまけをくれます。
商品の試供品だったりパックだったり、コットンだったり。いろいろ。
ひとつ買うだけでも何かくれます。
おかげでこんなにタダでいただきました。
(免税店でもらったギフト分も含んでるけど。)
女性にはたまらないでしょ!?

韓国食材も少し買いました。小分けの韓国とうがらしとかチゲ鍋用に便利。
お菓子もお気に入りをおやつ用に購入♪
ホットケーキの素は私の思い出の味。シドニーでも食べていた。
韓国のは甘くておいしいんだよね~。なんか違うの。
今回は非常に短い旅でしたが満喫!

心残りはもうひとりの大好きな友達、ジョンに会えなかったこと。
彼はホテルまで来てくれたのにすれ違ってしまった・・・
フロントに手紙を残していてくれました。
電話でひとしきり喋ったものの残念。
また韓国くるからね~。そのときに会えますように。
再会は日本でもオーストラリアでもいいよ~。

◆I always take some photoes of what I bought when I tarveled.I bought clothes, cosmetics and foods and so on.Plus watch as well.Oh my god!I spent too much maybe.....All stuff are good dealt hough, I feel I got a lot.I have one introduce about cosmetic shops in Korea.It is that almost all cosmetic shops give you something additional gift when you shopped.It depends on how much you spent, but even you oly buy one you can get something such as sheet mask pack and cotten pad and so on.The right photo are all which I got by free!We women will be very happy with these.

I bought some Korean food products like chili and biscuits.The trip was very short time but fulled with joy.The only one thing I regret is what I couldn't see my lovely friend Jeong this time.He visited my hotel to make me surprise, but I was not there at that time and we totally missed to see each other.What a pity!This time was all our fault and we'll wait the next time in Korea, Japan or maybe Australia!See you then Jeong!

2009年1月16日金曜日

ソウルフルSeoul / Soulful Seoul②

朝起きたら雪でした。
この冬初めての雪をまさかソウルで見るとは・・・。

天気予報じゃ、晴れのはずだったんだけど、ま、仕方ない。
朝の支度に手間取り、朝ごはんの余裕なし。
近所のカフェに行ったけどお店のお姉ちゃん、、作るの遅いよぅ。
免税店巡りツアーの迎えが来ちゃうから早く~とこっちはいそいそ、
店はいたってマイペース。
私はスイートポテト・ラテを注文。韓国オリジナル?
味はさつまいものポタージュのよう。朝食にはいいかも。
ちなみに、コーヒーは入ってない味。

◆It was snowing this day!I never expected to see the first snow of this season in Seoul!I heard it would be fine according to the weather forecast though.We took too much time to get ready and had to hurry to have breakfast.Therefore, we just poped in a cafe for light meal.But staff were so slow to make ours and then we felt in our mind ''Be quick you guys!As we have to be in the robby in the hotel on time for picking up!'' Yes, we would have free shopping tour this day.I ordered a cup of sweet potato latte which is very Korea original, as I've never seen it.That taste was like a thick sweet potate soup I guess.It was gentle taste and good for breakfast.
ビビンバランチ Bibimba       小皿のおかずはおかわり自由

東和、新羅の免税店を1時間ずつ回りました。
最後はロッテの免税店で解散。ランチ付のこのツアーはHISの無料ツアー。
便利でお得なのでおすすめです。
個人的には新羅免税店が好きでした。
JALカードを持ってるとVIPカード無料で発行され、
免税品がさらに10%OFFになったから。
お目当ての時計は日本の半額以下で買えました。ラッキー。

◆We had shopping cruise for Tonfua and Shira dutyfree shops for 1hour each and it ended in Lotte DFS.This shopping tour was organized by travel agency and included transportation and Bibimba lunch, which is many kinds of flavored veges on rice and served with hot stone bowl as right photo above,and it was totally free!I liked the Shira DFS the best because I could receive fur more discount.The reason why that that DFS recently started to have a tie-up with Japan Air Line and special offer for JAL credit card holder like me!I could make VIP card for free and buy everything 10% discount!Wow luchy me!I've been thinking if I should get the watch I wanted this time and the cost was almost half price compared to Japan, so I bought it!Yeah!
サムゲタン w12000
この日の晩ご飯は私の大好きな参鶏湯(サムゲタン)
日本の半額。そしてひとり1羽。コラーゲン摂り放題です。
スープ一滴残すことなく飲み干しました。最高(^^)v
◆Tonight's dinner was Samgetan.This is well-cooked chiken soup and there are sticky rice,chesnuts and Korean herbal carrot inside of chiken.It makes us warm and happy for chilly winter.But nomally Korean have this in summer season.Because it's good for keeping stamina I leant it on the guidebook.Anyhow, this meal contains much collagen which is necessary for moistured and young skin and I finished having all without leaving a drop of soup; )

ソウルの夜は長い。
夜の10時、11時でも店も開いてる、人もいる。
それに至って安全です。
明洞(ミョンドン)、東大門(トンデムン)でお買い物のあと
ホテルに戻り、ホテル内にあったチムチルバンへ。
小規模の韓国版スーパー銭湯ってとこですね。
私はチムチルバン大好き。一度友達が連れて行ってくれてはまった。
お風呂とサウナがあって、別料金であかすりもできます。お値段も手ごろ。
男女共有の休憩スペースがあって、みんな館内着でごろごろ。
休憩場所にはだいたい特別なサウナがあるのでそれもよし。
(※塩のサウナとか薬草のサウナとか)
あかすりをやってもらって体すっきり~。
頭も洗ってくれ、マッサージもしてくれていたれりつくせり。よく眠れそう。
おすすめホテル:リバーサイドホテル(新沙駅 徒歩5分)
サウナが閉鎖中、となっていますが、改装を終えて現在営業中。

◆The night in Seoul is sooo long!Even it's 10 or 11 PM, many shops are still opened and there are many people on the street.It was quite safe and we didn't need to worry very much.After we finished shopping in Myondon and Tondaemun, we went back to hotel and had spa and sauna inside the hotel.Luckyly there are traditional Korean spa and sauna which name is Chimchilban that I love.One of my Korean friend Sun-Hee took me Chimchilban before and since then I'm into it.We can have a bath, sauna and skin scrabing service with addtional fee.There are common place to have a rest and men and women are lying on the warm floor together.It's fun and so relaxing!Usually there are special sauna such as salt sauna and Korean herbal sauna and so on and all can use there together.You'll be given comfortable roomwear, so you don't need to feel any shyness!Useful and comfortable hotel is following↓↓↓
recommendation: Riverside Hotel (from Shinsa station. 5min walk)

2009年1月15日木曜日

ソウルフルSeoul / Soulful Seoul ①


アクシデント的胃炎をかかえながら、いざソウルへ。
3回目の韓国。いつもひとりだけど今回は妹とその相方が一緒です。
今回はJALでした。2時間弱のフライトでも機内食が出ます。
この日は深川飯。冷たいけどおいしい。
(アシアナ航空はあったかい韓国ご飯が食べれるんだけど~)

◆Now we are leaving bound for Seoul!This time I had to go there with accidental gastritis though, it's OK as I've got medication!It's 3rd times to visit and always I'm alone but this time with my sister and her boyfriend.We took Japan Air Line this time and we were served the meal even it's only less 2hours flight.This is Japanese flavored rice and was good in cold.(If you took Asiana Air Line, you'll be able to have nice Korean dish in warm!)

今回は旅の相方にケロ子を連れてゆきました。かわいいでしょ。
インチョン国際空港の両替所前で一息。
空前のウォン安ということで2万円が294500ウォンになりました。
大金持ち気分です。

◆I visited Korea with my little mate Keroko, frog girl was given, and took photoes infront of an enchanger in the Incheon International Airport.As it was the time of unusually Korean currency going down, I was able to so much Won like these!I feel I'm rich!
空港から一路、ホテルへ。夜だったので1時間弱でつきました。
ソウルの渋滞は恐ろしくひどいので昼間にはまったら大変です。
小腹が減って近所に出てみたけど食べたいものが探せない。
韓国語わからない。
無理やり日本語と英語を使ってみたりしてストレスー!
でもなんとかしてフライドチキンをテイクアウト。
指差して買い物(笑)
これで8000w(¥560) 安い~。
スパイシーでおいしかったです。
水キムチと辛いジャン(韓国味噌)が付いてるところがおもしろい。
麦茶とコーン茶もマシッソヨ!
◆From the airport, we arrived at hotel!We were lucky because it was night.Traffic jam in Seoul is horrable and if you stuck in it, it'll take far more time than you expect.We started to be hungry little bit and tried to look for Korean hot soup, but we couldn't do it and I didn't understand any Korean.I used Japanese and English then I felt stress so much.It was uncomfortable this situation, wasn't it!However we got warm fried chiken!It costed w8000(A$9) and it's cheap for us Japanese!These chiken served with Kimch, Korean traditional pickles, and Korean chili sauce.It's so original and fun!Drinking wheat tea and corn tea are also healthy and Massisoyo!(=yummy).

2009年1月14日水曜日

ちょっとそこまで。

明日から週末にかけてソウルへ行ってきます。
年末年始といまいちな体調ですが、
ソウルの活気と食事で元気になりたい!

友達にも会ってくる予定。
何人会えるかな。

体調を整えるため、今から休養します。
数時間。

朝から頭痛で会社を休んでしまったのです。
皆さん、ごめんなさい。
来週働いてお返しします。


◆Visiting Seoul◆

I'm visiting Seoul from tomorrow.It'll be 4 days staying with my sister and her boyfriend.I've been not so fine from the end of year till now, but I hope to be fine to feel active atmospher of Korea, to have enegetic Korean meals and to see my friends there.

So, now I'll close this PC and take a good rest for wonderful days in Korea. I'm scared of freezing cold Seoul!See you very soon my friends!

Sorry for my nice colleagues as I was absent.

2009年1月11日日曜日

本厄のおんな。

数えで33歳。
そう、わたくし本厄でございます。
ああ、なんてこった。

特別信心深くもないけれど、
こういうときはやっぱりお払いしておこう。
ということで今年2度目の喜多院へ。

私が厄年だと、「家族に災いが!」と
妹は私の厄払いを切に願ったのでした。

本堂でお経と護摩を焚いてもらい、
名前の入ったお札(?)をもらってきました。

どうか平穏な一年になりますように。

◆Unlucky me?◆

In the buddest thought, there are some years of unluckiness.We call it ''Yakudosi''.It's different between man and woman.In ours 32nd, 33rd and 34th year is IT.(It's not actuall age and we have to count it plus 1year on our real age.) I just checked it on the website, it's probably said ''East Asian age reckoning'' in English. Therefore, when we woman are 31, 32 and 33 years old, we'll be in the unlucky year....oh my!How can I be released from this situation??

Shrines and temples have a service for driving unluckiness out.We Japanese are not very religious but in this case, we'll be so much.I'm not exception and I visited one wellknown shrine name is Kitain in my city Kawagoe with my mum. I applied the ceremony to have pray and get the charm my name on.It's not free and costs ¥4000. This depends on each shrine.It's not cheap but not expensive.There were hundred of people to have and just impressed that there are still many people believe in God like me ; ) But I know they are frexible and acceptable for any god like typical Japanese.Also, Japanese God is not only one and they accept all.Japanese Gods help all people who pray seriously and honestly even you are not buddest.You'll be welcome ofcourse!

I wish I'll have a wonderful year without any unluckiness for my love ones, too!

2009年1月10日土曜日

イタリアンが好き。

週末に4人以上家にいると「どこにお昼行く?」という話になります。
かなりの高確率で。
食べるのが大好きな一家なのです、うち。

今日は妹が行った事ない、ということで
お隣さいたま市のイタリアンへ。

ランチコースがお薦め。
前菜・パスタ(もしくはピザ)・デザート・飲み物で1350円くらい。
写真みたいなデザートがついてきます。
かわいい。おいしい。(幸せ。)

Bois Toscana HP:
http://www.romantic-kaido.co.jp/boistoscana.html

◆Lunch in out Holic◆

If we have four members at home on weekend, usually starts where we are going to have lunch.We were bored with traditional Japanese ones and then chose Italian restaurant next city where I once went before.

My recommendation is lunch course included starter, pasta or pizza, dessert as upward photo and drinks.It costs around ¥1350.

Cute desinged dessart, yummy lunch, value price go to HAPPINESS!

Bois Toscana HP:
http://www.romantic-kaido.co.jp/boistoscana.html

2009年1月4日日曜日

胃袋休憩。

今日で正月休みも終了。
お正月ボケと食べて飲んだ胃袋を休めるべく
本日のランチは野菜とソーセージのポトフ。
野菜がとてもおいしい。

体は「会社に行きたくな~い」病。
でもがんばらねば。
と言い聞かせながら、食後にプリンを食べてました。
野菜中心のランチにした意味なし。。。

◆rest for hard working stomach◆

New year holiday is nearly over and I'll back to the office tomorrow!I had a lot of food and alchohol during hoidays and I needed take a rest for my stomach!I cooked stew with veges and sausages with chiken stock for lunch today.Gentle flavor is nice to your toungue and stomach.

I've already been sick of that I don't want to go to work, but I have to do!I just let me understand it and was eating sweet pudding. I ruined the healthy vege lunch as I had it!

2009年1月3日土曜日

お正月の甘い誘惑

あかりやのお餅とあずき。
究極のぜんざい。
至福のひととき。

風呂あがりに体重計に乗ったら2キロ増えてました。
ドイツの友達も相当食べた様子。
世界中、どこにいても年末年始は食べちゃうのが日本人なのね。

あかりやHP
http://www.kawagoesansaku.com/akariya/index.html

◆Zenzai :cooked red beans with rice cakes◆

I have a favorite Japanese sweets cafe where is available to take away cooked red beans and rice cakes.(above)I bought them there I reheated beans and baked rice cakes at home.Both are excellent taste as all made in the cafe and so original!I belive in it's not able to get exactly the same ones anywhere.Yummy foods always give us perfect moment.The fact that I put on my weight 2kg is not delightful though...The favorite cafe is in my city and then I'll take you there when you visit here. All seasons have recommendation for you. Enjoy!

my favorite Japanese sweets cafe AKARIYA website:
http://www.kawagoesansaku.com/akariya/index.html

2009年1月1日木曜日

謹賀新年2009

皆様、新年明けましておめでとうございます。
我が家のおせちでございます。
みんな好き嫌いがあるので、
重箱にいろんなものが詰まっているスタイルは近年ご無沙汰しております。

今年は母が黒豆を煮ました。
初めて作ったらしいけど、とてもおいしい!
長野の木島平で250円で買った豆がものすごい量の煮豆に(笑)
お雑煮です。(Ozoni)
手作りの切り餅。
もち米のつぶつぶがあって美味。
毎年、お餅とぜんざい用のあんこは川越の「あかりや」で購入。
特別な感じがしていいです。
(ここの甘味はどれもお勧め!)

今年も食べてしまいそうな予感。
おいしいものを我慢しなくていいように、
運動にも力を入れていきたいと思います。

今年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

◆A HAPPY NEW YEAR◆
I wish all your happiness of this year 2009!

First of all,I have to say sorry for that I've been lazy for updating English ones.Then, now I will conbine my blog in English and here from this year.It's easier to post and it'll be more often to update.I hope you'll enjoy my days and leave some comment if you like!Also, please point my mistakes if you noticed it.I will put the rabel of ''English edition''.It will help to find the article from the top pages.

Pic:1st

We call these taraditional meals ''Osechi Ryori''. Actually it has to be packed in square boxes though, our family style is like this.Old Japanese used to have this meals little by little from the new year's day.It's been continued to have still now and they have a bit saltier and sweeter rathere than nomals.There are some reasons and then one of them is that strong taste can keep food fresh longer.Its the intelligence of old Japanese when there are no fridge like now.

Every dish has each meanings as following....
Tazukuri 田作り
(baby sardines/the left of the upward)
wishing good harvests

Kurikinton 栗きんとん
(mixed chesnuts with mushed sweet potatoes/the right of the upward)
lucky charm of wealth and fortune

・Kazunoko 数の子
(salted herring roe/the left of the front)
wishing prosperity of family

・Kuromame 黒豆
(cooked black beans/the right of the front)
wishing to have lively year

Pic:2nd
・Ozoni お雑煮
There are so many kinds of Ozoni in Japan.Each district has own style, so I don't know all.Especially, westside and eastside of Japan are very different.However, they all have rice cakes with soup.It has very light taste and gentle for your tongue.Rice cake, we call this ''Moch'' and Japanese ones are very sticky but I love this so much!It goes so long when you eat this and it means long lives and so on.