Top 8 Unknown facts about South Korea

There are many facts and figures which are well known about South Korea but there
 are some unknown facts. I have listed top 8 unknown facts on which I keep thinking and pondering:

•  Christianity was propagated in many Asian countries but it got well rooted in Korea.
• It is one of the safest country in the world. The crime rate is very low. Though Koreans drink a lot of alcohol but they generally are disciplined. The Koreans are very honest and well behaved. There are very few cases of cheating or theft.
• Korea was invaded several times. It is surprising how they fought and became the world's 11th wealthiest country in the world
• Any foreigner for Koreans kids is Migu -Ki i.e American. The geographical knowledge about other countries of Korean kids is little poor. Korean teens have a lot of knowledge about USA.
• Most of the restaurants in Korea are run by woman. Woman play a strong role in controlling money at home. Though in the past the Korean woman didn't have much say in the family issues.
• Korean eat a lot and drink beer, soju etc but still they are considered the slimmest country. Most of the Koreans have flat tummy and maintain good body line.
• Why most of the Korean men eat food so fast?
• Korean woman are among the top cosmetic users. The Korean woman are very cautious about the make-up which they put daily and keep applying it in the public places.

These unknown facts are based on my experiences in South Korea. 

If you have the answers to these unknown facts just let me know.

Regards,

Kojeblogger

http://kojeblogger.blogspot.kr

Teddy Bears in Jeju-do, South Korea

My favourite in Jeju-do was the Teddy Bear Museum. The super cute Teddy bears were waiting to greet us. 
The museum contains two galleries, a museum gift shop, and a museum cafe.

The museum had many Teddy bears which were moving and showing some cute situations.

There were teddy bears portraying Mona Lisa, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Munroe, Gandhi, Mother Teressa etc.

I just loved and cherished the amazing displays of the Teddy Bear in a unique style.

 The cutest Teddy was of  America's 26th president, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and NASA astronauts.

Wedding of Teddy's

 I was really excited to see the Korean Teddy couple, it was very cute.

Korean bride and bride groom

 I loved the Teddy Bear fashion models which displayed the scenes very well. It also showed the green room and the fashion show.

Teddy Fashion Models

 The best one was the Mona Lisa teddy bear. It depicted her picture so well.

Teddy Mona Lisa

All the teddy bears were really cute and lovely. I was totally in Teddy's world.

I enjoyed it a lot. Hope to visit again someday.

For more information:
http://www.teddybearmuseum.com/Etc/English.asp

Refrigerating Ice Museum in Jeju-do, South Korea

I visited Ice Museum in Jeju-do. The depictions were wonderful and fanciful. I was amazed to see the ice structures. The carvings on ice were beautiful.

 At the entrance, an employee of the museum distributed the blankets to each person. The temperature inside the museum was -5deg. It was really freezing temperature. I was really impressed by the ice sculptures in the form of Teddy bear, Jeju Hallabeong, beautiful angels, ducks etc.

Jeju Hallabeong

Ice Teddy bear

 The ice sculptures were impressive. There was a beautiful ice castle which had ice bed, ice sofa and ice table.

Ice sofa set

Ice sculpture

Ice castle

The ice depictions were beautiful. The best part was the Ice bar shop. It looked so real.

Though the ice museum was small but it had a lot to offer.

Also I was freezing in the refrigerating museum.

I just loved it.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, JEJU-DO, SOUTH KOREA

I was shocked and surprised!


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Jeju Island is the largest Island in South Korea. Jeju Island has many tourist attraction points. One of the famous museum is titled " BELIEVE IT OR NOT". It is located in Seogwipo-si, in Jeju Island. Korea is the 11th country for the chain of such a museum. The museum is unique.

Perfect Couple of the Century

The concept was invented by Robert Ripley (1893-1949) who started a newspaper named " BELIEVE IT OR NOT".

The museum portrays the mysteries of the world and many astonishing facts.

Recently, I visited the museum, it features almost 700 astounding, one-of-a-kind items and facts from 198 different countries. I was awed and shocked  by a large selection of hard-to-believe pieces.

The museum gives the details and the historical facts from the different countries.

I was really surprised.

See below some of the famous items of the museum:

House made of match-sticks

Elvis portrait made by m&ms



Incombustible man never got charred, stayed in oven for hours



Man who fought with the whale and survived

Tallest man on earth

Also on the second floor of the museum, there are some haunting facts which are hard to believe.
I will surely recommend you to visit the unique museum.
For more information:
http://www.ripleysjeju.com/

Wall of Sound to kill Dolphins

Sad but true
Soon Dolphins will become extinct !

Technique to Kill the Dolphins:

Using a technique called drive fishing, hunters in a line of motorized boats create a “wall of sound” between the dolphins and the open ocean by banging on metal poles lowered into the water; the poles have bell-shaped devices at one end to amplify the sound. The dolphins, who rely on sonar to navigate, are immediately disoriented and terrified and swim frantically to shore to escape the noise. There they are corralled into a small cove and trapped overnight by nets; at sunrise the next morning they are herded into an adjacent “killing cove,” where they are stabbed to death by hunters using harpoons, fish hooks, and knives. The emerald waters of the cove literally turn red with the animals’ blood. Some injured or exhausted dolphins simply drown.

Dolphin meat is also a part of food. The dolphins are dragged by their tails and slaughtered.

I really hope we can save and protect the dolphins.

Save the dolphins:
http://www.bluevoice.org/