Nami Island originally is not an island by the sea. Situated 63km from Seoul in the middle of the Han River, the island looks like a leaf floating gracefully on top of Cheong pyeong Lake. The rain transformed this place into an island. It is now an island with Cheong pyeong dam structure.
Nami island nickname is the land of songs and fairytales.
It has been more popular since Korean TV Drama “Winter Love Song” or “Winter Sonata”, starring Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo, was aired in 2002.
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Winter_Sonata
Nami Island is also known as “Love Island” as many couples visit this island for romance and reminiscense. As tourist attraction, every season has its special beauty. The species of trees in this island are chest-nut trees, birches, ginko trees, and maples, etc. Other facilities are zoo, botanical garden and pleasure boats.
From the wharf, we took this boat to Nami Island. The island has an area of 460.000 m2 and a circumference of 5km. Formed with pebbles and sand, there are no mountains in the island.
Threre are trees tall enough to touch the sky, along with big grass gardens where deers, ostrichs, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and countless types of birds live together providing a place where man and nature can coexist. Nami island today provides a warm place to rest, where people can relax. Human being, animals, and trees share peace, love, and harmony far away from crowds and civilization.
Another use of umbrellas
This is how they prepare the seeds to grow before planting them.
Winter Sonata – statue of Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo.
Nami Island, South Korea, September 2009, by v1olet
I love the colorful umbrella pathway and the unique looking boat :). Beautiful!
Sounds like a beautiful place and one that the rest of the world could take a serious lesson from……do the unbrellas serve a purpose???? perhaps to catch falling leaves/fruit/nuts????
the rainbow umbrella is awesomeness! (borrowed word from vanilla seven) ;)
wow! that boat is really something, loks like half submarine, lol!
i never thought umbrella has another used than a shield from the harsh element, sun and rain! now that is one innovative decor!
the view is beautiful!
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wow..the umbrellas are so nicely arranged..
The colourful umbrellas have attracted my attention. They are so beautiful.
oh, so beautifull places, so peace, so green, so colourfull, i like that situations…
what a beautiful place and I agree with the rest on their comments about the umbrella – it actually got my attention ! nicely decorated. Interesting on the way they grow their seeds first – probably to protect them from insects.
What a beautiful place !
love the upside down umbrellas. very colorful! i wish to visit this island too! i’m a huge fan of Winter Sonata.
Tanya, cher, wenn, rainfield : that’s what I thought when I saw that colorful umbrellas. creative decor.
vanilla, salitype : you’re right, looks like half submarine boat with flags from many nations.
free recipes : it’s a right place to escape from hectic city life.
chay : maybe that way the soil would be moisture and the roots grow faster as they fill some water into the barrels
kikamz : yes, you should go there and have a memento of Winter Sonata :)