The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요수목원) is a huge garden with a different themes every season. In winter, since there are no flowers, the garden holds the lighting festival where the whole garden is lit up in beautiful, colorful lights. The garden is open only until 6pm but during the lighting festival, they will remain open until 9pm on weekends. The festival is called the The Five Color Starlight Exhibit and it runs until March 3, 2013. Admission is 7,000 won.
We arrived at the place a little past 5pm, just enough time to take a walk around the place before sundown. At around 5.45, everyone was waiting eagerly for the lights to come on. It was not completely dark yet, but the moment the lights came on, I jumped and let out a little scream. The lights were turned on all at one and that moment was just breathtaking. For more pics of the lighting festival, go here >>> http://on.fb.me/YNU6UH
How to get there:
We originally planned to go via the ITX Train all the way to Cheongpyeong. Then take bus from the station to the garden. However, since the ITX train only has limited departure times, we decided to take the subway instead. From the station, we took the cab to the garden since there was 4 of us anyway.
By ITX: (Either from Yongsan or Cheongnyangni station)
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| ITX train schedule from korail.com |
By regular train:
Make your way to Sangbong station (Seoul subway, Jung-ang line).
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| Subway map |
From here, transfer to the Gyeongchun line and get off at Cheongpyeong station. The trains on the Gyeongchun line don't come as ofter as the other subway lines so refer to the time table below for the train schedules. Left column is the hour, right column is the minutes. For example, first row says train arrives on 05:30 and 05:55
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| Train schedules departing from Sangbong bound for Cheongpyeong |
From Cheongpyeong station, you can either cab it to the garden (costs approx 16,000 won) or take the regular bus. However, the bus doesn't come very often and you might have to wait for an hour or so for the next one. The website at http://morningcalm.co.kr/sub2_
Another option is to take the City Tour Bus. It's more expensive (5,000 won) but stops at Cheongpyeong Station so you don't have to walk to the terminal. Bus schedules below.
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| Walking from Cheongpyeong Station to Cheongpyeong Terminal |
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