Lotte World: Travel Tuesday

Happy Christmas Eve! What better way to start this Christmas Eve off than with some pictures from our trip to Lotte World! 

{The castle at Magic Island- we will definitely going back in the day time to get a better picture of this and to experience Magic Island} 

A couple Saturdays ago, Matt and I went to the amusement park Lotte World. This is a popular theme park located in Seoul. It is made up of Adventure Land, which is the world's largest indoor theme park, and Magic Island, which is the outdoor amusement park. Lotte World is huge and is filled with a shopping mall, a food court, ice rink, movie theaters, and a Korean folk museum.

*Adventure Land is open year round and Magic Island closes a lot of its rides in the Winter months.*  

{This is the inside of Adventure Land} 

If you are in the Seoul area and like amusement parks, I would recommend a trip here. Matt and I chose to get the Passport tickets which would allow us to go an all the rides and for both our tickets it was 68,000 Won. They also have have day prices and admission only prices as well. {If you are interested just click here.} 

Matt and I went to Lotte World for the sole purpose of seeing the "Happy Christmas" Parade. We got there around 4:00 because we felt like that would be plenty of time to see the parade and ride some rides... that was not the case! Lotte World was packed. If you are planning to go- just plan on waiting in lines! Like hour long lines. We actually only waited in one line then watched the parade then left the park. But I do not regret one single won we spent! 

Here are some pictures of the "Happy Christmas" Parade. 

This parade had literally everything! Every Holiday character you could think of: Gingerbread Men, Angels, Bells, Snowflakes, Snowmen, Santa, Elves, Poinsettias, Little Drummer Boys, Christmas Cards, Reindeer, and much much more. The music was great and costumes were all lit up. It was all just perfect. My favorite were the candle men- their costumes were just so funny! 

Matt and I ended up with front row seats because around 6:00 we saw people starting to steak out ground for the parade. I didn't want to get stuck standing or with horrible pictures, so I just plopped down and claimed our seats. We ended up smack in the front. I felt a little guilty because we were taking front row seats from some kids, but then I got over it. It was so packed you just gotta do what you gotta do! Plus, the kids around us were practically sitting in our laps, so I don't think we took up too much space. But I must admit we probably looked pretty silly: two adults sans children sitting in the front row of a holiday parade taking a ton of pictures and cheering... yeah- we're not weird... right?  

Here is a quick video so you can get the whole picture 

Korea sure knows how to throw a Parade! 

 A nice young Korean girl offered to take our picture in front of the camera, but she insisted we make a heart with our arms. Christmas here is a couples holiday, so it's all about the love. It's very similar to Valentine's Day. 

Matt and I loved Lotte World- we will be returning in the near future for sure! 

Happy Christmas Eve!