Gongjunim with her kooky fashion glasses at main reception of Cafe Manolin ^^
On the afternoon of Christmas Eve (December 24), Gongjunim and her 2 friends went to Seorae Maeul (서래마을) in Banpo-dong in search of Goo Hye Sun's first Gallery Cafe Manolin. The weather was freezing cold but it didn't stopped my enthusiasm. Finally, we saw Gallery Cafe Manolin from not far away. It gave me a heart warming feel at the first impression.
Slowly, we moved on to the gallery located at first floor. As I opened the door in, the song playing from the gallery's main sound system was "골목을 돌면" (Around The Alley) which is kept in Hye Sun's first new age music album Breathe. Viewing the gallery along with Hye Sun's music piece was truly a heart fulfilment. One by one, I viewed all the art pieces exhibited in the gallery. The raw power of art illustration by those talented artists have amazed me.
Gongjunim's favourite art work
My friends moved on to the cafe located at second floor. As I was taking photographs, I followed up behind next. When I entered the cafe, I was greeted by Hye Sun's brother-in-law. I feel an instant homely feel when I stepped in. There was a phootshoot going on inside the cafe on that day (I am unsure who is the male model). My friend chose the seats on a cosy spot beside the windows. The menu was in full Korean (forgot to take a picture). After looking through the menu, I ordered the assorted pancakes for my friends and green tea latte. While waiting for our orders, I was idling around my seat and almost fell asleep as it was too comfortable~! Soon, the cafe staff came with our food and my beverage. The pancakes were superb and the green tea latte has a heavenly aroma and taste~! ^^ Though the price of the pancakes was slightly steep (W15000), it is definitely worth the price~! <3 href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank">
Beautiful window display behind my seat
Assorted pancakes (original, walnut and banana flavours which comes with dips ice cream, whipped cream and honey)
Green tea latte (I give it a 5 stars~!)
My friends and I sat and chatted at our seats for some time. And I saw 2 Korean ladies coming in and they sat opposite of us. My friend decided to go to the toilet. And when she came back, she told me the cafe toilet decor was really beautiful. So I went to check out the cafe toilet with my camera. ^^ The toilet was spacious and well-maintained with beautiful tissue box and wall stickers. On my left side, I saw Hye Sun's art work laid well on the floor. Then, I began to selca inside the toilet. Haha. ^^
Hye Sun's art work which is kept inside her first illustrations novel "Tango"
After some time, I called for the bill and went to the reception. The lady talked to me in Korean with smiles. And I saw a set of really cute Christmas decors displayed at their cashier register. So I decided to ask if they were for sale. Sadly, they weren't. ㅠㅠ Before leaving, I went on taking some photos of the interior and exterior of the cafe.
The cute Christmas decors which are kept inside the box <3
Thinking back now, the most funniest and memorable incident which happened to me was that I almost left my neck scarf inside the cafe~! I ran back the cafe and with the help of the cafe staff, I found it under my chair. I recalled Hye Sun's brother-in-law looking at me with full amusement. Haha.
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wah..mau banget bisa dateng ke cafe nya unnie....
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