Nov 12, 2012

Coffee, Pizza & Pasta~ Pizza Brava, Desa Sri Hartamas

After 5 hours on the road, we finally back to KL by dinner time. Tired and hungry, we stopped by Pizza Brava at Desa Sri Hartamas for dinner before head home. The restaurant is located between Starbucks and Watsons, it seems like a favourite place for Japanese men to have dinner cum drinking after work that night. Before meal serve, the Cappuccino and Americano both with almond biscotti served. That Americano looks like expresso for me! Not sure why he asked for Americano today, he is not even a coffee drinker. Since the restaurant is specialty in Italian firewood pizza, we order the 12" Brava Pizzeria ~ topped with tomatoes, beef pepperoni, mushroom, capsicum, olives & cheese. The crust is very thin & best to eat when it is hot! Also had their Le Pasta Fettuccine Carbonara which is fettuccine in cream sauce with turkey ham & mushroom, delicious! A good place for decent pizza and pasta in Desa Sri Hartamas. 








Nov 1, 2012

Autumn Foliage in Seonunsan, Gochang 고창 선운산 단풍놀이

Short trip to Seonunsan, Gochang, Jeollabuk-do for autumn foliage. Koreans call this type of trip as 단풍놀이 Dan-pong nol-i which means viewing and enjoying the beautiful scenery with colorful autumn leaves. Gochang is about 3 hours driving distance from Seoul. Seonun-san 선운산 is a popular destination for hiking with various trails, also well known for it's beautiful view of cemelia forest, plum blossom and cherry blossom in spring, fall foliage and fall flowers in autumn. In fact the mountain park itself has a few natural monuments and cultural assets which housed inside the 1,500 years old Seonunsa Temple that built during Baekje Dynasty. The camelia forest which blossoms in spring is at the Seonunsa Temple. Yongmungol 용문골 which is a cave where Dae Jang Guem's mother was buried in the drama "Dae Jang Guem" also another popular destination to visit along the hike. Love the view of crimsons leaves, also blooming and colorful chrysanthemum flowers in fall~