bi.teu.ri.seu: August Special: Hangang River Cruise & Fireworks Display

Just last month, my girlfriends and I caught the LAST summer fireworks at Banpo Bridge on Han River. For the month of August only, a fireworks show was specially held every Saturdays at Banpo Bridge as part of Korea's Hangang Great Happiness Project 한강행복몽땅 프로젝트 whereby special activities (i.e. camping, water sports, street performances, outdoor movies, etc.) are held in Seoul metropolitan for everyone to enjoy during summer. This fireworks show is one of them.

To get a up-close view of the fireworks, we took the Hangang River Cruise which stops close to the fireworks display site compared to just viewing it on-ground, from the riverside park. The Cruise stops strategically in front of Banpo Bridge, which allowed a very near front-row view of the Rainbow Fountain and Fireworks Show.

After getting our tickets and an early dinner, we still had more than an hour to kill before embarkation, so the remaining time were spent on photo-taking.

Yeouido cruise dock that houses cafe, convenience store and restaurants, adding flavor to the cruise tour.

View of Hangangcheolgyo (Railroad Bridge) from Yeouido dock

Sunset glow

Since there were high demand for the special fireworks cruise, two two-floor cruise ships left the dock simultaneously at 7.30pm.

One minute empty

The next minute full

The cruise departs from Yeouido dock at 7.30pm sharp, and under a pretty orangey sunset glow, we got to enjoy light gentle wind and the beautiful scenery surrounding Han River.

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Falling in love... with beauty of nature and the sunset sail.

After dark, lightings take over Han River.

The Banpo Rainbow Fountain Show begins. During the show, 200 lights illuminate the fountain as it sends up dancing, rainbow-colored jets of water in the air in synchronization with its music.