Hassla Art World

Got back on the bus after the railbike ride, and headed to this place called the Haslla Art Museum. This museum, I'd say is a complete mix of an indoor and outdoor experience, together with a art-themed hotel and restaurant. It's a vacation stay at its finest for art lovers. 

This place is called Haslla Art World

It's located at: 강원도 강릉시 강동면 정동진리 율곡로 1441

Naver map: http://goo.gl/ZYGKUv

Website: www.haslla.kr

We first got to explore the inside, which was filled with many different art pieces and artifacts that were really interesting. I could say that it isn't traditional art, rather modern ones, and combines a lot of different things in the world into something quirky. I'll let the photos do the talking.

The place was amazing, with many different themed rooms where you would go into and see things of a similar theme. It's really interesting because you would feel like you went into a different realm every time you step into another themed room. One special mention would be the wedding themed room. As per the two photos below:

After that, we headed to the restaurant, where we had a Korean styled Table d'hote (한정식) which is something like a formal style meal. The food was organic, and we were informed that there was no meat in any of the dishes served. It felt really clean, very healthy and actually really filling as well.

After lunch we were given time to roam around the place. Apart from being a museum, it had a park for people to go around, look at sculptures and artifacts that were created in the name of art. It was sort of like a healing walk? of sorts, where you'd walk around, appreciate art, and feel much better after that. Since I can't really explain art, I'll let my photos do the talking again.

After everyone made their rounds, we were to have a look at one of the most expensive suites, where art was incorporated into the room itself, costing a total of 1,300USD per night. Yes, you didn't read it wrongly. It costs that much. Apart from the spectacular view of the ocean, the artistic furniture and the numerous toilets, we were told that there were no mirrors in the hotel rooms in order to encourage guests to focus less on themselves and more on the art surrounding them. It was also rumored that Psy likes the hotel a lot and stays there frequently. Well, I'll let the photos below of the place speak more about the room.

There were like 4 toilets in this room

This is such a cute bed

Man, would I love to be taking a bath here with the view of the ocean

    

   

With that, our trip came to an end and we took a bus back to Seoul, where I had to continue the trip home towards Incheon. It was a really tiring weekend, though fulfilling and captivating. It made me see more of Korea, the side that doesn't include shopping, cosmetics and desensitized food. Though we did eat a lot, the food was more regional and had a unique spin to it.

It was a great 3 days of travelling with you guys, Wow Korea! 

Till the next trip~