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Letter to ARA Director
Cc Gimpo County
I recently moved to the Hyundai Hometown apartments in Janggi dong and have been enjoying daily walks along the ARA golden water canal.
Overall I am very impressed. It is a great recreational asset for Gimpo county.
I do have a few suggestions for improvements
Extend it
- Extend it on the southern (eastern) end all the way to the Han River linking it to the Han river park system. It is only an half a mile away from the river.
- Extend it on the northern (western) end all the way to Gimpo lake, also only an half a mile away. This may be more feasible as the area is not as heavily buldt up as is the southern/eastern end.
Allow Fishing
- Stock it with fish and allow fishing at designated areas where you can also sell fishing supplies and have resturants available to grill freshly caught fish.
Have goats eat the weeds
- Have goats eat the weeds throughout
Extend hours of boating, add in kayaks and canoes
- Extend the hours of the boat until midnight, also add in kayaks and canoes ot the mix.
Have bike and scooter rentals available
- Have places to rent bikes and scooters.
More shade trees
- Plant more shade trees particularly in the section next to the boat house which is pretty baren.
Extend the restaurant district
- Extend the restaurant district further north and West.
Install vending machines
- Install vending machines for drinks throughout the park.
Free umbrellas
- Have free umbrellas throughout the park.
While the first two items might be too expensive, the other items should be inexpensive and will help in maintaining the park. For the fishing, you can charge 10,000 won to use the fishing facilities. That should defray the extra costs.
Thanks
Jake Cosmos Aller
Retired U.S (Diplomat, State Department (Foreign Service Officer)
Tel: 010-4435-1402
Email: jakecaller@gmail.com
Web: https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com
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Review Julia’s American style Diner ARA canal, Gimpo near Jaangi station, gold line
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Julia’s American style diner near the ARA canal, Gimpo near the Jaangi stion on the gold line advertises itself as an American style family diner. And that is just what it is.
We had the full brunch – bacon, bangers, beans, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, tomato slices, for 14,000 KW ($11.53 US) plus Americana coffee 2000 ($15.00) for a total of $15.00 per person or 28,000 KW ($30,00) total.
The food was great, just perfect and the coffee was great too. The portions were generous and the price was quite reasonable. This was billed as an American brunch but it was more of a British brunch what with the beans and British style bangers (sausage) included.
We are definitely going to come back. Next time we will try the pancake and split the brunch.
They also have steak, burgers, pasta, French fries. and risotto and Korean style fried rice omelet on the menu.
The deco is also diner style as is the overall ambience.
It is conveniently located just steps from the canal coming from the canal turn left at the Mega coffee shop on the left hand side of the canal and walk up. It is about a mile and half from Jaangi station on the gold line or by bus in Jaangji station. Get off and walk down the canal (turning right) cross over when you see Mega coffee and turn left up the steps.
In short, I highly recommend this restaurant. Some other American style resturants near by include the following (Trip advisor list) disclaimer: I have not yet dined at any of these but hope to do so soon and will post reviews as I get to them. Stay tuned for that.
Other near by restaurants:
American, Fast food$
Bucheon
- T.G.I.F. Kimpo Airport Store
American$$ – $$$
9.7 km
Seoul
- T.G.I.F. Lotte Illsan Store
American
6.9 km
Goyang
“You go for the view and American-ish food”
- The Hidden Kitchen Brunch
3 reviewsOpen Now
American
12.8 km
Incheon
- Leaf Gu
American, Healthy$
14.2 km
Bucheon
- Yorokonde
Coffee Tea, American$
11.7 km
Seoul
- Dirty Trunk
13 reviewsOpen Now
American, Bar$$ – $$$
11.8 km
Paju
- Tipany Restaurant
1 reviewOpen Now
Italian, French$$ – $$$Menu
7.1 km
Goyang
Venice in Korea and other Korean Stream Bed Parks
Updated information below on Yeongjaecheon stream based on a Kindle booklet about the stream.
Over the last decade, Korea has build hundreds of stream bed parks throughout Seoul and Korea. There are great places to take a walk, to observe wild life, to enjoy nature in the city. There is some information in English on these parks but not enough. For those readers in Korea, please feel free to send me info on other stream bed parks, so I can update this from time to time.
The most famous one is the one that started it all. Cheongjejon in down town Seoul.
Cheonggyecheon Stream
It is the prototype perhaps of stream restoration.
SEOUL, South Korea For half a century, a dark tunnel of crumbling concrete encased more than three miles of a placid stream bisecting this bustling city.
The waterway had been a centerpiece of Seoul since a king of the Choson Dynasty selected the new capital 600 years ago, enticed by the graceful meandering of the stream and its 23 tributaries. But in the industrial era after the Korean War, the stream, by then a rank open sewer, was entombed by pavement and forgotten beneath a lacework of elevated expressways as the city’s population swelled toward 10 million.
Today, after a $384 million recovery project, the stream, called Cheonggyecheon, is liberated from its dank sheath and burbles between reedy banks. Picnickers cool their bare feet in its filtered water, and carp swim in its tranquil pools.
The restoration of the Cheonggyecheon is part of an expanding environmental effort in cities around the world to “daylight” rivers and streams by peeling back pavement that was built to bolster commerce and serve automobile traffic decades ago.
Some political opponents have derided Seoul’s remade stream as a costly folly, given that nearly all of the water flowing between its banks on a typical day is pumped there artificially from the Han River through seven miles of pipe.
Golden Waterway In Gimpo
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It is lined with restaurants and cafes, and has a boat house where you can rent boats to go out on the water. The cost is 20,000 per hour. a popular boat choice is the moon boat, which is a boat shaped like a crescent moon that is ideal for a couple to take out on the water. There are also family boats and paddle boats for individuals. There are also bikes for rent.
[4K] Beautiful evening walk along Laveniche March Avenue in Gimpo Korea Tour 김포 한강신도시 장기동 라베니체 저녁 걷기
오늘은 경기도 김포한강신도시에 위치한 라베니체 마치 에비뉴의 저녁을 함께 걸어봅시다. 깨끗해진 공기 만큼이나 아름다운 노을을 계속 볼 수 있기를 희망합니다.아침 7시, 당신을 위한 새로운 영상이 공개 됩니다.
당신의 새로운 아침, 그리고 오후 저녁 저의 영상을 보며 한결 여유로운 하루의 시작과 마무리가 되었으면 하는 바램입니다. 최대한 다채롭고 흥미로운 영상을 즐기실 수 있도록 노력하겠습니다.영상이 마음에 드셨다면 좋아요, 구독, 알림 설정 부탁드립니다.
그럼 오늘도 행복한 하루 되세요!Hello all my friends, I’m Nathan from Seoul Walker.
Today, let’s walk together at Laveniche March Avenue in Hangang River New City, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do.Ravenice March Avenue is a themed canal street created by Venetian motifs on a total of 33,000 m² waterfront commercial areas in total of 26 parcels around the golden waterway, which is an artificial waterway in the Han River New City of Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. It is a commercial facility.
Other Streams in Seoul
Yangjaecheon (Stream) originates from Gwanaksan (Mountain) and Cheonggyesan (Mountain). The 15.6km stream flows across Gwacheon and into the Gangnam district in Seoul until it joins up with the Hangang (River). The stream flows across Dogok-dong and Gaepo-dong in the district of Gangnam, and is a popular spot with locals for its well-paved pedestrian and cycling paths. It is a pleasant patch of green in a concrete jungle. Many Seoulites visit the stream for relaxation and to spend a day being closer to nature.
Tancheon Stream is another one of the Hangang’s tributaries.
The stream is 35.6km long and starts in the city of Yongin in GyeongGi Province and ends at the Hangang River in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
- Address
- 135-090
- Transportation
- * Subway Line 3, Maebong Station, Exits 3 & 4 (5 mins on foot)
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Hanyeoul Stream, is a tributary of the Hangang River.
The stream is 18.5km long and flows from Gwacheong in GyeongGi Province to the southern part of Seoul. The stream’s name is derived from the area in Seoul it flows through, Yangjae-dong.
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