Time for our "Life & Info" segment,... where we focus on information useful for your everyday life.<br />Today we're going to talk about an island in the middle of Seoul's Hangang River... that's been rejuvated as a culture and music complex - Nodeul Island.<br />We have our Kan Hyeong-woo with us in the studio to tell us more.<br />OK, Hyeong-woo, fill us in on this island smack bang in the hustle and bustle of the capital.<br /><br />Mark, so Nodeul Island was artificially put together in 1917 when Korea was building the Hangang Bridge that connects the districts of Yonsan-gu to the north and Dongjak-gu to the south in central Seoul.<br />It used to serve as a popular spot for family picnics until the 1960s, but it gradually became isolated with mutiple development projects failing to reinvent the island over the years.<br /><br />After being practically abandoned for about 50 years,... now it's been given a new lease of life as the island reopened as a music and culture complex about two weeks ago.<br />Under the theme of 'getaway from everyday life',... the island now offers two concert venues - one indoor and one outdoor.<br />And every weekend until the end of this year, concerts and performances will be laid on to entertain visitors.<br />Let's take a look at what visitors thought of the renewed island.<br />"This place feels somewhat refined. I don't know if there are many people coming here, but I think it's a good place to chill out. It's very city-like."<br />"We used to only be able to walk around the park over there, but now it's nice to have more places to check out. We also like that it's turned into a place where people can actually come to instead of just looking at the island from afar."<br />Just by watching the video footage... you can see how beautiful it is and it would be a great spot to enjoy the Hangang River.<br />So it's a wonderful picnic destination,... but what are some other attractions our viewers might want to know about?<br />As I mentioned earlier, it's a multi-complex now. So there's a lot of other facilities you can enjoy.<br />To begin with, Restaurants and a convenient store are in place to make sure you don't run out of energy from taking a walk around the island.<br />A bookstore combined with a cafe and a reading area has been built to give you a break from your busy daily life.<br />It also has glass doors and glass walls so you can enjoy the river view while you are inside the bookstore.<br />Plus, there is a plant atelier - basically a plant workshop - where they have classes on how to grow your plants better.<br />They also sell their plant products so you can check that out.<br />There's a lounge bar with music playing all the time.<br />And it's not your everyday pub.<br />It mainly sells makgeolli - Korean traditional alcoholic beverage which is a milky, lightly sparkling rice wine.<br />Now before we let you go, tell us the operation hours and how we can get there?<br />Most of the facilities are open from 11 AM to 10 PM from Tuesday through Sunday... with the viewing areas on the roof and the park open 24/7.<br />But unfortuna
