Thursday 11 April 2013

Korea - Seoul Day 8

Korea Day 8



Ramen for breakfast before head off to airport.


This time round we took bus to airport instead of train. We seriously can't take train with that many luggage now! The bus was quite fast and just nice that outside our hotel main road there is a pick up point. 
 
Look how much I brought back! ( this is all mine! )


Shop around their duty free for the really last min shopping. Settle down at Paris Baguette to rest and have some coffee. 


The price is so much cheaper then in Singapore! 


Bought a Pororo cheese cake back to Singapore! Cost only 4000 won and It's yummy!


In flight dinner and back to Singapore!


See ya again Seoul! I will be back again to explore you more! 




Wednesday 10 April 2013

Korea - Seoul Day 7

Korea Day 7:


Trying their Lotteria fast food for brunch. They got really huge hamburger! I had shrimp burger and its nice! 



Again shop around Myeong Dong ( never ending shopping there ) after our brunch.
While on the way back to hotel to put our things, suddenly it starts raining so we run in the bank museum to shelter ourselves. Why there? Cause its free and with free wifi! Haha! So we tour around the bank museum while waiting for the rain to stop.



I can see Seoul tower from my room!


Time for dinner! So wanting to eat jajangmyeon again so we did a research before we leave the hotel. Found one at Myeong dong area, it's call 一品香 ( Yi Pin Xiang ), a Chinese restaurant. It's next to a very big Ding Tai Feng restaurant.



Yummy yummy jajangmyeon! 


Went back to continue shopping at Myeong Dong and we saw this! Feeling home seeing this!


Caught this two mascot chit chatting while at work and he caught me taking picture of them!


Before going back to hotel, we pass by this cute cafe call Zoo Coffee and decided to go in and have a cup of coffee.


Tiger at the counter.


Zebra at the door.


Giraffe at the door.


Panda sitting with us.


Panda are sitting around at different table and we purposely sit at the table with them.



Late night dessert!



My partner for the night! 


Seoul tower at night!


 Last night in Seoul and time to pack our luggage! ( I know this is crazy! )


End of day seven.




Tuesday 9 April 2013

Korea - Seoul Day 6

Korea Day 6



Had our breakfast at one of the restaurant on our way to the city hall station. We choose this restaurant cause ever since the day we reach Korea, we haven get to eat their famous abalone porridge. We pass by this restaurant and found that they have abalone porridge so we went in to try.
The serve ginseng tea and wine before our meal unlike other restaurant which only serve water.
 

We were too hungry that we keep looking at the kitchen trying to see when is our porridge coming. The lady boss saw us keep looking at the food and offer us a small plate of chicken liver to fill our hungry stomach first. I don't eat so pearlie had it all. 
 

Finally our porridge is here but it doesn't taste as good ( not bad but not as good ). I was expecting that the porridge is similar to the abalone porridge that I ate in jeju last year but it taste totally different. But indeed there is abalone bits in the porridge. 


The train seems to be lesser crowded in the afternoon. Good!


Today will be a art and culture day for me and Pearlie as both of us are arts and design grads. Haha.
This is Hyehwa station, which is one station away from Dongdeamun station. We are going to visit Naksan park and their wall painting village. 
 

This is the Marronnier park, those people who like to watch performance can come here on the weekends. 


While finding our way to Naksan park we pass by this house and it just look like those house that spear in the drama. Haha! 
 

Along the way, there is many many different cafe.


 

Finally we saw this! Thanks to a mother who gave us the correct direction although she can't speak English. 
 
Continue walking...


A very local street. No branded, no tourist shopping, only locals. I like!


Love those wall arts on people's house.


Even the stairs! 



Found a pre school up the hill! 


I find this slide amazing! Those student can just slide down from level two! I guess that's a faster way to go home! 


Didn't really climb up the highest point of the hill cause it seems to be a long way! Haha.. While on our way walking to the wall painting village, there is also a few statue along the way too.



Didn't get to see cherry blossom during the whole trip ( weather turn colder instead, so cherry blossom is delay! ) but we still manage to see other beautiful flowers.


Here we are at the wall painting village. These houses are actually poorly developed but the ministry of culture and tourism of Korea aim to improve the living condition and also give this area an artistic and culture makeover.

With all this make over, this village did not give me a poorly developed area at all. I love those painting which was painted outside their house.


Write a message on their wall too! This is the only time where you can draw on the wall and not get scolded by your mum! 


After finish walking the art village we follow the road and get to the train station. 
Pass by this stunning hair salon! Totally attract our eyes to it. Don't know what's all the poster saying but all I know is its a barber shop! Cool!


I got shock when i saw this Ahjushi selling toy inside the train and he manage to close 3 deal at our cabin! 


Look at their cute station at Ewha university station! The bench there write : You are not alone. ( cause you got all the cartoon accompany you while waiting for train! )


Going to Sinchon for shopping! This area has lots of cheap stuff due to it is at the university area.



Before shopping, we shall have some street snacks.



We decided to go into cafe noriter for some coffee to warm ourselves up cause its really cold outside. 


Word along the stairs up the cafe. 



Every group will have their own private corner to have your coffee and tea. Cute place to chill with friends.


I guess the theme of the cafe is rabbit! Can see them everywhere.



After a tea break, time to shop! Take your time to shop and you might find clothes that cost from 3000 to 10000 won.



Cute shop but not our style. Haha. 


The Ewha Womans University. I should pretend as their student and go tour around their school next time cause from the outside it looks good. Nice environment to study.


Back to Myeong Dong for some shopping ( again ) and dinner. Having Korean BBQ again tonight! 



Free gift from the lady boss! 


And free gift from the boss. We can choose any kpop stars we like! 


This is how a raining Myeong dong at 10pm+ look like on a Monday.


End of day six.