{#Shine×Seoul}
2017.04.04 - 2017.04.14A total 10 days in Seoul, Korea.
I really had lots of fun during these days. i don't even wanna come back to reality.
Sooo.. let's try blogging day by day. i hope it works and i don't get lazy halfway.
Woke up like 4am plus in the morning, did some 'last minute' packing and saying goodbye to my Kimchi, won't be able to see her for 2 weeks. :( but yeah, she doesn't care.
Met up with Clarissa in the airport. we reached about the same timing! (yay!)
We tried find our way to collect our Changi Recommends wifi device. HAHAHA We got lost and called the number and asked wheres the exact location. Walked around airport for awhile and we went to our boarding area. we were so excited
After maybe 2 hours, we reached Bangkok for transit to HongKong/Incheon and after close to 12 hours flight (including transit time, stop over time) we finally reached our dream country KOREA!
We took the airport bus(?) to our airbnb location, the apartment area is really good! We can even walk to Dongdaemun. AHAHAH i like.
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The next day we woke up early for our hanbok renting!! so so excited.
it rained after we have our hanboks on. #supersad.
Had a hard time wearing shoe with hanbok, HAHAHAHA so next time if you wanna try having Ginseng Chicken Soup with your hanbok on, remember to wear some shoe that is easy to put on.
From this trip, I really can see Korean can really really eat! Clarissa and me can hardly finish one bowl and two Korean beside us can easily finish one bowl each OMG.
We walked to Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) after eating our late but not so late lunch!
And it still raining! #siantothemax Tried exploring the palace, but we gave up after walking super long with our umbrellas and holding on to our skirt.
Had our super late dinner at Myeong-dong! this is super yummy omg #hungry
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I miss the breads and iced chocolate in Seoul already. Look at the cup! It's so cute.
Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을) is where we visit next after our breakfast. We kind of lost our way and that day was super cold. A 할머니(Grandma) pointed out a way for us, and even offered us some warm tea to warm ourself up! I failed to find the famous Hotteok (호떡) there! Well, there's always a next time right? We explored awhile, brought some souvenirs and off we go to the famous YG Entertainment building! Yay!
We only stayed for awhile, cause it seems like nobody is inside the building that day. Not even Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk.. My beloved '女神 & 男神'
Next stop: One-Piece cafe at Hongdae!
The mango thingy (sorry i forgot the name) is super good! i really love it. But the weather was too cold for us to finish the cold drinks.
We had our K-Session in a Karaoke. Yes, everything is in Korean and we spent a lot of time trying to find our songs and the songs are in fully MR mode. which means-- i have to sing without having the original singer's voice.
Headed to Dongdaemun for some midnight shopping! But nothing caught my eye, so we just walked around the malls.
Next day! Heading to Nami Island!
We spent half(?) a day in Nami island hehe.
We had our lunch there! The lunchbox is super nice. i love love love it. Really love spring, the flowers there are so nice.
Gangchon Rail Park (강촌 레일파크) is a must try when you travel to Korea! We thought we will 'die' there since we have to cycle for at least 30 minutes. but no! It's super easy, some part we doesn't have to move our legs at all. It's located at the 'country side' of Korea.
Engraving our own stamp/seal was fun! The teacher doesn't really know English/Chinese, but luckily we understand some basic Korean. we are able to have some conversations LOL so proud of our broken Korean from K-pop and K-drama, and of course Clarissa learned Korean from classes. the Rice cake is yummy. and yes every food in Korea is yummy to me.
My dream of meeting my idol in-front of their company shattered into pieces when i find out the. companies. closes. on. Sunday. -stabs myself- and we were wondering "Wah why nobody one?"
.... yup.. so please do not visit those companies on Sunday.
and then, the next day, SHINee members spotted going in/out of SM Entertainment building.. -stabs myself again- I think i really have no luck on my SHINee ..
COEX Mall (코엑스몰) was okay. Went to the aquarium to look at fishes. Theres some animals inside too!
I don't know why, Theres so much people in Lotte World! omg. i don't even have the chance to play those roller coasters. only managed to take the viking alone. those coasters seems fun but the queue is super long, up to 70 minutes or longer. Maybe next time i'll try Everland instead.
Hangang River Side Cruise!
It's located at Hangang River obviously. We should have cycled there! The cherry blossoms there is super pretty. but please invest windbreakers because it's so cold. cold cold and cold .
Tea break at Bossa Nova where they have a outdoor seating located at the top of their building. We didn't went up so we stayed on the second level instead.
And finally, the one i'm waiting for. Goblin's shooting place!
The place where Eun Tak summoned Goblin for the first time, and for the first time the Goblin gave Eun Tak flower.
The place is super windy .. i wondered how do she even blow her candles there.. hmmm #dramas
That marks the end of my Korea trip 2017.
Looking forward to Korea Trip 2018.
With more people, more fun!