Trip to Seoul

I went to Seoul by bus with friends -> Ah-Young and Melissa. The journey took us 3 and a half hour, the distance is 250 km from Gwangju to Seoul Express Bus Terminal.

I spent the night at Ah-Young's house in Seoul on Day 1.

The next day, her very kind mother brought us to lunch to try out fish soup.

This is fish soup, it tastes very much like asam laksa actually but minus the asam.Lotte World

Lotte World, a place that i have wanted to visit since a long time ago after watching a Korean drama - Stairways to Heaven. For a few episodes, the film was shot here.


Thrill rides that i will never try unless my bf would try it out with me. Coz ... you jump i jump, you die i die, hahahahaaa.

Parade

Since we're on budget, we did not stay in hotel, instead, we found a good place to rest for the night. This is a jim jil bang or sauna. Koreans like to spend time with their family and friends in a sauna, their sauna is of not ordinary coz they provide bed, common area, shower, jacuzzi, all types of sauna, restaurants, gym, cyber cafe etc. With a small amount of 10,000 won or RM 29, we can stay in the sauna for 12 hours.

Common area.

This is cold sauna, it's 4 degrees celcius cold.

Day 3

Gyeongbuk Gung (Gyeongbuk Palace)

The Korean government had spent a lot of money on protecting and restoring their historical heritage. Look at the condition, believe it or not it was built about 700 years ago.

The person under the red umbrella is the KING ...

After visiting beautiful Gyeongbuk Gung, we walked around the area ..

Next stop is Insadong, a street where they sell souvenirs, wood crafts and pottery.

We went Dongdaemon for shopping after that and returned to our guest house which cost 19,000 won (RM 57) per person for one night.

Day 4 is our last day in Seoul and is reserved for shopping.

Shinsegae Department Store which is something like Pavillion and KLCC.

And this is Namdaemon or i would call it Chi Cheong Gai (Petaling Street) coz it really looks like Chi Cheong Gai but larger and more stores and more variety. They have all sorts of counterfeit goods for sale but at a very unreasonable price.

End of trip

This is the most tiring trip ever and i had backache after returning from Seoul. Too much of walking especially when we have to carry our heavy luggage bags around and climbing the never ending stairs in subway.

This is Seoul Subway route.. human minds are amazing...

Bubbleflop

I came across these lovely flip flops the other day at downtown. The brand name is Bubbleflop and i have never seen this brand in Malaysia before. I think these are really creative and eye catching. Each flops have a theme to its design.

Fun and Romantic

This is a korean brand and i think is only available in Korea. Prices are not cheap though ... averagely is 35,000 won which is around 100 ringgit per pair. But the quality is good and it's comfortable. If there's still money left at the end of my trip, i'll get a pair. But i'm not sure if i would wear it on my feet because it's just too lovely.

Sports

Fun and Romantic

Fruits

Sea

www.bubbleflop.com

Group Photo

Concert

This is a local band which combines modern and traditional musical instruments.

I think the combination of sound is good and they played well. Their music arrangements are impressive too.

The girl on the left is playing Haegeum. It's something like Er Hu but the method of pulling is bow is different.

Picture of a Haegeum (Source: Wikipedia.org)

This small flute may look weak.. but the sound produced is actually very deep and loud.