Korea 2014 (Day 2 of 6)
Thursday, April 16, 201531 October 2014
Korea House (Chungmuro Station) - website
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Chanced upon this attraction while we were lost when on our way to Namsangol Hanok Village.
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Namsan Tower is everywhere...
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Yes to a wefie anytime :)
Holly's Coffee (Chungmuro Station)
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Chanced upon this cafe chain on our way to the right hanok village.
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Pretty dessert breakfast.
Namsangol Hanok Village (Chungmuro Station) - website
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We are finally here! So many people and tour buses in the morning.
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Namsangol Hanok Village is different from the popular Bukchon Hanok Village such that it allows you to enter the traditional houses to have a look. Bukchon is great for the view but there are residents living there and you can't enter those houses.
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Autumn is such a great season.
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Sipping coffee while exploring the village.
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Trying out some Bollywood in Korea.
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So thankful the drizzle stopped within minutes because we were all unequipped.
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I think these big jars were used to store rice wine or kimchi.
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Another beautiful scenery while on our way out.
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I think I'm doing the "I Love Korea" pose.
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Like a palace, and there's a carousel!
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Had jajangmyeon (black bean sauce noodle) and jjambbong (spicy seafood noodle soup) at Shanghai Restaurant, located inside Lotte World. It serves many other food as well.
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And then we went outdoors, where it also looked a little gloomy!
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Beautiful trees by the river.
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And that calls for a wefie.
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Didn't really play any rides though, especially when it started to rain a little.
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I just had to pick up the orange phone to help Mr Zebra with his SOS call.
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Bye and never see you again. Heard that Everland is more fun and less kiddish.
COEX Aquarium (Samseong Station) - website
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Walked a long way to see the fishes but totally regretted going there because I didn't know there would be entrance fees. No, I'm not going to pay to see fishes.
Cafe Droptop (COEX Mall) - website
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Stopped by a short rest after all the walking.
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Mango Icetop. Quite nice!
Myeongdong
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Spotted SJ advertisements at the subway station.
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Colourful ice-cream macarons, which tasted nothing fanciful and it's also quite messy to eat without a spoon.
Yoogane (Myeongdong)
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Tried the authentic Yoogane chicken galbi in Korea and it's so awesome.
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It comes in a huge pan and the service crew will fry the chicken for you. No work needed except to scoop the food into your mouth.
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Adding our favourite ramyun!
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And the feast begins!
- End of day 2 -
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