Honeymoon - Korea (II)
Continuation from Honeymoon - Korea (I)
Day 4 (16th Nov '06):
Next was the Korean War Memorial Hall, where we took a few pictures of those vehicles used during the war, such as the tankers, submarine, fighter jet, etc. It has so many stuffs on exhibition and it is a huge place. And, the weather suddenly plunged lower.. Not sure how cold it was, but cold enough for us to wear our gloves. It was chilly cold.
Day 4 (16th Nov '06):
The next morning, after our last bfast in the hotel in Jeju Island, we went to Gimpo Airport and flew back to Seoul. Took about 45 mins ~ 1hr. We then proceed to the kimchi school. There's a row of plates with the cabbage and chili paste lined up in the kitchen. Next, the "teacher" taught us how to fold. Basically, you need to put in the chili paste in between the cabbage leaves. After that, there is a technique to fold the cabbage and "lock" it, like a knot. Next, they will put this for 10 days for it to preserve, then it's ready to eat. Modern days, they put it in a fridge. Olden times, they put this in the clay pot and bury it underground for a longer period of time. Once done, we were then given a chance to wear the traditional costume, also called the "hanbok". After taking pictures, we proceeded to the next destination.
Next was the Korean War Memorial Hall, where we took a few pictures of those vehicles used during the war, such as the tankers, submarine, fighter jet, etc. It has so many stuffs on exhibition and it is a huge place. And, the weather suddenly plunged lower.. Not sure how cold it was, but cold enough for us to wear our gloves. It was chilly cold.
After that, we were on our way to Nami Island. Quite a distance, and through out the journey there, most of us slept. :) We had to take a ferry there, and on the way, it was such a nice scenery.. with autumn trees at the backdrop.. very nice.. And of course, we took some pics of winter sonata... practically everywhere there has some pics of the famous actor and actress, Bae Yong-Jun and Choi Ji-Woo... Ahh.. Blogging about this, makes me wanna go back for a visit again. :P
Next, we had dinner, and it was like fried rice? But it's mixed. First, they had the dishes on the hotplate. Next you stir and fry it.. Once done, they put in the rice in it, and eggs.. and mixed them all up together.. and ta daa.. it's like fried rice. Just like the ones we see in movies (Full House, Beautiful Days), they have this part where you mix everything in the steel bowl. And eat it from there.
After that, we went to our hotel, and it was so cool. The toilet bowl had a remote control thingy. You even can have a butt massage. Hehehe.. The best part was, the wooden floor was heated. Yay. It was real cold. Jason went for sauna with the tourist guide in the hotel. It's seperated for guys and gals. They have drinks, you can read, watch tv and so on while in sauna. The details, you have to ask him himself. But I guess it was a good one since I saw him so refreshed after the sauna. Then it was zZzzzzz....
Day 5 (17th Nov '06):
The next morning, we were on our way to Mt. Sorak. A mountaineous area. And the weather was so cold even though the sun was shining at our faces. We had to climb up, the same as we did for the other one, Sunrise Peak. After that, we were on it, it was a bit scary though, as there were no barriers or fences on the sides of cliff. Took a slow walk down, and after that, prepared ourselves for lunch :)
It was rather a long way back to the ski resort hotel that we're supposed to stay, about 3-4 hours? Can't remember anyway coz we were sleeping in the bus. Hehehe. We had early dinner, and went to the hotel after that. On the way to the hotel, we saw snow! And yes, at the R&R, I went down from the bus, took off my gloves and touched it. Like ais kacang. Hehehe. Upon checking in, before we even reached the hotel we saw the ski slopes from afar and we all got very excited.. hehehhee.. So cool!. We stayed at the Hotel Phoenix Park. And after checking in, we went tour around the hotel and its grounds. Very huge place. And oh, since it just started snowing (off & on), they had to generate snow from a machine so that people can start skiing. We didn't ski because it was expensive... and pretty scary if you don't know how to.
And, the tour leader was kind enough to let us have the room with the ski slope as the view.. He knew we were on honeymoon. Hehehe. And yes, that night, it was a 5* hotel. We slept on tatami, on the floor. The wooden floor was of course heated. There is a bowling alley, a small super mart and other stuffs. Can't remember what it was. We bought a bottle of sake, and drank it in our room. My throat almost burnt! But it felt good after that because it was really cold outside. Had a good rest and was ready for the next day. :)
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Day 5 (17th Nov '06):
The next morning, we were on our way to Mt. Sorak. A mountaineous area. And the weather was so cold even though the sun was shining at our faces. We had to climb up, the same as we did for the other one, Sunrise Peak. After that, we were on it, it was a bit scary though, as there were no barriers or fences on the sides of cliff. Took a slow walk down, and after that, prepared ourselves for lunch :)
It was rather a long way back to the ski resort hotel that we're supposed to stay, about 3-4 hours? Can't remember anyway coz we were sleeping in the bus. Hehehe. We had early dinner, and went to the hotel after that. On the way to the hotel, we saw snow! And yes, at the R&R, I went down from the bus, took off my gloves and touched it. Like ais kacang. Hehehe. Upon checking in, before we even reached the hotel we saw the ski slopes from afar and we all got very excited.. hehehhee.. So cool!. We stayed at the Hotel Phoenix Park. And after checking in, we went tour around the hotel and its grounds. Very huge place. And oh, since it just started snowing (off & on), they had to generate snow from a machine so that people can start skiing. We didn't ski because it was expensive... and pretty scary if you don't know how to.
And, the tour leader was kind enough to let us have the room with the ski slope as the view.. He knew we were on honeymoon. Hehehe. And yes, that night, it was a 5* hotel. We slept on tatami, on the floor. The wooden floor was of course heated. There is a bowling alley, a small super mart and other stuffs. Can't remember what it was. We bought a bottle of sake, and drank it in our room. My throat almost burnt! But it felt good after that because it was really cold outside. Had a good rest and was ready for the next day. :)
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Posted in: Honeymoon, travel on 10 August 2007 at at 1:00 am
