Honeymoon - Korea (IV)
Continuation from Honeymoon - Korea (III)
Day 7 (19th Nov 2006):
After bfast, checked out from the hotel, we headed straight for the Samsung Electronics building. Jason was keen of getting a handphone, so we went to check out the Samsung phones there. To our dismay, it's more ex than Msia. And they're selling in USD$! But it was cool trying out the phones there.
Next, we went to the Presidential Blue house. Cheong Wa Dae (or the Blue House) is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea. Both the English and Korean names refer to the building's blue-green roof. We weren't allowed to take pictures beyong the fence. There were guards everywhere.
After lunch, we headed for the Amethyst Factory. And, there goes my wons. Bought a pair of earrings for my mum, and for myself, I bought a pendant and a handphone key-chain holder. It was not cheap. At the end of the trip, all our wons were used up, we even had to swipe card. :P Sadly, couldn't take pictures there because it's not allowed. Same goes for the Ginseng shop.
We went to Dongdaemon for a little shopping. Next before going on to Lotte World, we dropped by a night market, which I have forgotten the name. We got the famous ice-cream (super tall one & imagine eating ice-cream in cold weather? Syiok!) and hurried over to get KFC for Lotte World because food in there is super ex. We sat on the super geng roller coaster which we queued for 45 minutes for it. It's something we've never experienced before.
Cool! Before going back, we went to Walker Hill Casino for a little while. It's a very different atmosphere altogether compared to the Gentings casino because it has very few people! And the place isn't full of smoke! Can breathe!
We reached the hotel at almost about to midnight. Sleepy and tired.. zZzzZzzzzzz....
We went to Dongdaemon for a little shopping. Next before going on to Lotte World, we dropped by a night market, which I have forgotten the name. We got the famous ice-cream (super tall one & imagine eating ice-cream in cold weather? Syiok!) and hurried over to get KFC for Lotte World because food in there is super ex. We sat on the super geng roller coaster which we queued for 45 minutes for it. It's something we've never experienced before.
Cool! Before going back, we went to Walker Hill Casino for a little while. It's a very different atmosphere altogether compared to the Gentings casino because it has very few people! And the place isn't full of smoke! Can breathe!
We reached the hotel at almost about to midnight. Sleepy and tired.. zZzzZzzzzzz....
Day 8 (20th Nov 2006):
The last day of the tour. So sad. :( Early in the morning, after bfast at the hotel, we headed for the Village of Traditional Houses in Namsan Valley. They have all kinds of traditional houses here. And as what the tour guide mentioned, the height of the houses represents the status of the people staying in there. Rather cool. And, found out in those days, when they made kimchi, they kept it in a clay pot, bury it under ground for about 100 days. No fridge in those days. :)
Next, we went on a cruise for seagull feeding. This was quite interesting. They fed on Rota. Haha. Birds eating junk food. And the way they actually can scoop down and pick the food up is really amazing. God's creation.
After lunch, we headed back to the Seoul - Incheon International Airport, and said our last goodbyes to the tour guide. He was a great, humble and nice guy.
And yeah, at the airport, they had this robot thingy to entertain kids. So Cool! And it's all by Samsung. Sigh... Korea.... Am wishing I could go back there again.. especially during spring time to watch the cherry blossoms... :) Goodbye Korea, till we meet again.
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The last day of the tour. So sad. :( Early in the morning, after bfast at the hotel, we headed for the Village of Traditional Houses in Namsan Valley. They have all kinds of traditional houses here. And as what the tour guide mentioned, the height of the houses represents the status of the people staying in there. Rather cool. And, found out in those days, when they made kimchi, they kept it in a clay pot, bury it under ground for about 100 days. No fridge in those days. :)
Next, we went on a cruise for seagull feeding. This was quite interesting. They fed on Rota. Haha. Birds eating junk food. And the way they actually can scoop down and pick the food up is really amazing. God's creation.
After lunch, we headed back to the Seoul - Incheon International Airport, and said our last goodbyes to the tour guide. He was a great, humble and nice guy.
And yeah, at the airport, they had this robot thingy to entertain kids. So Cool! And it's all by Samsung. Sigh... Korea.... Am wishing I could go back there again.. especially during spring time to watch the cherry blossoms... :) Goodbye Korea, till we meet again.
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Posted in: Honeymoon, travel on 10 August 2007 at at 3:00 am
Hey babe! You went with a tour group? You went for a total of 8 days, was it expensive? I am still deciding between an European cruise and Japan for my honeymoon. But because of the language barrier, we have to sign up with a tour package and I don't quite like the idea. South Korea looks interesting, maybe I'd give it a thought
hey girl, have already emailed you to your gmail. Too long to write it here. Happy searching! :P