Traditional Korean houses – our first stop on the 4th
day. The Bukchon Hanuk Village is a glimpse of where and how Koreans lived
years ago. Minus the tourists, the place felt so different.
There is actually a map of the whole place where
picture-perfect spots are indicated. So, to make the most of the place, we
followed the signs.
And tried a very famous crepe after..
Then, we tried Hanbok, Korea’s traditional dress and pretended to be Koreans living in Unhyeongung Palace for 10 minutes. Haha
After the photo ops in the Palace, we went to a very famous place in Seoul, Gangnam! This was widely famous as "Gangnam Style" may have played in almost all television sets and radio stations in the world!
After exploring the district, Iris and I parted ways. I went back to Dongdaemun, hoping to see new sets of apparel. It was my 3rd time already but still, I couldn’t find anything that suits my taste. I really thought it was kinda waste of time. Hence, I decided to go to the Seoul Tower by taxi.
The Soeul Tower is very visible in Seoul. It’s one of the must-see places – especially for lovers! So, what the heck am I doing here alone? Haha. Well, I may not be able to come back here in the near future and this is a very rare opportunity so why miss it?
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| from wikipedia |
As I have no one with me, I got no pics of this place.
Sorry.
Actually, you can go to the tower by foot or through a cable car. The latter was my original choice but seeing
the long queue left me no option but to experience the 649- step to the tower. It was really not bad except that I’m all by myself. I got no person to talk to just to forget how far it is still. And my gosh! You would really feel out of place since all of them are either couples or in groups!
Anyway, I just proceeded and thought it was like a date with
myself plus it was not stressful since it was cold. There wasn’t a single drop
of sweat . And you would breathe fresh, cool air as you are surrounded with
trees!
So, after minutes of exercise, I finally arrived at the foot
of the tower. Wow. Really a lot of people in there! There was a teddy bear
museum, a viewing deck and a lot of trees made of locks – yes, couple locks!
The thing this place is so known for as well.
They say a lot of couples express their love for each other
as well as their promises in this tower, very evident in the messages hanging
with the locks. Maybe the bond of the couples will be as secured and tight as
the locks themselves as this does not run out of couples everyday and there seems
to be additional trees made for them as well!
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| can you see the locks behind Ms. Che? |
After strolling in the tower and buying some souvenirs, I
boarded a cab and went to the nearest station and back to the guesthouse.
We packed our things. After 3 hours of sleep, we were fetched
by a taxi contacted by Anne and went to the airport.
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| world's no. 1 airport! |
From what I have experienced, felt and saw.. I could really
say that Korea is a complete package for tourists. It has a lot of attractions
both modern and historical, the food is great, the coffee shops are
unforgettable, shopping is overwhelming and the weather is undeniably amazing!
Hope we’ll meet again Korea! :)))
South Korea (Part 4) - Bukchon Hanok Village - Palace - Garusogil, Gangnam - N Seoul Tower - Incheon Airport
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