It has been a while since I blog about myself . Sorry but I was pretty tied up with my work that I really have no mood to blog anything these two months. But I must blog what Boo and I had done during the previous week in Korea. So come and immerse in our 5 days adventure in Seoul!
DAY 1:
As we planned this trip super duper last minute, Boo could only manage to get the best deal of the whole expensive lots of tickets. There we are, taking China Eastern Airlines from Singapore to Qing Dao, China and transit to Seoul, Korea. Well, the best part of taking transit flight is you get to take two meals within an outgoing trip. The worst part was you have to fly extra time to get to your final destination..
We humored ourselves with fresh Qingdao beer , well that's what people told me, best to drink Qingdao beer at their origin place. After a total of 12 hour's transit flights, we finally reached Seoul, Korea!!
This is the picture of the 1 room unit which we have for two days all by ourselves, booked through Air B&B. It is a two storey unit, with the upper deck that can only fit a Queen size mattress, the lower floor is enough to add a two seater sofa, comfortable enough to relax and face the Changneungcheon river.
It was around 8 pm Korea time by the time we settled down, so we decided to walk around the neighborhood! What I can say is... the surroundings is a little food paradise!
Just around the corner of our temporary home, there is a tiny simple cafe with the simplicity that makes us felt homey.Maybe it was because of the smiley faced cafe assistant? both of us shared a cup of Americano and off we start to explore the foods!!
The first stop we went was to eat and stand by the push carts where the auntie ( Not exactly very friendly) served us some soup with fish cake stick and I had my first serving of Topokki from the same push cart. Yummy.. yummy.. Our mouths just couldn't stop!
With too many selection of foods along the streets, we have decided to have something different. BLUE FIN TUNA! It is a new experience where we have tons of side dishes before the chef served us tuna slices. The chef served us different parts of the tuna at a time until we have to tell him to stop before our stomachs explode!!!
Seriously, you need to take a closely look at these thick slices of tuna... Aww.... I am so missing the restaurant. Guess what, with so many side dishes and endless servings of tuna slices, each of us only need to pay around SGD 30 !
So we ended our first day with almost exploding stomachs, slowly stroll back to the apartment
Day 2
We travelled down to Hongdae via the subway, see how crowded it was? But as least Boo and I managed to get seat rather that (NO SEAT PLUS SMELLY CABIN) in our homeland. =))
Since we only had a small potion of food by the river early in the morning, we were strike by hunger again the moment we reached Hongdae. So, there we were, being leaded by the smell from this eatery which from what I saw is being patronized mostly by the local students there.
Da~~ la~~~~
DIY fried rice in a big hot plate! The hot plate is super big enough to feed an army!!! There are flavors and ingredients you may choose from for your fried rice which is indicated at the menu signboard + tissue holder mounted on the wall at the dinning table. The eatery is located very near to Hongdae station.
We ordered a simple chicken and kimchi set which was served with huge amount of white rice! Boo and I got a shocked when the waiter served that to us. So, with the side dishes ( chili paste, dried seaweed, scallion and marinated chicken slices) given to us, (There were slices of onions which we did not use), I just threw everything into the hot plate and mixed them well. Do I look like a good cook ?
I have to say that I was a bit disappointed as the cafe itself is not what I have imagined to be. The exterior of the cafe looks old! I think the management should just furnish with fresh coat of paints! The interior of the cafe was the worst I have ever seen. Litters were not cleared on both the floor and tables. I wondered what were the staffs doing? Busy chasing Korean stars and dramas???
Nevertheless, I took a few pictures just to show that 我到此一游 without even bother to stay there longer than 15 mins.
The final trip of the day was to shop for cosmetics and I don't think anyone would like to know the details. Haha.. and this end the second day of our love trip.
DAY 1:
As we planned this trip super duper last minute, Boo could only manage to get the best deal of the whole expensive lots of tickets. There we are, taking China Eastern Airlines from Singapore to Qing Dao, China and transit to Seoul, Korea. Well, the best part of taking transit flight is you get to take two meals within an outgoing trip. The worst part was you have to fly extra time to get to your final destination..
We humored ourselves with fresh Qingdao beer , well that's what people told me, best to drink Qingdao beer at their origin place. After a total of 12 hour's transit flights, we finally reached Seoul, Korea!!
This is the picture of the 1 room unit which we have for two days all by ourselves, booked through Air B&B. It is a two storey unit, with the upper deck that can only fit a Queen size mattress, the lower floor is enough to add a two seater sofa, comfortable enough to relax and face the Changneungcheon river.
It was around 8 pm Korea time by the time we settled down, so we decided to walk around the neighborhood! What I can say is... the surroundings is a little food paradise!
Just around the corner of our temporary home, there is a tiny simple cafe with the simplicity that makes us felt homey.Maybe it was because of the smiley faced cafe assistant? both of us shared a cup of Americano and off we start to explore the foods!!
The first stop we went was to eat and stand by the push carts where the auntie ( Not exactly very friendly) served us some soup with fish cake stick and I had my first serving of Topokki from the same push cart. Yummy.. yummy.. Our mouths just couldn't stop!
With too many selection of foods along the streets, we have decided to have something different. BLUE FIN TUNA! It is a new experience where we have tons of side dishes before the chef served us tuna slices. The chef served us different parts of the tuna at a time until we have to tell him to stop before our stomachs explode!!!
So we ended our first day with almost exploding stomachs, slowly stroll back to the apartment
Day 2
A beautiful morning with cooling breeze where the only one suitable activity should be carried out! Hope you have guessed that correctly, my favorite Picnic! Boo and I picked some food at the convenience store on Day 1 for breakfast and it is really so not right to eat indoors... soo..
Here we are strolling down to the river side and sit on the rocks, enjoying the weather and people watching. Little children with their teacher passing by, mothers chatting by the side... since when do we really look at those at home?
After enjoying the serene surroundings, the plan is to move around Hongdae area to see what is in store for us.
We travelled down to Hongdae via the subway, see how crowded it was? But as least Boo and I managed to get seat rather that (NO SEAT PLUS SMELLY CABIN) in our homeland. =))
Da~~ la~~~~
DIY fried rice in a big hot plate! The hot plate is super big enough to feed an army!!! There are flavors and ingredients you may choose from for your fried rice which is indicated at the menu signboard + tissue holder mounted on the wall at the dinning table. The eatery is located very near to Hongdae station.
We ordered a simple chicken and kimchi set which was served with huge amount of white rice! Boo and I got a shocked when the waiter served that to us. So, with the side dishes ( chili paste, dried seaweed, scallion and marinated chicken slices) given to us, (There were slices of onions which we did not use), I just threw everything into the hot plate and mixed them well. Do I look like a good cook ?
After filling our stomach, it was time to roam around the area!! We managed to sneak into Hongdae University Arts Faculty where we saw some modern arts done by students and well, i did pose with a statute with distinct male characteristic . **blush**
From there we proceeded to the all time favorite trick eye museum where I believe 99% of the Singaporean who visit South Korea will go to. Nothing new but I would like to show some the "trick eye"pictures taken which I love to bits.
Once again, Boo and I have depleted our energy from too much of laughing at each other, we had our numerous tea breaks everywhere.
After being lost and walking aimlessly for quite a while, Boo and I have reached the place which I love the most, men hate it while most ladies or girls love it...The Hello Kitty Cafe!!!!!!
Nevertheless, I took a few pictures just to show that 我到此一游 without even bother to stay there longer than 15 mins.
The final trip of the day was to shop for cosmetics and I don't think anyone would like to know the details. Haha.. and this end the second day of our love trip.
