Korea (Thread 8)

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ okay hanapin nalang namin since myeongdong lang naman!

Prob ko lang sa iti yung last day. Gabi pa flight so may whole day pa kami na mag-ikot. San kaya pwede na di na lalayo pa sa Myeongdong coz babalik kami to get ur stuff sa hotel bago kami puntang hotel?

[princess lorraine]

^^thanks sis katniss! 
Here's our iti:
April 28: arrive at incheon airport at 6:15 am. Ride the airport limousone to sejong hotel then walk to nine tree hotel myeongdong. Leave luggages there. Attend 9am english mass at myeongdong cathedral. Join the city tour bus to go to namsangol hanok village, gyeongbukgun palace, dongwa duty free, shilla duty free and n seoul tower.
April 29: everland
April 30: myeongdong shopping then dongdaemon
May 1: lotte world
May 2: nami island, hello kitty cafe in hongdae
May 3: myeongdong shopping then leave for the airport at 5pm.
We plan to eat at kyoja myeongdong, wangbijib korean restaurant and din tai fung. Can anyone recommend other good restos in myeongdong? Yung hindi spicy ha. Paki comment narin po sa iti namin kung ok na. Thanks

[rhumbafrapp]

sis princess lorraine pasensya na overlook ko yun quesyion mo, sis need ng thick jacket. malamig talaga padin talaga

[princess lorraine]

^thanks sis! Thick jacket carry na sis noh? No need naman for trench coat? Pampasikip kasi ng luggage eh. Thanks

[katniss]

if for shopping mas recommended ko talaga sa Ewha Women's University shopping street lalo na pag pambabaeng mga damit, bag, sapatos etc. dito kasi talaga pinakamura as compared to myeongdong, dongdae, hongdae... tapos pwede rin kayo pumunta sa University nila ang ganda ng school!

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ pano punta sa ehwa? Di kami nagpunta dyan last year eh

[FN_Pat]

Take Subway line 2 to Ewha Womans University station. Get off at exit 2 or 3, which will bring you to the main shopping road. There are also lots of side streets with cute boutiques. To get to the campus, just walk straight on the main road until you reach the uni gates at the end. 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ iniisip ko if we should just go there instead of nandaemun

[Halee]

Will visit again Namisum on Sunday

[FN_Pat]

If you're after trendy clothes a la Forever 21, Ewha is your best bet. They have all kinds of cute clothes, bags, shoes, and accessories at reasonable prices to cater to the mostly female students. I wasn't able to visit Namdaemun but from what I've read online, the clothes available there are not as fashion-forward and more for an older clientele.

[rhumbafrapp]

I am back! (actually yesterday but after getting home i slept for 15 hours  straight)

Super nice ang korea- the subway, the people, everything (maybe except food kasi i do not like spicy and hot food

Nakakatouch mga tao dun. very helpful even if they do not know english very well. They helped us sa subway, even stopping kahit in a rush na sila. Dun sa last dinner namin, they even cooked different food for us na wala sa menu when they noticed na tourists kami. Na touched ako ng sobra I want to go back pero autumn naman. Baka next year nalang

for cosmetics, you can buy sa myeongdong and hongdae. Magsasawa ka talaga sa makeups dun sa DFS nila you can buy din lots and lots of makeups

I highly recommend banana backpackers. Super lapit sa isang palance (changdeokgung?) and 5-10 minutes walk to Anguk Station.

Yun subway nila, grabe mas nakakaloka kesa hongkong but as long as you have yun Jihachul app sa smartphone then you are good to go.

Enjoy mga  sis. I super enjoyed my trip

[travelling_daisy]

Hi Mga sis,

Tanong lang po. If we'll be going to Nami via ITX from Chungmuro, sa Yongsan lang ba or sa Cheongyangni kami pwede sumakay ng ITX? or we can take the ITX too via Oksum? Mas konting stations kase yun comapred to going to Yongsan or Cheongyangni. Also if mag ITX kami, wala na bang transfers pa once na sumakay kami from either Yongsan or Cheongyangni?

Please enlighten me mga sis. Naguguluhan ako sa pagtingin sa subway map ng Seoul. hehe...

Thanks po.

[u8mypinkcookies]

@FN_Pat: mas type ko ata dun! Sige Ehwa nalang kami sabihin ko kesa Nandaemun! if galing COEX mall, same lang din ba yung sasakyan going to Ehwa?

@rhumbgrapp: useful yang app na yan. Gamit din namin yan last year.

[rhumbafrapp]

Sis sa cheongnyangni kami. based from my experience , once nakasakay na sa itx, yun na yun, with 1 or 2 stops lang (2nd stop kami bumaba)
Sis download mo yun Jihachul or seoul subway map sa smartphone mo. laking tulong

[dutchedpinay]

Hi girls, I suggest a visit to traditional Insa-dong (having tea at a traditional korean hanok tea house) and trendy Samcheong-dong (have coffee at a modern and cool rooftop cafe terrace), my favourite places in Seoul. Both districts are located across each other near Gyeonbokgung and Bukchon Hanok Village.

Again, don't forget Insa-dong and Samcheong-dong.

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[FN_Pat]

Yes, if I were you, go to Ewha instead. And yes, COEX Mall is served by Samseong Station, which is on the same line as Ewha (green line). You also don't need to do any transfers, as far as I know.

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ greeeeat! Big help! Told my friends na and okay sa kanila thanks thanks!

[FN_Pat]

While you're in Ewha, visit the campus na din! It's open naman to the public, and you'll be amazed at the architecture. Really nice for photo ops. 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ got that! nadadaanan naman ata yung university, right?

i was wondering what else we can do in myeongdong while waiting sa last day. Around 5pm pa kami siguro punta sa airport... any suggestions?

[travelling_daisy]

Sis sa cheongnyangni kami. based from my experience , once nakasakay na sa itx, yun na yun, with 1 or 2 stops lang (2nd stop kami bumaba)
Sis download mo yun Jihachul or seoul subway map sa smartphone mo. laking tulong

Thanks, sis. I have Jihachul on my smartphone. BAsed doon, maraming stations, kaya i want to clarify if magstop sa lahat ng stations. Salamat po sa clarification.