Korea (Thread 8)

[princess lorraine]

^yes sis tulip festival parin. Ganda! 

[FN_Pat]

For locks of love, PLEASE buy here then just bring there. Tourist trap yun locks nila (granted, cute but  still my goodness i wont pay about 300-500 for just a lock  that i will leave in the open air and will just rust there)

I forgot to buy a lock before leaving, so we had to hunt for one. Good thing may nakita kami sa convenience store for 3,000 KRW. Mind you, it was the huge padlock na pang gate so it wasn't a rip off. Our only problem was we didn't have a marker, so we had to borrow from a couple who bought the matching locks sold sa tower haha.

really connected siya? wala pang final eh. i am rooting for Namsan GH.. pero they say na uphill daw. baka naman exhausting siya. early 20's pa lang naman kami kaya i dont know if that is something that we should be bothered of. saka gusto ko rin yung malapit sa subway at may kasamang bfast pero mura lang. ang tingin ko kasing advantage pag nasa myeongdong ka is maraming nearby restos?

Try the Hongdae area! It's really fun and lively, and super daming affordable restaurants (since they cater to students). We stayed in Boa Guesthouse, which I highly recommend. It's 5 minutes from exit 4 of Hongik Univ. Station with no uphill walks. Then exit 9 naman of the same station will bring you to the heart of Hongdae na. I super loved it at Boa; everyone was accommodating, and our bedroom and the common areas were super cozy.

I saw Namsan Guesthouse on our way to the cable car station, and medyo uphill nga siya. Iba na din kasi if you're really tired at the end of the day, and you still have to conquer those uphill roads. Parang ang sarap na lang humilata sa floor haha.

[princess lorraine]

^i saw namsan guesthouse too sis on our way to namsan cable car station. Uphill nga siya. Medyo nakakapagod. Hehe 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ try mo residence eo if myeongdong ka. Malapit lang sa subway. Mga 3 mins. walk... mabait pa owner. May free brekky din. Hehe.

Thanks sa nagturo about Lotte duty free. Puntahan namin yun

How much yung una nyong load sa TMoney? Forgot na magkano kami last year e. reload nalang kami kasi may cards pa kami from trip namin last year.

[princess lorraine]

^^sis, kami pinaload agad namin ng 50k won. Kasi roundtrip airport limousine 20k won then yung 30k wo pang everyday na sakay sa bus and subway. After 2 days so far 31700krw pa balance ng t money namin.4 more days to go! Pero feeling ko kasya na ito. 

[FN_Pat]

How much yung una nyong load sa TMoney? Forgot na magkano kami last year e. reload nalang kami kasi may cards pa kami from trip namin last year.

We loaded 10K sa airport, then 10K then 5K on the following days. This was for 5 days, by the way. We just took the AREX to and from the guesthouse, so less spendings on our part. I think at the end of the trip, we had mga 600KRW left sa card.

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ and ^^ thanks sis! parang 30k won kami before, cannot recall exactly we're taking the shuttle from airport to hotel, mahal ata lalo if limo e. hehe!

pag pabalik ba sa airport from myeongdong, meron din nung shuttle? last year kasi cab kami coz madaling araw flight. pero now since hapon alis namin sa myeongdong, baka pwedeng yung shuttle bus na if meron

[princess lorraine]

^sis yung airport limousine yun din yung bus shuttle to and from airport. Pinasosyal lang nila ang term pero airport shuttle bus din siya. Hehe

3rd day in seoul. Relax mode lang kami sa myeongdong. Mahal mga damit niya like zara, uniqlo, giordano and mango. I just bought a dress at h&m. Yung forever21 closed kasi under renovation ang m plaza. We had lunch at wangbijib korean resto in myeongdong, super lapit sa hotel namin. We had grilled beef sirloin and grilled marinated beef ribs. Sarap!!!  good service and accomodation pa ng staff. Highly recommended!  we ate cold stone ice cream at noon square then we had dinner at gogung myeongdong. It's just at the opposite side of wangbijib. We ordered bibimbap, seafood and green onion pancake and bulgogi. Fave ko yung bulgogi. I love the ambiance of this resto. Tomorrow we're going to lotte world naman. 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ Ahhh akala ko iba pa! limo e Sis feedback sa Lotte World, punta rin kami dyan

[missreese]

CebuPac promo ngayon till May 3, 2013. Base fare 100 pesos from manila to incheon hehe.

gusto ko sana kaso mas gusto ko makakita ng cherry blossoms eh di ba tuwing april yun?

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ yup spring dapat mga April...

Gusto ko next year, sana makaipon and book naman ako ng trip pag winter naka-experience na ko ng summer last year then spring yung trip namin this year hehe.

[rhumbafrapp]

^ ako naman I want autumn baka next year nalang

[princess lorraine]

We went to lotte world today. Mas type ko siya than everland. Hehe. Ganda sa loob. Di lang kami nakasakay ng rides kahit mga pambatang rides kasi jampacked sobra ang pila. So chill and photo shoot lang kami dun. Cute ng entrance sa outdoor theme park niya parang sleeping beauty castle in disneyland.  we also went to the folk museum kasi included din sa ticket. Maganda din and we had hanbok wearing there for 10000krw per pax. Aliw!  we had lunch at lotteria. Ok din siya parang mcdo. Then we had dinner at hello kitty cafe in hongdae. Grave super hirap hanapib ito. Dami namin tinanungan. Thank God there were 2 female students who helped us and even accompanied us to the cafe. Everything is so cute! We ordered 2 sandwiches, cake and caramel waffle. Ok naman but nothing spectacular about the taste. We're off to nami island tomorrow. 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ excited na ko sa lotte world, last year kasi everland kami. yung ticket mo sis yung may rides or wala? magkano? iniisip namin unahin coex sa morning then spend the whole afternoon in lotte na. Ok kaya ganun?

Cute tambayan yung hello kitty cafe. malapit na sa trick eye museum kaya di kami nahirapan dati.

[princess lorraine]

^we bought the 40000krw ticket sis. Sayang nga eh kung alam lang namin di rin kami makakasakay dahil jampacked ang pila sana yung ticket without rides napang binili namin. Wala naman kasi kaming plan sakyan yung mga extreme rides talaga kasi same kaming duwag ng best friend ko. Yung mga kiddie rides lang sana like namin sakyan. Ang cute ng lotte world. Up to 10pm sila sis eh so ok lang kahit hapon na kayo nandun. They have the night pass yung 4pm onwards cheaper yun. 

[resme]

sis, pa suggest naman ng hostel/guesthouse in myeongdong na hindi po uphill ang lalakaran.. i'm going to seoul sa october pa naman pero siguro start na ko inquiring by this month since mabilis ma fully book mga hostel. TIA!

[princess lorraine]

It's our last day in korea. Yesterday, we went to nami island. I thought our journey will be complicated but it was simple indeed. Matagal lang talaga biyahe mga 1.5hrs per way but ok lang. It was very cold yesterday. About 10 nung day time then 8 or 9 degrees at night. We had dinner at samboten japanese resto myeongdong. Yummy din food niya and ok ang service. then we tried the street foods. Standard ata price nila at 3000krw each. Yummy din. 

[resme]

may nakapag stay na po ba sa global guesthouse or guesthouse myeongdong? gusto ko kasi is near airport bus stop and subway since i am coming to seoul in october with my mom.. baka mahirapan sya if uphill yung pag stayan and super layo from transpo services..

[rhumbafrapp]

Hindi kamii nakapag lotte world, we chose everland over lotte kasi, but i am hoping sana next year i can go back. And of ourse a visit to nami island is a must

I am missing korea talaga. Very positive experience namin sakanya (except for my visa brouhaha that gave me lots of stress)

[chopsticks219]

^ how was everland naman sis? Lotte World kasi yung pinuntahan namin dati.. Mas appealling ba to adults and everland in terms sa mga rides nila?