Korea (Thread 9)

[cartman]

Ewha Womans University station malapit ba ito sa namsan guesthause? balak ko puntahan
kahit ako lang mag isa kahit 8pm kaya bukas?kasi baka pagod na mga kasama ko
ako lang kasi mahilig mag shop hindi ako makakapayag na wala ako uwi damit hahaha

[merian]

^Nope... malayo layo siya. It's at least 20 mins ata via subway....

[cartman]

thanks sis merian keri lang 20 mins. kaya ko yun hehe sana hangan 10pm bukas sya,
hangan what time open subway sis?thanks

[merian]

^Not sure kung hanggang anong time bukas mga stores sa Edae area. Pero yung subway usually 11PM meron pa yan.

Edae and Hongdae area maganda both for shopping for fashionable but affordable clothes. Pero nung nagpunta ako last time, may nabili akong clothes sa Myeongdong area. 

Share ko lang, nung nagpunta ako Taiwan, a lot of the clothes that they were selling were from Korea. >.< Nagpigil ako magshopping for clothes sa Korea para sa Taiwan ako magsplurge, dahil nga alam ko cheaper sa Taiwan, only to find that they were selling clothes from Korea. Ang fail lang!

[cartman]

Ay ganun sige mag shop ako clothes sa korea thanks sa info sis.

[Halee]

12 midnight closing ng subway

[katiemoi]

hi mga sis pa help naman po. Alin ba sa mga ito ang maganda autumn spot?
National Assembly Building,KyungHee University,Jeongdok Library, Bukchon Hanok  and Yeouido?
Mag kakalapit lang ba sila? Hindi ko kasi alam kung saan ko sila isisingit sa itinerary ko.
Also ito na po ito ko please pa review po
Oct.26- 9PM Arrival in Busan Airport.
Oct.27- 7am to 10PM- Tour in Busan and shopping.
Oct.28- 8AM Arrival in Seoul- Check in Namsan
10 AM- Changdeokgung Palace and Huwon [UNESCO World Heritage]  Tour
5:00pm – estimated end of tours / travel to N Seoul Tower
6:00pm – take cable car to N Seoul Tower / visit Teddy Bear Museum
7:00 PM - Dinner, then shopping.
October 29- Nami Island Tour and Trick Museum.
October 30- Everland.

Hi Sis! Hindi ko masagot your first question mo since di pa ko nakapunta sa mga places na yan:)

Re your  IT.. you can try this .. http://www.citytourbusan.com/citytour_2010/eng/   para
convenient.. and if you want to go shopping, you can check shinsegae/ lotte duty free shops.
mas mura talaga and mga branded stuff (dont forget to bring your passport and return ticket - sa
airport mo na makukuha ang mga binili mo). if you want naman tiangge shopping, check nampo
dong underground shopping center (if you need winter clothes or shoes, marami mabibili dito na
affordable than buying / looking pa sa Manila).

Sis, alam mo super nakakapagod ang Changdeokgung lalo na if you will finish the tour..ive
been there three times pero wala akong natapos na tour..pero buti autumn naman  so hindi ka maiirita sa init or lamig.

I was in Namsan Tower last week (4th visit) and hindi ko pa din napapasok ang Teddy Bear Museum
na yan

Last week we stayed in Myeongdong (Prince Hotel), lapit sa shops (zara,h&m,f21,uniqlo,etc) and sa
shinsegae and lotte mall

[janesjane]

Mga sis, plan namin ni hubby mag korea next year..for bank accounts kelangan ba personal-single account? or [textspeak!] ng joint account? thank you

[kikaygirl]

^yung sa amin joint account kahit hindi kami married...

[cartman]

Thanks sa reply mga sis.

[cartman]

Sis katimoe ano un sa airport na makukuha pinamili? Pati mga choclates and damit na nabili?ty

[theflygirl]

@silveronfire-It's perfectly fine to use two different carriers for your inbound and outbound flights as long as if you're travelling on a tourist visa, you have an onward ticket out of Korea. Doesn't matter which airline you use.

[katiemoi]

@sis cartman ..if you buy clothes, shoes, makeup, bag at kung ano ano pa from dutry free shops (lotte/shinsegae) , sa airport mo na makukuha lahat (sa boarding area).

[kikaygirl]

mga sis...magtatanong lang po..ang mga toruist spots po ba sa seoul nagko-closed din..i mean is meron silang day na close [textspeak!] sila? thanks in advance!

[sdee]

kikaygirl: sis meron siya mga close na time. kaya double check with their site sis.

pa advice mga sis regarding my it:
ano ano ba ang pwede kong pag sabayin here are the list na gusto ko puntahan.

N seoul tower
Nami Island
Petite France
Hanok Village
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Hello Kitty Café

yung last day namin mag stay kami sa gangnam area meron pa bang mga places dun na ok puntahan? tia mga sis!

[kikaygirl]

^thanks sis!

[merian]

^^ For 2 days ba? Here are the options that I can suggest:

Option 1: (For me, the best option)

Day 1:

Petite France
Nami Island
Hello Kitty Cafe
*** Trick Eye Museum or shopping

** Malapit lang sa Hello Kitty Cafe and Trick Eye Museum, pero feeling ko drained out kayo dito after ng Petite France and Nami Island. You can do additional shopping nalang after ng Hello Kitty Cafe.

** Petite France and Nami Island magkalapit lang. It would be more economic transportation wise if same day niyo pupuntahan. Yun nga lang, you have to be up early. Well, that is if plan niyo via Gapyeong Tour Bus para mareach yang places na yan. Be early para mas matagal kayong makapaglibot.

Day 2:

Gyeongbokgung Palace
Hanok Village
N Seoul Tower
*** Shopping/Food Trip Myeongdong

--> pwedeng isingit ang Ganghwamun Square after ng Gyeongbokgung Palace since sa labas lang naman ito. Photo ops lang naman.
--> Tas shopping/food trip sa Myeongdong after ng N Seoul Tower
--> Yung Hanok Village, there are 2, Bukchon or Namsangol. Mas malapit ang Namsangol sa N Seoul Tower.

Option 2:

Day 1:

Nami Island
N Seoul Tower

*** if you have time after N Seoul Tower, shopping or food trip in Myeongdong

Day 2:

Petite France
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Hanok Village
Hello Kitty Cafe

*** This para mas malibot niyo ang Nami Island ng mas matagal.
*** You have to be early to Petite France, para makabalik kayo before the last changing of the guards sa Gyeongbokgung Palace, if yun yung habol niyo dun.
*** Medyo magkakalayo ang places for Day 2. Pero if hindi naman hassle sa inyo ang magsubway ng magsubway, carry lang.

Option 3:

Day 1:

Nami Island
Namsangol Hanok Village
N Seoul Tower

Day 2:
Petite France
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Hello Kitty Cafe

---> nilipat ko lang ang Hanok Village kasama ng Nami at N Seoul, since magkalapit lang ang N Seoul at Namsangol Hanok Village.

Option 4:

Day 1:

Nami Island
Hello Kitty Cafe

Day 2:

Petite France
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Namsangol Hanok Village
N Seoul Tower

Sorry dami, when I go on trips, I don't usually follow a strict itinerary. I go to places depending on my mood, weather and kung anong oras kami magising ng mga kasama ko. Hehe. I just usually have the addresses and directions of the places I want to go to. Tas, ginogroup ko na yung magkakalapit and then I take into consideration the travel time and kung anong oras na. Hehe. And just choose the best option for the day.

[aranses]

Dito na kami sa seoul.malamig nga sa gabi!

[travelling_daisy]

Hi mga sis.

Patanong lang...

If I have the roaming feature of my phone activated, will it work in Korea? I am a Globe postpaid subscriber and am using an iPhone. Or do I have to rent a phone there just to be able to send messages and receive calls?

Hope you can enlighten me on this.

Thank you.

[sdee]

merian: thanks sis! nahirapan ako sa pag grouping kung ano ano yung mga mag kakalapit hahah!! pag aralan ko sis yung it thank you!!