Korea (Thread 9)

[fornarina]

^^ sis ang alam ko no need to cruise na for the fountain show....i dunno lang kung san mas ok pumwesto, north or south of the river cause super dami daw tao sa north side e
* Weekdays: 12:00, 20:00, 21:00
* Weekends: 12:00, 17:00, 19:30 (July & August only), 20:00, 20:30, 21:00, 21:30

I found a good deal for JSA+DMZ tour! $80 for both.... Other sites offer 120-130,000won for both e
www.koridoor.co.kr
They are even offering jinhae cherry blossom festival for a super sale price apr5 nga lang hindi tayo abot sayang 😊

[jazzlawyer]

^ nakita ko nga din yung Jinhae tour. seryoso ba yun na $5 lang? sayang di rin kami abot. mahal talaga going to Jinhae

[unwantedP]

ay thanks bagaholic_chewy. binago ko na lang ulit si itinerary hehe!
fornarina, jazzlawyer: DIY na lang din kayo sa Jinhae, sayang eh mukhang maganda since andun na din naman around 4k siya by ktx and train roundtrip tapos ~3hrs.

DAY 5. 09:00 - 00:00
1. Gyeongbokgung Palace (09:30 - 12:00, changing of guards @ 10, tour @ 11)
2. Ewha Women's University Shopping and Hongdae Shopping (14:00 - 19:00)
3. Dongdaemun Shopping (21:00 - 00:00)

DAY 6. 09:00 - 00:00
1. Bukchon Hanok Village (09:00 - 10:30)
2. Paju Premium Outlet and Lotte Premium Outlet Paju Branch (12:30 - 21:00)
3. Naksan Seonggwak Fortress walls (23:00 - 00:00)

DAY 7. 09:00 - 23:00
1. Nami Island (11:00 - 14:00)
2. Lotte World (14:00 - 23:00)

DAY 8. 08:00 - 00:00
1. Yeouido Cherry Blossom (08:30 - 09:30)
2. Express Bus Terminal subway station (10:00 - 15:00)
3. Gangnam subway station (15:00 - 18:00)
4. Banpo Bridge (20:00)
5. N Seoul Tower, Love Locks (21:30 - 22:30)
6. Cheonggyecheon Stream (23:00 - 00:00)

DAY 9.
1. Half-day DMZ Tour
2. Myeongdong Shopping or Lotte Department Store

DAY 10.
Myeongdong Shopping or Lotte Department Store

9PM flight

yung Lotte Department Store ba may mga local brands or luxury brands siya?

[fornarina]

^ nakita ko nga din yung Jinhae tour. seryoso ba yun na $5 lang? sayang di rin kami abot. mahal talaga going to Jinhae

oo nga nagulat ako $5 lang? pero kasi sa JSA tour nila laki din difference sa iba diba mga $30-$40 diff din....ok kaya magtulip festival sa seoul?

ay thanks bagaholic_chewy. binago ko na lang ulit si itinerary hehe!
fornarina, jazzlawyer: DIY na lang din kayo sa Jinhae, sayang eh mukhang maganda since andun na din naman around 4k siya by ktx and train roundtrip tapos ~3hrs.

DAY 6. 09:00 - 00:00
3. Naksan Seonggwak Fortress walls (23:00 - 00:00)

sis, 11pm ka talaga mag naksan fortress wall?

[unwantedP]

^sis hindi ko pa sure, safe kaya yun? if hindi baka isingit ko na lang ng mga 6-7pm para mas safe? hehe! yan din ba kukunin mo sa DMZ-JSA, ok ba review? parang nakakatakot naman yun $5 lang sa kanya kasi 4k na agad yun transpo eh.

ito yun nakita ko:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?gotoPage=14&cid=1848384&out_service=

[fornarina]

^parang late lang si 11pm hehe pero alam ko safe naman dun diba....yup yan na kunin namin yung friend ko nagrefer nagulat ngako cheaper binayad nila na P4k lang daw sya nagbigay ng link. Nagpunta sila nung jan

[u8mypinkcookies]

@unwantedP: mag lotte world ka talaga sis? Mas okay everland for me masyadong pambata sa lotte world kasi hehe...

How's the weather there na? Iniisip ko na what clothes to bring when we go. Two weeks nalang!! may cherry blossoms na ba ngayon?

[Halee]

14C this afternoon

[unwantedP]

^^mas pang adult ba everland sis? nung nakita ko kasi rides sa everland parang puro pambata din. yun sa Lotte World may Atlantis and 4D shooting? kaso yun nga, dami din pambata. 22 na youngest sa amin hehe.

[fornarina]

Halee, NoKor daw made test fires this weekend, not a cause of alarm naman sis? Nako magpapabook na kami ng JSA this week for apr16 pa naman, tingin mo safe naman to continue?

[Halee]

Never heard of that and I don’t watch Korean TV. Hehe. Steady pulse naman sila dito, no panic mode though madalas ang civil defence drill nila.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, book ka na din. the tour agency will advise naman if cancelled ang tour sa JSA. Kasi sasabihan din sila ng UN if hindi pwede. Kaya ok din na the tour agencies do not require prepayment for the tour, para if na-cancel e wala ng issue pa sa refunds or what. But as my tour guide mentioned sa amin during our tour, lagi naman me "sumpong" ang NoKor, but the UN and SoKor have means to determine naman if the threats are becoming real..

[u8mypinkcookies]

@unwantedP: Mas maraming pang adult sa everland mas madami din choices. Hehe. I've been to both, bored kami sa lotte world.. Or baka kami lang yun!

[janesjane]

sis,  yung Cheonggyecheon Stream and Gwanghamun Square, Bukchon Hanok and Insadong magkalapit lang ba toh? kaya lakarin?

Yung N Seoul Tower need ba namin pasakin? Or Solve na kami kahit sa labas lang?  thank you

[fornarina]

Halee and bagaholic_chewy thanks 😊 will book na this week

Has anyone done the Changdeokgung Palace Moonlight Tour? http://t.co/ptTiFGB7uW 
-sold out na daw for april 😞 sayang

Saw this on twitter:
Stay for more than 2 nights at a hotel in Korea and get your tax refunded: http://t.co/tnpxHRJ9n1 http://t.co/H1vf7lqDKG

[unwantedP]

^^ay sige thanks sis, di na kami mag lotte world

^ sis all hotels kaya yan?  baka mag JSA tour na lang pala kami based sa review sa trip advisor hehe.

finally naka-book din sa Jeju! Air Busan na lang kami. hirap book sa Jeju Air. 7k roundtrip per person.

[fornarina]

^nakita ko rin sis may tulip festival din sa everland 🌷
Nakita ko nafeature sa arirang the other day yung JSA http://youtu.be/GThHci6MWrg so i took it as a sign na pumunta hehe.....tuloy kayo sa jinhae? Kami kasi mala amazing race mangyyri kasi we need to get back to seoul din agad....btw concert pala ni bruno mars on apr8 kaso walang cheaper seats e

Baka by april1 pa labas yung list ng hotels...nalulungkot ako late ko nakita yung changdeok moonlight tours puno na 😔 2 seasons a yr lang pala yun

[unwantedP]

^yup sis tuloy kami sa jinhae ng april 9. magiging amazing race nga yan sis kasi travel pa lang ubos na oras, 3-4hrs daw eh from Seoul. although mukhang maganda talaga siya kaya sayang naman since andun na kayo ng season na yun.

2-star lang kukunin namin na hotel sa seoul, either GS Hotel or yung CATS Hotel. di siguro kasali sa tax refund? hehe. Ang mahal na nung iba kasi eh, considering 9 nights kami in Korea. 3500/night yung GS and CATS sa double room, tapos malapit sa Jongno 3ga station so malapit sa 3 lines ng subway.

I'm so excited na! sana kayanin yung DIY. sa DMZ lang kami may kinuhang tour.

[fornarina]

^Sis pwede makita i.t mo ng jinhae? May nabasa kasi ako from his blog:

"We bought KR pass at korall travel centre in seoul station and changed it with the KTX ticket (seoul-masan-seoul) at the exchange counter next to the korall travel centre. From masan to jinhae and back to masan, we took mungunhwa, which is slower than KTX.
We took the early morning train (5:50am) from seoul and total travel time from seoul to jinhae was 3.5 hours exclude waiting time when changing trains at masan station (around 40 mins)
We went back to seoul by 18:00 train from masan, and arrived at seoul station around 21:10"

Sis unwanted, meron bang train na mas later than 5:50am? Baka mas shorter or easier yung way mo 😃

[unwantedP]

^from Busan na kami sis pero ito yung itinerary ko before sa Seoul to Jinhae:

1. KTX at Seoul Station (7:40AM, 8:40AM, 9:55AM, 10:30AM) and get off at Miryang Station (2.5hrs) [44200 won].
2. From Miryang, take Saemaeul train to Jinhae.

Around 50000 won in total daw siya.

BACK TO SEOUL:
1. Taxi or Bus to Masan
2. KTX: From Masan Station to Seoul (19:48, 21:18, ETA Seoul 00:15AM) [48600 won]

Ito naman yung places to visit sa Jinhae:
1. Gyeonghwa Station - From Jinhae Station, take Bus 307, 315 to Gyeonghwa Station.
2. Jaehwangsan Park (365-step staircase and commands a splendid view of both Jinhae City and the coastline) - walk 10min towards Jungwon Rotary for Monorail Car (3000 won roundtrip).
(ask one of the staff to show you which way to Yeojwa Stream. Walk for 20-30 mins or take a cab)
3. Bridge of Romance/Yeojwacheon Stream Light Festival (17:30-21:30)

Some of the sources:
Schedule: http://discoveringkorea.com/110328/jinhae-naval-port-festival/
Places in Jinhae: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1630721