Korea (Thread 9)

[pretty_B]

Hi girls, when is the best time to visit Korea?

[princess lorraine]

^spring (march to may) 

[pretty_B]

^thanks sis.! naku di rin pala kami aabot ng march to may!

pinapapili kasi kami dito sa office kung what month namin gusto magtraining sa korea. hmmm. june-july ang original plan though yung last batch last year eh october-november nagpunta. for now, mukhang july-august DAW kami. basta after july na daw. okay ba yung time na yun?

[princess lorraine]

^summer pag july sis. Ok din daw autumn from sept to nov. 

[pretty_B]

^malabo ng umabot kami ng spring. pero sana sa autumn nga kami!

[fornarina]

Sis unwantedP mukhang nice nga, super picturesque daw yun railroad especially if dadaan yung train tapos mahihipan ng hangin yung cherry blossoms, i read it's a sight you won't forget 😊

[hershey]

ang ganda sa Busan, sulit na rin kahit mali iyong nabook hehe

[FN_Pat]

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

Yes, they're all within walking distance of each other. The route we took last time was Gwanghwamun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok, Insadong, and finally Cheonggyecheon. From the stream, we walked until the end and nagulat kami na nakabalik na kami ng Gwanghwamun. If you look at a map, circular lang yung route that you will take. Once lang kami nagsubway--from Hongik Univ where our guesthouse was to Gwanghwamun Station (take exit 5 para maganda yung view pag labas niyo!).

As for N Seoul Tower, you can enter naman kasi may areas na walang bayad. We took the elevator to the observatory, and I felt it was just a waste of money. Siguro gloomy din that day so we didn't see much. I enjoyed the outdoor areas with locks of love more than the inside.

[janesjane]

Yes, they're all within walking distance of each other. The route we took last time was Gwanghwamun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok, Insadong, and finally Cheonggyecheon. From the stream, we walked until the end and nagulat kami na nakabalik na kami ng Gwanghwamun. If you look at a map, circular lang yung route that you will take. Once lang kami nagsubway--from Hongik Univ where our guesthouse was to Gwanghwamun Station (take exit 5 para maganda yung view pag labas niyo!).

As for N Seoul Tower, you can enter naman kasi may areas na walang bayad. We took the elevator to the observatory, and I felt it was just a waste of money. Siguro gloomy din that day so we didn't see much. I enjoyed the outdoor areas with locks of love more than the inside.

So sis, from Gwanghwamun Station simulan namin maglakad to Cheonggyecheon Stream, Gwanghamun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok, Insadong, Namsangol Hanok? Then pano kami makakarating from Namsangol Hanok to N Tower, Namsan Park ? Thank you

[FN_Pat]

So sis, from Gwanghwamun Station simulan namin maglakad to Cheonggyecheon Stream, Gwanghamun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok, Insadong, Namsangol Hanok? Then pano kami makakarating from Namsangol Hanok to N Tower, Namsan Park ? Thank you

I think Namsangol Hanok is far na from those other places. It's near Myeongdong kasi. So sabay niyo na lang yun when you go there. I've yet to go to Namsangol Hanok, but from what I read online, you can take the yellow 02 bus from Chungmuro Station Exit 2 (which is very near Namsangol). It will bring you to N Seoul Tower.

[janesjane]

Thank you sis. May nabibili na ba T-Money card sa Arex station?  Magkano pala iloload namin for 7days in seoul/busan?

[anjcam]

hello, im here in south korea as well in geoje island, okpo to be exact and I want to go also in gimhae this coming weekend. Does any one know pano ko magcocommute papunta dun? Thank you

[didyay]

May nakapunta na ba na instead of US dollars ang dala, korean won na? if yes, how much won ang pwedeng dalhin sa airport? nagko-compute ako, parang mas mura pa papalit ng peso to won kesa peso-dollar-won.

[princess lorraine]

^ako sis dati dala ko 1M krw and 400usd. Mas ok talaga pag peso to won na. 

[fornarina]

Been looking at czarina's nasa .0480 and krw nila
Been googling rates sa incheon i dunno how accurate $1=1070krw

[anjcam]

Got korean wons in bpi around 0.04. Sila pinakamababa na nakita ko. I just called then first, the head office, to check kung meron sila.

[fornarina]

^just called bpi .0460 daw ngyn....my friend referred me to a money changer in bf paranaque, he offered me .0440 same as last week daw sa kanya

[merian]

May cherry blossoms na sa Seoul! Excited!

[merian]

Abot tayo! Dapat! Hehe. 2 weeks naman daw usually. At April 12 naman ang start ng Yeouido Festival.

[fornarina]

^yay exciting 🌸

I just discovered a cheaper pocket wifi near gyungbok palace lang $3/day. http://www.wifi-korea.com/Contact.html