Korea (Thread 11)

[piggybear]

Mga sis, may nakatry na ba dito ng Air Asia flight pa Incheon? Nagmock book kasi ako for our family's trip April next year.. Medyo malaki kasi matitipid namin if Air Asia compared to Cebu Pac.. kaya lang i have heard delayed flight stories about Air Asia kaya medyo hesitant tuloy ako.

[abbeydasassy]

^based on my experience mas delayed pa ang cebpac. my recent trip sa incheon walang delayed infact arrived earlier pa no issues and dramas. my trip with cebpac hay naku delayed most of the time especially domestic flights

[heavenleigh]

Anyone knows how to go to Nami Island?

[piggybear]

thanks sis abbeydasassy. Baka mag Air Asia na lang kami. Sana ok naman

Mga sis, pwede pacomment sa nadraft kong itinerary.. It's my second time in Seoul and this time, family ko kasama ko so di pwede jampacked ang isang araw hehe, unlike pag friends ang kasama.

Day 1 Thu
Arrival in Seoul (pm)

Day 2 Fri
Gyeongbukgong Palace
National Palace Museum
National Folk Museum
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong
--> Saan po pwede dito isingit ang Cheonggyecheon Stream?

Day 3 Sat
Everland
Namdaemun

Day 4 Sun
Myeongdong Cathedral
Explore Myeongdong
Lotte Department Store
Nanta Show (5pm or 8pm)
--> Naisip ko baka maluwag ito masyado. Ano po pwede isingit?

Day 5 Mon
Nami Island
Petite France
Garden of Morning Calm


Day 6 Tue
N Tower
Hongdae + Hongkik Univ area
Flight @ 9pm

Gusto din pala ng Mama ko na pumunta sa Hello Kitty Cafe. Sa Day 6 ko na lang ba sya talaga maisisingit? Baka kasi gahulin kami sa oras pag sa last day gagawin..

Maraming salamat sa inputs:)

[esor]

^sis heavenleigh
From Myeongdong Station, get off to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Line 4), then transfer to Line 5 and get off to Gunja Station, then transfer to Line 7 and get off to Sanbong Station. Then transfer to KTX Line Gyeongchun and get off to Gapyeong Station. Outside the station, ride a taxi/cab going to Nami port

^sis piggybear

malapit lang sa Gyeongbukgong Palace yung stream, pwede mo na isingit dun.

Kagagaling lang ng ka office mate ko sa Seoul, ang under renovation ang Hello Kitty Cafe.

[heavenleigh]

^sis heavenleigh
From Myeongdong Station, get off to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Line 4), then transfer to Line 5 and get off to Gunja Station, then transfer to Line 7 and get off to Sanbong Station. Then transfer to KTX Line Gyeongchun and get off to Gapyeong Station. Outside the station, ride a taxi/cab going to Nami port

Wohoo! Kaya ko ba hanapin ito? First time ko sis? hahaha. May time pa yata ferry right?

[esor]

^sis heavenleigh

Operating Hours
 
Ferry Schedule
07:30-09:00 (30min intervals)
09:00-18:00 (10-20min intervals)
18:00-21:40 (30min intervals) 


check mo na lang official site ng visit korea: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264244

may option din naman ng shuttle bus dyan

[arowen]

Just got back from Seoul and I'm missing the place agad.hay sayang, paubos na mga leaves kaya di masyadong maganda sa nami island pero sa sobrang dami ng trees dun, I can imagine na sobrang ganda dun nung October... For those na pupunta ng nami pala, if you're travelling in a big group, you can ask for van rentals para convenient. More expensive nga Lang as compared to travelling via train ( kasi almost two hours travel and three or four transfers yata yun kaya not recommended if you're travelling with kids)... 2nd time ko na pumunta and bitin pa din. Have to go back next year

[m_lim]

sarado nga ang hello kitty cafe.

baket sikat na sikat ang Nanta? napaka panget! parang ang dumi dumi tapos yung gamit na instruments parang basura tingnan. ang baduy rin ng humor . sayang sa oras, di namin lahat na appreciate 16 kami ng family ko nanuod

[piggybear]

Thanks sis esor! Sana open na hello kitty cafe by next yr

Sis m_lim, pinagiisipan ko pa din if itutuloy ko manood ng Nanta. Sinama ko lang sya sa itinerary kasi may mga nagrrecommend sa tripadvisor. May pagkapricey din since marami kami so kelangan ko pag isipan mabuti if itutuloy hehe.

[esor]

^4 times na ko nag SoKor, never ako nanood nyang Nanta
nabasa ko lang sabi maganda daw, parang di pa din benta sakin 

^sis arowen, welcome back
hay ako din namimiss ko na ang Korea!
sana makakuha na ko ng tix, target namin is early April, or May 

[travelling_daisy]

sarado nga ang hello kitty cafe.

baket sikat na sikat ang Nanta? napaka panget! parang ang dumi dumi tapos yung gamit na instruments parang basura tingnan. ang baduy rin ng humor . sayang sa oras, di namin lahat na appreciate 16 kami ng family ko nanuod

Really, sis? Plan din namin manood nito. Kasama ko pa naman kids ko. We have tickets na. I am thinking tuloy if I'll cancel. 

[longing]

@heavenleigh, kaya sis kahit first time mo lang sa SoKor.

Since we stayed in Dongmyo, here's the route we took:

Start at Dongmyo – Take Line 1, for 4 stops towards Soyosan – Change trains at Hoegi – Take Jungang Line, for 3 stops towards Yongmun – Change trains at Mangu – Take Gyeongchun Line, for 11 stops towards Chuncheon – Arrive at Gapyeong (~87 minutes)

Outside the Gapyeong Station, take either the bus or the taxi cabs to Nami Island Ticket Center. Ride ferry to island.

DL the jihachul mobile app, a lot of help kasi pwedeng offline.

[gorgeousmama]

To those in korea , kumusta na ang weather?

Tomorrow na ang flight ko, mayang gabe pa ko mg pack

Nag snow na ba? Yun kasi habol ko snow hehe

TIA

[m_lim]

yes mag ssnow daw this coming week.

tip lang: kung apat kayo, mas sulit mag taxi. hindi ka pa pagod kaka akyat at lakad sa subway. hindi ka pa maliligaw saan ka mag eexit or papasok.

[amethyst028]

question ko lang hindi ba mahirap kumuha ng visa sa korea? im thinking kasi kung ano unahin puntahan japan or korea. kung saan din mas madali ma approve yung visa.

[esor]

^sis amethyst028, mas okay mag korea ka muna, wala kasing payment ang visa, unlike japan na need mo pa sa accredited agencies mag apply ng visa with fees pa.

though parehas naman silang madaling mag approve ng visa 

[summer888]

mga sis.... first snow in seoul today! so excited to go back to korea. 

[blackgreen]

Ay sayang sis esor diko naconsider yan ganyan sa visa

[riandrew]

amethyst028

based on experience, same lang. parehas madali as long as kumpleto ang reqts.
pero i agree with them, go na sa korea kasi free visa processing. 

kidding aside, narealize kong ok pala na inuna ko south korea kesa japan, kasi kung nauna japan baka maging normal nalang sakin mga eksena sa south korea.
koreans are really nice people, pero extra nice and best in GMRC ang mga japanese. hardcore na manners.